diff --git a/icu4c/source/data/makedata.mak b/icu4c/source/data/makedata.mak
index 7d401a9802..8010b8355a 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/data/makedata.mak
+++ b/icu4c/source/data/makedata.mak
@@ -720,6 +720,7 @@ CLEAN : GODATA
 	-@erase "*.brk"
 	-@erase "*.res"
 	-@erase "*.txt"
+	-@erase "*.dict"
 	@cd "$(ICUBLD_PKG)\$(ICUCOL)"
 	-@erase "*.res"
 	-@erase "*.txt"
diff --git a/icu4c/source/tools/gendict/gendict.cpp b/icu4c/source/tools/gendict/gendict.cpp
index 3d297f5e49..7c42906862 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/tools/gendict/gendict.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/tools/gendict/gendict.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
 **********************************************************************
-*   Copyright (C) 2002-2013, International Business Machines
+*   Copyright (C) 2002-2014, International Business Machines
 *   Corporation and others.  All Rights Reserved.
 **********************************************************************
 *
@@ -43,42 +43,6 @@ static int elapsedTime() {
   return (int)uprv_floor((uprv_getRawUTCtime()-startTime)/1000.0);
 }
 
-#if U_PLATFORM_IMPLEMENTS_POSIX && !U_PLATFORM_HAS_WIN32_API
-
-#include <signal.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-
-const char *wToolname="gendict";
-const char *wOutname="(some file)";
-
-const int firstSeconds = 5; /* seconds between notices*/
-const int nextSeconds = 15; /* seconds between notices*/
-
-static void alarm_fn(int /*n*/) {
-  printf("%s: still writing\t%s (%ds)\t...\n",    wToolname, wOutname, elapsedTime());
-  
-  signal(SIGALRM, &alarm_fn);
-  alarm(nextSeconds); // reset the alarm
-}
-
-static void install_watchdog(const char *toolName, const char *outFileName) {
-  wToolname=toolName;
-  wOutname=outFileName;
-
-  signal(SIGALRM, &alarm_fn);
-
-  alarm(firstSeconds); // set the alarm
-}
-
-#else
-static void install_watchdog(const char*, const char*) {
-  // not implemented
-}
-#endif
-
-
-
-
 U_NAMESPACE_USE
 
 static char *progName;
@@ -300,10 +264,8 @@ int  main(int argc, char **argv) {
     const char *wordFileName = argv[1];
 
     startTime = uprv_getRawUTCtime(); // initialize start timer
-    // set up the watchdog
-    install_watchdog(progName, outFileName);
 
-    if (options[ARG_ICUDATADIR].doesOccur) {
+	if (options[ARG_ICUDATADIR].doesOccur) {
         u_setDataDirectory(options[ARG_ICUDATADIR].value);
     }