diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index e96485b3aa..2f4eec060b 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@
 #include <zmq/zmqrpc.h>
 #endif
 
-using kernel::DEFAULT_STOPAFTERBLOCKIMPORT;
 using kernel::DumpMempool;
 using kernel::ValidationCacheSizes;
 
@@ -136,6 +135,7 @@ using node::VerifyLoadedChainstate;
 static constexpr bool DEFAULT_PROXYRANDOMIZE{true};
 static constexpr bool DEFAULT_REST_ENABLE{false};
 static constexpr bool DEFAULT_I2P_ACCEPT_INCOMING{true};
+static constexpr bool DEFAULT_STOPAFTERBLOCKIMPORT{false};
 
 #ifdef WIN32
 // Win32 LevelDB doesn't use filedescriptors, and the ones used for
@@ -1653,6 +1653,12 @@ bool AppInitMain(NodeContext& node, interfaces::BlockAndHeaderTipInfo* tip_info)
     chainman.m_thread_load = std::thread(&util::TraceThread, "initload", [=, &chainman, &args, &node] {
         // Import blocks
         ImportBlocks(chainman, vImportFiles);
+        if (args.GetBoolArg("-stopafterblockimport", DEFAULT_STOPAFTERBLOCKIMPORT)) {
+            LogPrintf("Stopping after block import\n");
+            StartShutdown();
+            return;
+        }
+
         // Start indexes initial sync
         if (!StartIndexBackgroundSync(node)) {
             bilingual_str err_str = _("Failed to start indexes, shutting down..");
diff --git a/src/kernel/blockmanager_opts.h b/src/kernel/blockmanager_opts.h
index 0251bbb10a..deeba7e318 100644
--- a/src/kernel/blockmanager_opts.h
+++ b/src/kernel/blockmanager_opts.h
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ class CChainParams;
 
 namespace kernel {
 
-static constexpr bool DEFAULT_STOPAFTERBLOCKIMPORT{false};
-
 /**
  * An options struct for `BlockManager`, more ergonomically referred to as
  * `BlockManager::Options` due to the using-declaration in `BlockManager`.
@@ -24,7 +22,6 @@ struct BlockManagerOpts {
     const CChainParams& chainparams;
     uint64_t prune_target{0};
     bool fast_prune{false};
-    bool stop_after_block_import{DEFAULT_STOPAFTERBLOCKIMPORT};
     const fs::path blocks_dir;
     Notifications& notifications;
 };
diff --git a/src/node/blockmanager_args.cpp b/src/node/blockmanager_args.cpp
index 4b296db1b0..fa76566652 100644
--- a/src/node/blockmanager_args.cpp
+++ b/src/node/blockmanager_args.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ util::Result<void> ApplyArgsManOptions(const ArgsManager& args, BlockManager::Op
     opts.prune_target = nPruneTarget;
 
     if (auto value{args.GetBoolArg("-fastprune")}) opts.fast_prune = *value;
-    if (auto value{args.GetBoolArg("-stopafterblockimport")}) opts.stop_after_block_import = *value;
 
     return {};
 }
diff --git a/src/node/blockstorage.cpp b/src/node/blockstorage.cpp
index b3ef29a445..78416ec576 100644
--- a/src/node/blockstorage.cpp
+++ b/src/node/blockstorage.cpp
@@ -946,12 +946,6 @@ void ImportBlocks(ChainstateManager& chainman, std::vector<fs::path> vImportFile
                 return;
             }
         }
-
-        if (chainman.m_blockman.StopAfterBlockImport()) {
-            LogPrintf("Stopping after block import\n");
-            StartShutdown();
-            return;
-        }
     } // End scope of ImportingNow
 }
 } // namespace node
diff --git a/src/node/blockstorage.h b/src/node/blockstorage.h
index 0b8b6de6ad..c2e903e470 100644
--- a/src/node/blockstorage.h
+++ b/src/node/blockstorage.h
@@ -213,8 +213,6 @@ public:
 
     [[nodiscard]] bool LoadingBlocks() const { return m_importing || fReindex; }
 
-    [[nodiscard]] bool StopAfterBlockImport() const { return m_opts.stop_after_block_import; }
-
     /** Calculate the amount of disk space the block & undo files currently use */
     uint64_t CalculateCurrentUsage();