diff --git a/core/test/regression/api/canary/admin/settings_spec.js b/core/test/regression/api/canary/admin/settings_spec.js
index e5181a7d4d..dec329fab3 100644
--- a/core/test/regression/api/canary/admin/settings_spec.js
+++ b/core/test/regression/api/canary/admin/settings_spec.js
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ describe('Settings API (canary)', function () {
                 });
         });
 
-        after(function () {
-            return ghostServer.stop();
-        });
-
         it('Can\'t read core setting', function () {
             return request
                 .get(localUtils.API.getApiQuery('settings/db_hash/'))
diff --git a/core/test/regression/api/v2/admin/settings_spec.js b/core/test/regression/api/v2/admin/settings_spec.js
index b56460ee12..1933e69f0d 100644
--- a/core/test/regression/api/v2/admin/settings_spec.js
+++ b/core/test/regression/api/v2/admin/settings_spec.js
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ describe('Settings API (v2)', function () {
                 });
         });
 
-        after(function () {
-            return ghostServer.stop();
-        });
-
         it('Can\'t read core setting', function () {
             return request
                 .get(localUtils.API.getApiQuery('settings/db_hash/'))
diff --git a/core/test/regression/api/v3/admin/settings_spec.js b/core/test/regression/api/v3/admin/settings_spec.js
index 698ad1b0ad..bc2e38b3df 100644
--- a/core/test/regression/api/v3/admin/settings_spec.js
+++ b/core/test/regression/api/v3/admin/settings_spec.js
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ describe('Settings API', function () {
             });
     });
 
-    after(function () {
-        return ghostServer.stop();
-    });
-
     it('Can\'t read core setting', function () {
         return request
             .get(localUtils.API.getApiQuery('settings/db_hash/'))