diff --git a/relay-server/src/services/buffer/mod.rs b/relay-server/src/services/buffer/mod.rs
index 6c61cfc17f..869d029885 100644
--- a/relay-server/src/services/buffer/mod.rs
+++ b/relay-server/src/services/buffer/mod.rs
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ impl EnvelopeBufferService {
             relay_log::trace!("EnvelopeBufferService: shutting down gracefully");
 
             let shutdown_result =
-                timeout(shutdown_timeout, async { buffer.shutdown().await }).await;
+                timeout(shutdown_timeout, buffer.shutdown()).await;
             match shutdown_result {
                 Ok(shutdown_result) => {
                     return shutdown_result;