Modified   lisp/gnus-demon.el
diff --git a/lisp/gnus-demon.el b/lisp/gnus-demon.el
index 419346b..c799a3c 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus-demon.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus-demon.el
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ Emacs has been idle for IDLE `gnus-demon-timestep's."
 
 (defun gnus-demon-remove-handler (function &optional no-init)
   "Remove the handler FUNCTION from the list of handlers."
-  (gnus-alist-pull function gnus-demon-handlers)
+  (gnus-alist-pull function gnus-demon-handlers 'use-assoc)
   (unless no-init
     (gnus-demon-init)))