diff --git a/Classes/CallManager.swift b/Classes/CallManager.swift
index dae7018aa..420c7fe1e 100644
--- a/Classes/CallManager.swift
+++ b/Classes/CallManager.swift
@@ -356,9 +356,6 @@ import AVFoundation
 		} catch {
 			Log.directLog(BCTBX_LOG_ERROR, text: "Failed to terminate call failed because \(error)")
 		}
-		if (UIApplication.shared.applicationState == .background) {
-			CoreManager.instance().stopLinphoneCore()
-		}
 	}
 
 	@objc func markCallAsDeclined(callId: String) {