diff --git a/src/qt/rpcconsole.h b/src/qt/rpcconsole.h
--- a/src/qt/rpcconsole.h
+++ b/src/qt/rpcconsole.h
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@
 
 Q_SIGNALS:
     // For RPC command executor
-    void stopExecutor();
     void cmdRequest(const QString &command, const WalletModel *wallet_model);
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/qt/rpcconsole.cpp b/src/qt/rpcconsole.cpp
--- a/src/qt/rpcconsole.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/rpcconsole.cpp
@@ -818,8 +818,8 @@
     }
     if (!model) {
         // Client model is being set to 0, this means shutdown() is about to be
-        // called. Make sure we clean up the executor thread
-        Q_EMIT stopExecutor();
+        // called.
+        thread.quit();
         thread.wait();
     }
 }
@@ -1138,12 +1138,8 @@
     // Requests from this object must go to executor
     connect(this, &RPCConsole::cmdRequest, executor, &RPCExecutor::request);
 
-    // On stopExecutor signal
-    // - quit the Qt event loop in the execution thread
-    connect(this, &RPCConsole::stopExecutor, &thread, &QThread::quit);
-    // - queue executor for deletion (in execution thread)
-    connect(&thread, &QThread::finished, executor, &RPCExecutor::deleteLater,
-            Qt::DirectConnection);
+    // Make sure executor object is deleted in its own thread
+    connect(&thread, &QThread::finished, executor, &RPCExecutor::deleteLater);
 
     // Default implementation of QThread::run() simply spins up an event loop in
     // the thread, which is what we want.