diff --git a/icij-worker/icij_worker/backend/mp.py b/icij-worker/icij_worker/backend/mp.py
index baea08e..424460e 100644
--- a/icij-worker/icij_worker/backend/mp.py
+++ b/icij-worker/icij_worker/backend/mp.py
@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@
     as_completed,
 )
 from contextlib import contextmanager
-from typing import Callable, Dict, List, Optional, Set, Tuple
-
-from pydantic.class_validators import partial
+from typing import Callable, Dict, List, Optional, Set
 
 import icij_worker
 from icij_common.logging_utils import setup_loggers
@@ -93,7 +91,7 @@ def _get_mp_async_runner(
     worker_extras: Optional[Dict] = None,
     app_deps_extras: Optional[Dict] = None,
     worker_group: Optional[str],
-) -> Tuple[Optional[TerminationCallback], List[Callable[[], Future]]]:
+) -> List[Callable[[], Future]]:
     # This function is here to avoid code duplication, it will be removed
 
     # Here we set maxtasksperchild to 1. Each worker has a single never ending task
@@ -112,7 +110,7 @@ def _get_mp_async_runner(
     futures = []
     for _ in range(n_workers):
         futures.append(functools.partial(executor.submit, _mp_work_forever, **kwds))
-    return partial(executor.shutdown, wait=False, cancel_futures=True), futures
+    return futures
 
 
 def _cancel_other_callback(errored: Future, others: List[Future]):
@@ -186,7 +184,7 @@ def run_workers_with_multiprocessing_cm(
         )
         return
     logger.info("Creating multiprocessing executor with %s workers", n_workers)
-    termination_cb, worker_runners = _get_mp_async_runner(
+    worker_runners = _get_mp_async_runner(
         app,
         config,
         n_workers,
@@ -202,15 +200,14 @@ def run_workers_with_multiprocessing_cm(
         f.add_done_callback(functools.partial(_cancel_other_callback, others=futures))
     logger.info("started %s workers for app %s", n_workers, app)
     original_error = None
-    with _handle_executor_termination(termination_cb, futures, True):
-        for f in as_completed(futures):
-            try:
-                f.result()
-            except CancelledError:
-                pass
-            except Exception as e:  # pylint: disable=broad-exception-caught
-                original_error = e
-        del futures
+    for f in as_completed(futures):
+        try:
+            f.result()
+        except CancelledError:
+            pass
+        except Exception as e:  # pylint: disable=broad-exception-caught
+            original_error = e
+    del futures
     if original_error:
         raise original_error
 
@@ -237,7 +234,7 @@ def run_workers_with_multiprocessing(
         )
         return
     logger.info("Creating multiprocessing executor with %s workers", n_workers)
-    termination_cb, worker_runners = _get_mp_async_runner(
+    worker_runners = _get_mp_async_runner(
         app,
         config,
         n_workers,
@@ -254,14 +251,13 @@ def run_workers_with_multiprocessing(
         f.add_done_callback(functools.partial(_cancel_other_callback, others=futures))
     logger.info("started %s workers for app %s", n_workers, app)
     original_error = None
-    with _handle_executor_termination(termination_cb, futures, True):
-        for f in as_completed(futures):
-            try:
-                f.result()
-            except CancelledError:
-                pass
-            except Exception as e:  # pylint: disable=broad-exception-caught
-                original_error = e
-        del futures
+    for f in as_completed(futures):
+        try:
+            f.result()
+        except CancelledError:
+            pass
+        except Exception as e:  # pylint: disable=broad-exception-caught
+            original_error = e
+    del futures
     if original_error:
         raise original_error