diff --git a/cmd/lotus-gateway/main.go b/cmd/lotus-gateway/main.go
index 82244f205..4d8f5f382 100644
--- a/cmd/lotus-gateway/main.go
+++ b/cmd/lotus-gateway/main.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"net"
 	"os"
 
@@ -82,10 +81,6 @@ var runCmd = &cli.Command{
 	Action: func(cctx *cli.Context) error {
 		log.Info("Starting lotus gateway")
 
-		ctx := lcli.ReqContext(cctx)
-		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
-		defer cancel()
-
 		// Register all metric views
 		if err := view.Register(
 			metrics.ChainNodeViews...,