diff --git a/ethcore/service/src/lib.rs b/ethcore/service/src/lib.rs
index 67292e1d8da..b9a8c15b38c 100644
--- a/ethcore/service/src/lib.rs
+++ b/ethcore/service/src/lib.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ extern crate tempdir;
 
 mod error;
 mod service;
-mod stop_guard;
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 extern crate kvdb_rocksdb;
diff --git a/ethcore/service/src/service.rs b/ethcore/service/src/service.rs
index bdc743581ad..17690805642 100644
--- a/ethcore/service/src/service.rs
+++ b/ethcore/service/src/service.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 use ansi_term::Colour;
 use ethereum_types::H256;
 use io::{IoContext, TimerToken, IoHandler, IoService, IoError};
-use stop_guard::StopGuard;
 
 use sync::PrivateTxHandler;
 use blockchain::{BlockChainDB, BlockChainDBHandler};
@@ -84,7 +83,6 @@ pub struct ClientService {
 	snapshot: Arc<SnapshotService>,
 	private_tx: Arc<PrivateTxService>,
 	database: Arc<BlockChainDB>,
-	_stop_guard: StopGuard,
 }
 
 impl ClientService {
@@ -152,15 +150,12 @@ impl ClientService {
 
 		spec.engine.register_client(Arc::downgrade(&client) as _);
 
-		let stop_guard = StopGuard::new();
-
 		Ok(ClientService {
 			io_service: Arc::new(io_service),
 			client: client,
 			snapshot: snapshot,
 			private_tx,
 			database: blockchain_db,
-			_stop_guard: stop_guard,
 		})
 	}
 
diff --git a/ethcore/service/src/stop_guard.rs b/ethcore/service/src/stop_guard.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 168219520a1..00000000000
--- a/ethcore/service/src/stop_guard.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2015-2019 Parity Technologies (UK) Ltd.
-// This file is part of Parity Ethereum.
-
-// Parity Ethereum is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-// (at your option) any later version.
-
-// Parity Ethereum is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-// GNU General Public License for more details.
-
-// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-// along with Parity Ethereum.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-//! Stop guard mod
-
-use std::sync::Arc;
-use std::sync::atomic::*;
-
-/// Stop guard that will set a stop flag on drop
-pub struct StopGuard {
-	flag: Arc<AtomicBool>,
-}
-
-impl StopGuard {
-	/// Create a stop guard
-	pub fn new() -> StopGuard {
-		StopGuard {
-			flag: Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false))
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-impl Drop for StopGuard {
-	fn drop(&mut self) {
-		self.flag.store(true, Ordering::Relaxed)
-	}
-}