diff --git a/lib/proxy/mod.rs b/lib/proxy/mod.rs
index ae8e8ce..9dbd416 100644
--- a/lib/proxy/mod.rs
+++ b/lib/proxy/mod.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use crate::host::Host;
 use crate::host::NetType;
 use crate::poller::Poller;
 use crate::vm::VM;
-use anyhow::{Context, Result};
+use anyhow::Result;
 pub use exposed_port::ExposedPort;
 use ipnet::Ipv4Net;
 use mac_address::MacAddress;
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ pub struct Proxy<'proxy> {
     poller: Poller<'proxy>,
     vm_mac_address: smoltcp::wire::EthernetAddress,
     dhcp_snooper: DhcpSnooper,
-    coarsetime_updater: coarsetime::Updater,
     rules: PrefixMap<Ipv4Net, Action>,
     enobufs_encountered: bool,
     port_forwarder: PortForwarder,
@@ -67,8 +66,7 @@ impl Proxy<'_> {
         }
 
         let coarsetime_update_interval_millis = 100;
-        let coarsetime_updater =
-            coarsetime::Updater::new(coarsetime_update_interval_millis).start()?;
+        coarsetime::Updater::new(coarsetime_update_interval_millis).start()?;
 
         Ok(Proxy {
             vm,
@@ -78,7 +76,6 @@ impl Proxy<'_> {
             dhcp_snooper: DhcpSnooper::new(Duration::from_millis(
                 coarsetime_update_interval_millis,
             )),
-            coarsetime_updater,
             rules,
             enobufs_encountered: false,
             port_forwarder: PortForwarder::new(exposed_ports),
@@ -124,12 +121,6 @@ impl Proxy<'_> {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn shutdown(self) -> Result<()> {
-        self.coarsetime_updater
-            .stop()
-            .context("failed to shutdown coarsetime updater")
-    }
-
     fn read_from_vm(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> Result<()> {
         loop {
             match self.vm.read(buf) {
@@ -202,8 +193,6 @@ mod tests {
         );
 
         assert!(allowed_from_vm_ipv4(&proxy, vm_ip, "66.66.66.66").is_none());
-
-        proxy.shutdown().unwrap();
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -223,8 +212,6 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(allowed_from_vm_ipv4(&proxy, vm_ip, "33.33.33.32").is_none());
         assert!(allowed_from_vm_ipv4(&proxy, vm_ip, "33.33.33.33").is_some());
         assert!(allowed_from_vm_ipv4(&proxy, vm_ip, "33.33.33.34").is_none());
-
-        proxy.shutdown().unwrap();
     }
 
     fn create_proxy<'test>(vm_ip: Ipv4Address, allow: Vec<&str>, block: Vec<&str>) -> Proxy<'test> {
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index d1b4fa2..49e84cd 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -211,9 +211,7 @@ fn try_main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         .context("failed to drop privileges")?;
 
     // Run proxy
-    proxy.run()?;
-
-    proxy.shutdown()
+    proxy.run()
 }
 
 fn sudo_escalation_works() -> bool {