diff --git a/multinode-demo/validator.sh b/multinode-demo/validator.sh
index e3480a132..95cbe59dc 100755
--- a/multinode-demo/validator.sh
+++ b/multinode-demo/validator.sh
@@ -320,7 +320,6 @@ while true; do
   secs_to_next_genesis_poll=60
   while true; do
     if [[ -z $pid ]] || ! kill -0 "$pid"; then
-      [[ -z $pid ]] || wait "$pid"
       echo "############## validator exited, restarting ##############"
       break
     fi