diff --git a/libraries/state_history/include/eosio/state_history/log.hpp b/libraries/state_history/include/eosio/state_history/log.hpp
index 896d2b227f..90b1407dc7 100644
--- a/libraries/state_history/include/eosio/state_history/log.hpp
+++ b/libraries/state_history/include/eosio/state_history/log.hpp
@@ -341,14 +341,6 @@ class state_history_log {
       }
    }
 
-
-   void acquire_lock(std::optional<std::unique_lock<std::mutex>>& lock) {
-      lock.emplace(rewrite_mx);
-   }
-
-   void stop() {
-   }
-
    ~state_history_log() {
       //nothing to do if log is empty or we aren't pruning
       if(_begin_block == _end_block)
diff --git a/plugins/state_history_plugin/state_history_plugin.cpp b/plugins/state_history_plugin/state_history_plugin.cpp
index 30306597e1..b51a705dc3 100644
--- a/plugins/state_history_plugin/state_history_plugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/state_history_plugin/state_history_plugin.cpp
@@ -472,8 +472,6 @@ void state_history_plugin::plugin_shutdown() {
    my->block_start_connection.reset();
    std::for_each(my->session_set.begin(), my->session_set.end(), [](auto& s){ s->close(); } );
    my->stopping = true;
-   my->trace_log->stop();
-   my->chain_state_log->stop();
    my->thread_pool.stop();
 }