diff --git a/core/cmd/local_client.go b/core/cmd/local_client.go
index e5887b903e5..80a32d42c0b 100644
--- a/core/cmd/local_client.go
+++ b/core/cmd/local_client.go
@@ -521,11 +521,6 @@ func (cli *Client) RebroadcastTransactions(c *clipkg.Context) (err error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return cli.errorOut(errors.Wrap(err, "fatal error instantiating application"))
 	}
-	defer func() {
-		if serr := app.Stop(); serr != nil {
-			err = multierr.Append(err, serr)
-		}
-	}()
 	pwd, err := utils.PasswordFromFile(c.String("password"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return cli.errorOut(fmt.Errorf("error reading password: %+v", err))
diff --git a/core/cmd/local_client_test.go b/core/cmd/local_client_test.go
index 3a0f3b783d2..d76ca2ce64d 100644
--- a/core/cmd/local_client_test.go
+++ b/core/cmd/local_client_test.go
@@ -240,7 +240,6 @@ func TestClient_RebroadcastTransactions_Txm(t *testing.T) {
 	app := mocks.NewApplication(t)
 	app.On("GetSqlxDB").Return(sqlxDB)
 	app.On("GetKeyStore").Return(keyStore)
-	app.On("Stop").Return(nil)
 	app.On("ID").Maybe().Return(uuid.NewV4())
 	ethClient := evmtest.NewEthClientMockWithDefaultChain(t)
 	app.On("GetChains").Return(chainlink.Chains{EVM: cltest.NewChainSetMockWithOneChain(t, ethClient, evmtest.NewChainScopedConfig(t, config))}).Maybe()
@@ -313,7 +312,6 @@ func TestClient_RebroadcastTransactions_OutsideRange_Txm(t *testing.T) {
 			app := mocks.NewApplication(t)
 			app.On("GetSqlxDB").Return(sqlxDB)
 			app.On("GetKeyStore").Return(keyStore)
-			app.On("Stop").Return(nil)
 			app.On("ID").Maybe().Return(uuid.NewV4())
 			ethClient := evmtest.NewEthClientMockWithDefaultChain(t)
 			ethClient.On("Dial", mock.Anything).Return(nil)