diff --git a/lib/queuePopulator/QueuePopulator.js b/lib/queuePopulator/QueuePopulator.js
index ace549ba6..4aac65ffe 100644
--- a/lib/queuePopulator/QueuePopulator.js
+++ b/lib/queuePopulator/QueuePopulator.js
@@ -296,10 +296,6 @@ class QueuePopulator {
                     method: 'QueuePopulator.close',
                 });
                 return next();
-            },
-            next => {
-                this._circuitBreaker.stop();
-                return next();
             }
         ], cb);
     }