diff --git a/dozer-cli/src/simple/cloud_orchestrator.rs b/dozer-cli/src/simple/cloud_orchestrator.rs
index 008be7d408..f86bb8f270 100644
--- a/dozer-cli/src/simple/cloud_orchestrator.rs
+++ b/dozer-cli/src/simple/cloud_orchestrator.rs
@@ -161,9 +161,6 @@ impl CloudOrchestrator for SimpleOrchestrator {
         self.runtime.block_on(async move {
             let mut client = get_cloud_client(&cloud, cloud_config).await?;
 
-            stop_app(&mut client, &app_id).await?;
-
-            // steps.start_next_step();
             let delete_result = client
                 .delete_application(DeleteAppRequest {
                     app_id: app_id.clone(),