diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index f06b5bd0d0..c9e05026cf 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -320,7 +320,6 @@ void Shutdown(NodeContext& node)
         LogPrintf("%s: Unable to remove PID file: %s\n", __func__, fsbridge::get_filesystem_error_message(e));
     }
 
-    node.args = nullptr;
     LogPrintf("%s: done\n", __func__);
 }