diff --git a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/netty/NettyRemoteSupport.scala b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/netty/NettyRemoteSupport.scala
index d6d2698526..4624c9dc73 100644
--- a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/netty/NettyRemoteSupport.scala
+++ b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/netty/NettyRemoteSupport.scala
@@ -565,7 +565,6 @@ class NettyRemoteServer(
       openChannels.disconnect
       openChannels.close.awaitUninterruptibly
       bootstrap.releaseExternalResources()
-      executionHandler.releaseExternalResources()
       remoteSupport.notifyListeners(RemoteServerShutdown(remoteSupport))
     } catch {
       case e: Exception ⇒ remoteSupport.notifyListeners(RemoteServerError(e, remoteSupport))