diff --git a/zookeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/zookeeper/server/quorum/ObserverZooKeeperServer.java b/zookeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/zookeeper/server/quorum/ObserverZooKeeperServer.java
index 30f759fb897..26e715d6514 100644
--- a/zookeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/zookeeper/server/quorum/ObserverZooKeeperServer.java
+++ b/zookeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/zookeeper/server/quorum/ObserverZooKeeperServer.java
@@ -127,18 +127,6 @@ public String getState() {
         return "observer";
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public synchronized void shutdown() {
-        if (!canShutdown()) {
-            LOG.debug("ZooKeeper server is not running, so not proceeding to shutdown!");
-            return;
-        }
-        super.shutdown();
-        if (syncRequestProcessorEnabled && syncProcessor != null) {
-            syncProcessor.shutdown();
-        }
-    }
-
     @Override
     public void dumpMonitorValues(BiConsumer<String, Object> response) {
         super.dumpMonitorValues(response);