diff --git a/wazuh-opendistro/config/etc/cont-init.d/0-wazuh-init b/wazuh-opendistro/config/etc/cont-init.d/0-wazuh-init
index af248c6c..12460969 100644
--- a/wazuh-opendistro/config/etc/cont-init.d/0-wazuh-init
+++ b/wazuh-opendistro/config/etc/cont-init.d/0-wazuh-init
@@ -118,14 +118,6 @@ mount_files() {
   fi
 }
 
-##############################################################################
-# Stop OSSEC
-##############################################################################
-
-function ossec_shutdown(){
-  ${WAZUH_INSTALL_PATH}/bin/ossec-control stop;
-}
-
 ##############################################################################
 # Allow users to set the container hostname as <node_name> dynamically on
 # container start.
@@ -164,9 +156,6 @@ main() {
   # Mount selected files (WAZUH_CONFIG_MOUNT) to container
   mount_files
 
-  # Trap exit signals and do a proper shutdown
-  trap "ossec_shutdown; exit" SIGINT SIGTERM
-
   # Delete temporary data folder
   rm -rf ${WAZUH_INSTALL_PATH}/data_tmp