diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/api_server.py b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server.py
index 40eb39943..5f82b307f 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/api_server.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server.py
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ class ApiServer(RPC):
         except Exception:
             logger.exception("Api server failed to start, exception message is:")
 
+    def cleanup(self) -> None:
+        pass
+
     def send_msg(self, msg: str) -> None:
         pass
 
@@ -97,17 +100,6 @@ class ApiServer(RPC):
             func()
             return
 
-    def cleanup(self) -> None:
-        """
-        Stops the running application server
-
-        Does not stop the thread,this may not be the desired outcome of cleanup. TBC
-        :return:
-        """
-        self.shutdown_api_server()
-    # def cleanup(self) -> None:
-    #     pass
-
     """
     Define the application methods here, called by app.add_url_rule
     each Telegram command should have a like local substitute