diff --git a/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp b/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp
index 18b596662..4128a2789 100644
--- a/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp
+++ b/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp
@@ -7050,12 +7050,6 @@ bool simple_wallet::run()
 void simple_wallet::stop()
 {
   m_cmd_binder.stop_handling();
-
-  m_idle_run.store(false, std::memory_order_relaxed);
-  m_wallet->stop();
-  // make the background refresh thread quit
-  boost::unique_lock<boost::mutex> lock(m_idle_mutex);
-  m_idle_cond.notify_one();
 }
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 bool simple_wallet::account(const std::vector<std::string> &args/* = std::vector<std::string>()*/)