diff --git a/build-logic/regtest/src/main/kotlin/bisq/gradle/regtest_plugin/StartBisqTask.kt b/build-logic/regtest/src/main/kotlin/bisq/gradle/regtest_plugin/StartBisqTask.kt
index c02ae4f0d4..0e42726d77 100644
--- a/build-logic/regtest/src/main/kotlin/bisq/gradle/regtest_plugin/StartBisqTask.kt
+++ b/build-logic/regtest/src/main/kotlin/bisq/gradle/regtest_plugin/StartBisqTask.kt
@@ -32,12 +32,6 @@ abstract class StartBisqTask : DefaultTask() {
 
     @TaskAction
     fun run() {
-        ProcessKiller(pidFile.asFile.get())
-            .kill()
-
-        // Wait until process stopped
-        Thread.sleep(5000)
-
         val processBuilder = ProcessBuilder(
             javaExecutable.asFile.get().absolutePath,
 
diff --git a/build-logic/regtest/src/main/kotlin/bisq/gradle/regtest_plugin/StartBitcoindTask.kt b/build-logic/regtest/src/main/kotlin/bisq/gradle/regtest_plugin/StartBitcoindTask.kt
index 0c15387359..19a478eabe 100644
--- a/build-logic/regtest/src/main/kotlin/bisq/gradle/regtest_plugin/StartBitcoindTask.kt
+++ b/build-logic/regtest/src/main/kotlin/bisq/gradle/regtest_plugin/StartBitcoindTask.kt
@@ -28,12 +28,6 @@ abstract class StartBitcoindTask : DefaultTask() {
 
     @TaskAction
     fun run() {
-        ProcessKiller(pidFile.asFile.get())
-                .kill()
-
-        // Wait until process stopped
-        Thread.sleep(5000)
-
         val processBuilder = ProcessBuilder(
                 "bitcoind",
                 "-datadir=${dataDirectory.asFile.get().absolutePath}",