diff --git a/rosbag2_transport/src/rosbag2_transport/recorder.cpp b/rosbag2_transport/src/rosbag2_transport/recorder.cpp
index 0363dbaf65..c2e5723dbe 100644
--- a/rosbag2_transport/src/rosbag2_transport/recorder.cpp
+++ b/rosbag2_transport/src/rosbag2_transport/recorder.cpp
@@ -273,7 +273,6 @@ void RecorderImpl::stop()
   }
 
   stop_discovery();
-  pause();
   subscriptions_.clear();
   writer_->close();  // Call writer->close() to finalize current bag file and write metadata