diff --git a/nav2_controller/src/controller_server.cpp b/nav2_controller/src/controller_server.cpp
index ff86f642557..3dc7ef494e2 100644
--- a/nav2_controller/src/controller_server.cpp
+++ b/nav2_controller/src/controller_server.cpp
@@ -63,9 +63,6 @@ ControllerServer::ControllerServer(const rclcpp::NodeOptions & options)
   // The costmap node is used in the implementation of the controller
   costmap_ros_ = std::make_shared<nav2_costmap_2d::Costmap2DROS>(
     "local_costmap", std::string{get_namespace()}, "local_costmap");
-
-  // Launch a thread to run the costmap node
-  costmap_thread_ = std::make_unique<nav2_util::NodeThread>(costmap_ros_);
 }
 
 ControllerServer::~ControllerServer()
diff --git a/nav2_planner/src/planner_server.cpp b/nav2_planner/src/planner_server.cpp
index 453cf8292bc..67d3506d0ea 100644
--- a/nav2_planner/src/planner_server.cpp
+++ b/nav2_planner/src/planner_server.cpp
@@ -62,9 +62,6 @@ PlannerServer::PlannerServer(const rclcpp::NodeOptions & options)
   // Setup the global costmap
   costmap_ros_ = std::make_shared<nav2_costmap_2d::Costmap2DROS>(
     "global_costmap", std::string{get_namespace()}, "global_costmap");
-
-  // Launch a thread to run the costmap node
-  costmap_thread_ = std::make_unique<nav2_util::NodeThread>(costmap_ros_);
 }
 
 PlannerServer::~PlannerServer()