diff --git a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/Engine.kt b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/Engine.kt
index 9e684a6..00fa421 100644
--- a/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/Engine.kt
+++ b/base/src/main/kotlin/de/staropensource/engine/base/Engine.kt
@@ -345,12 +345,6 @@ class Engine private constructor() {
          */
         @JvmStatic
         internal fun shutdownAfterCrash() {
-            // Check for state
-            when (state) {
-                State.UNINITIALIZED, State.SHUTTING_DOWN, State.SHUT_DOWN, State.CRASHED -> return
-                else -> {}
-            }
-
             logger.info("Shutting down after having crashed fatally")
 
             // Perform shutdown