diff --git a/bootstrapwatch/bootstrap.go b/bootstrapwatch/bootstrap.go
index 4ba8320c..926b14fe 100644
--- a/bootstrapwatch/bootstrap.go
+++ b/bootstrapwatch/bootstrap.go
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ func Boot(ctx context.Context, root *hroot.State, bootopts bootstrap.BootOpts, c
 				log.Error("watcher close:", err)
 			}
 			close(sigCh)
-			pool.Stop()
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/heph/init.go b/cmd/heph/init.go
index 25b7840c..3ba4fed4 100644
--- a/cmd/heph/init.go
+++ b/cmd/heph/init.go
@@ -70,8 +70,6 @@ func schedulerInit(ctx context.Context, postBoot func(bootstrap.BaseBootstrap) e
 				<-gb.Wait()
 			}
 			log.Tracef("All pool items finished")
-
-			bs.Scheduler.Pool.Stop()
 		}
 
 		if bs.Summary != nil {
@@ -104,8 +102,6 @@ func bootstrapInit(ctx context.Context) (bootstrap.Bootstrap, error) {
 
 	Finalizers.RegisterWithErr(func(err error) {
 		bs.Finalizers.Run(err)
-
-		bs.Pool.Stop()
 	})
 
 	return bs, nil