diff --git a/api/gateway/middleware.go b/api/gateway/middleware.go
index 2c88b34185..4b669113dd 100644
--- a/api/gateway/middleware.go
+++ b/api/gateway/middleware.go
@@ -2,13 +2,8 @@ package gateway
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 	"time"
-
-	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
-
-	"github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-node/nodebuilder/state"
 )
 
 const timeout = time.Minute
@@ -16,7 +11,6 @@ const timeout = time.Minute
 func (h *Handler) RegisterMiddleware(srv *Server) {
 	srv.RegisterMiddleware(
 		setContentType,
-		checkPostDisabled(h.state),
 		wrapRequestContext,
 		enableCors,
 	)
@@ -36,20 +30,6 @@ func setContentType(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	})
 }
 
-// checkPostDisabled ensures that context was canceled and prohibit POST requests.
-func checkPostDisabled(state state.Module) mux.MiddlewareFunc {
-	return func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
-		return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-			// check if state service was halted and deny the transaction
-			if r.Method == http.MethodPost && state.IsStopped(r.Context()) {
-				writeError(w, http.StatusMethodNotAllowed, r.URL.Path, errors.New("not possible to submit data"))
-				return
-			}
-			next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
-		})
-	}
-}
-
 // wrapRequestContext ensures we implement a deadline on serving requests
 // via the gateway server-side to prevent context leaks.
 func wrapRequestContext(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
diff --git a/nodebuilder/state/mocks/api.go b/nodebuilder/state/mocks/api.go
index 754920dee2..6499a6dfd8 100644
--- a/nodebuilder/state/mocks/api.go
+++ b/nodebuilder/state/mocks/api.go
@@ -131,20 +131,6 @@ func (mr *MockModuleMockRecorder) Delegate(arg0, arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4 interfac
 	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "Delegate", reflect.TypeOf((*MockModule)(nil).Delegate), arg0, arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4)
 }
 
-// IsStopped mocks base method.
-func (m *MockModule) IsStopped(arg0 context.Context) bool {
-	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
-	ret := m.ctrl.Call(m, "IsStopped", arg0)
-	ret0, _ := ret[0].(bool)
-	return ret0
-}
-
-// IsStopped indicates an expected call of IsStopped.
-func (mr *MockModuleMockRecorder) IsStopped(arg0 interface{}) *gomock.Call {
-	mr.mock.ctrl.T.Helper()
-	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "IsStopped", reflect.TypeOf((*MockModule)(nil).IsStopped), arg0)
-}
-
 // QueryDelegation mocks base method.
 func (m *MockModule) QueryDelegation(arg0 context.Context, arg1 types.ValAddress) (*types0.QueryDelegationResponse, error) {
 	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
diff --git a/nodebuilder/state/state.go b/nodebuilder/state/state.go
index 83408680da..624f8dcd3f 100644
--- a/nodebuilder/state/state.go
+++ b/nodebuilder/state/state.go
@@ -16,9 +16,8 @@ var _ Module = (*API)(nil)
 // messages to the Celestia network.
 //
 //go:generate mockgen -destination=mocks/api.go -package=mocks . Module
+//nolint:dupl
 type Module interface {
-	// IsStopped checks if the Module's context has been stopped
-	IsStopped(ctx context.Context) bool
 
 	// AccountAddress retrieves the address of the node's account/signer
 	AccountAddress(ctx context.Context) (state.Address, error)
@@ -97,10 +96,11 @@ type Module interface {
 
 // API is a wrapper around Module for the RPC.
 // TODO(@distractedm1nd): These structs need to be autogenerated.
+//
+//nolint:dupl
 type API struct {
 	Internal struct {
 		AccountAddress    func(ctx context.Context) (state.Address, error)                      `perm:"read"`
-		IsStopped         func(ctx context.Context) bool                                        `perm:"read"`
 		Balance           func(ctx context.Context) (*state.Balance, error)                     `perm:"read"`
 		BalanceForAddress func(ctx context.Context, addr state.Address) (*state.Balance, error) `perm:"read"`
 		Transfer          func(
@@ -167,10 +167,6 @@ func (api *API) AccountAddress(ctx context.Context) (state.Address, error) {
 	return api.Internal.AccountAddress(ctx)
 }
 
-func (api *API) IsStopped(ctx context.Context) bool {
-	return api.Internal.IsStopped(ctx)
-}
-
 func (api *API) BalanceForAddress(ctx context.Context, addr state.Address) (*state.Balance, error) {
 	return api.Internal.BalanceForAddress(ctx, addr)
 }
diff --git a/nodebuilder/state/stub.go b/nodebuilder/state/stub.go
index 8d17d651dd..30a431aba5 100644
--- a/nodebuilder/state/stub.go
+++ b/nodebuilder/state/stub.go
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@ var ErrNoStateAccess = errors.New("node is running without state access. run wit
 // to a core endpoint.
 type stubbedStateModule struct{}
 
-func (s stubbedStateModule) IsStopped(context.Context) bool {
-	return true
-}
-
 func (s stubbedStateModule) AccountAddress(context.Context) (state.Address, error) {
 	return state.Address{}, ErrNoStateAccess
 }
diff --git a/state/core_access.go b/state/core_access.go
index 2a49e70a03..358457b4f0 100644
--- a/state/core_access.go
+++ b/state/core_access.go
@@ -573,10 +573,6 @@ func (ca *CoreAccessor) queryMinimumGasPrice(
 	return coins.AmountOf(app.BondDenom).MustFloat64(), nil
 }
 
-func (ca *CoreAccessor) IsStopped(context.Context) bool {
-	return ca.ctx.Err() != nil
-}
-
 func withFee(fee Int) apptypes.TxBuilderOption {
 	gasFee := sdktypes.NewCoins(sdktypes.NewCoin(app.BondDenom, fee))
 	return apptypes.SetFeeAmount(gasFee)