diff --git a/internal/blocksync/reactor.go b/internal/blocksync/reactor.go
index cf1a10623..89c8c642b 100644
--- a/internal/blocksync/reactor.go
+++ b/internal/blocksync/reactor.go
@@ -445,8 +445,6 @@ func (r *Reactor) poolRoutine(ctx context.Context, stateSynced bool) {
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
 			return
-		case <-r.pool.exitedCh:
-			return
 		case <-switchToConsensusTicker.C:
 			var (
 				height, numPending, lenRequesters = r.pool.GetStatus()
diff --git a/libs/events/events_test.go b/libs/events/events_test.go
index 6d0c8b4e7..bbab8f223 100644
--- a/libs/events/events_test.go
+++ b/libs/events/events_test.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/log"
@@ -28,8 +27,6 @@ func TestAddListenerForEventFireOnce(t *testing.T) {
 	messages := make(chan EventData)
 	require.NoError(t, evsw.AddListenerForEvent("listener", "event",
 		func(ctx context.Context, data EventData) error {
-			// test there's no deadlock if we remove the listener inside a callback
-			evsw.RemoveListener("listener")
 			select {
 			case messages <- data:
 				return nil
@@ -234,63 +231,11 @@ func TestAddDifferentListenerForDifferentEvents(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestAddAndRemoveListenerConcurrency(t *testing.T) {
-	var (
-		stopInputEvent = false
-		roundCount     = 2000
-	)
-
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	defer cancel()
-
-	logger := log.NewTestingLogger(t)
-
-	evsw := NewEventSwitch(logger)
-	require.NoError(t, evsw.Start(ctx))
-	t.Cleanup(evsw.Wait)
-
-	done1 := make(chan struct{})
-	done2 := make(chan struct{})
-
-	// Must be executed concurrently to uncover the data race.
-	// 1. RemoveListener
-	go func() {
-		defer close(done1)
-		for i := 0; i < roundCount; i++ {
-			evsw.RemoveListener("listener")
-		}
-	}()
-
-	// 2. AddListenerForEvent
-	go func() {
-		defer close(done2)
-		for i := 0; i < roundCount; i++ {
-			index := i
-			// we explicitly ignore errors here, since the listener will sometimes be removed
-			// (that's what we're testing)
-			_ = evsw.AddListenerForEvent("listener", fmt.Sprintf("event%d", index),
-				func(ctx context.Context, data EventData) error {
-					t.Errorf("should not run callback for %d.\n", index)
-					stopInputEvent = true
-					return nil
-				})
-		}
-	}()
-
-	<-done1
-	<-done2
-
-	evsw.RemoveListener("listener") // remove the last listener
-
-	for i := 0; i < roundCount && !stopInputEvent; i++ {
-		evsw.FireEvent(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("event%d", i), uint64(1001))
-	}
-}
-
 // TestAddAndRemoveListener sets up an EventSwitch, subscribes a listener to
 // two events, fires a thousand integers for the first event, then unsubscribes
 // the listener and fires a thousand integers for the second event.
-func TestAddAndRemoveListener(t *testing.T) {
+
+func TestAddListener(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	defer cancel()
 
@@ -331,8 +276,6 @@ func TestAddAndRemoveListener(t *testing.T) {
 	// go fire events
 	go fireEvents(ctx, evsw, "event1", doneSending1, uint64(1))
 	checkSumEvent1 := <-doneSending1
-	// after sending all event1, unsubscribe for all events
-	evsw.RemoveListener("listener")
 	go fireEvents(ctx, evsw, "event2", doneSending2, uint64(1001))
 	checkSumEvent2 := <-doneSending2
 	close(numbers1)
@@ -347,58 +290,7 @@ func TestAddAndRemoveListener(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-// TestRemoveListener does basic tests on adding and removing
-func TestRemoveListener(t *testing.T) {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	defer cancel()
-
-	logger := log.NewTestingLogger(t)
-
-	evsw := NewEventSwitch(logger)
-	require.NoError(t, evsw.Start(ctx))
-	t.Cleanup(evsw.Wait)
-
-	count := 10
-	sum1, sum2 := 0, 0
-	// add some listeners and make sure they work
-	require.NoError(t, evsw.AddListenerForEvent("listener", "event1",
-		func(ctx context.Context, data EventData) error {
-			sum1++
-			return nil
-		}))
-	require.NoError(t, evsw.AddListenerForEvent("listener", "event2",
-		func(ctx context.Context, data EventData) error {
-			sum2++
-			return nil
-		}))
-
-	for i := 0; i < count; i++ {
-		evsw.FireEvent(ctx, "event1", true)
-		evsw.FireEvent(ctx, "event2", true)
-	}
-	assert.Equal(t, count, sum1)
-	assert.Equal(t, count, sum2)
-
-	// remove one by event and make sure it is gone
-	evsw.RemoveListenerForEvent("event2", "listener")
-	for i := 0; i < count; i++ {
-		evsw.FireEvent(ctx, "event1", true)
-		evsw.FireEvent(ctx, "event2", true)
-	}
-	assert.Equal(t, count*2, sum1)
-	assert.Equal(t, count, sum2)
-
-	// remove the listener entirely and make sure both gone
-	evsw.RemoveListener("listener")
-	for i := 0; i < count; i++ {
-		evsw.FireEvent(ctx, "event1", true)
-		evsw.FireEvent(ctx, "event2", true)
-	}
-	assert.Equal(t, count*2, sum1)
-	assert.Equal(t, count, sum2)
-}
-
-// TestAddAndRemoveListenersAsync sets up an EventSwitch, subscribes two
+// TestManagerLiistenersAsync sets up an EventSwitch, subscribes two
 // listeners to three events, and fires a thousand integers for each event.
 // These two listeners serve as the baseline validation while other listeners
 // are randomly subscribed and unsubscribed.
@@ -408,7 +300,7 @@ func TestRemoveListener(t *testing.T) {
 // at that point subscribed to.
 // NOTE: it is important to run this test with race conditions tracking on,
 // `go test -race`, to examine for possible race conditions.
-func TestRemoveListenersAsync(t *testing.T) {
+func TestManageListenersAsync(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	defer cancel()
 	logger := log.NewTestingLogger(t)
@@ -494,18 +386,9 @@ func TestRemoveListenersAsync(t *testing.T) {
 				func(context.Context, EventData) error { return nil })
 		}
 	}
-	removeListenersStress := func() {
-		r2 := rand.New(rand.NewSource(time.Now().Unix()))
-		r2.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
-		for k := uint16(0); k < 80; k++ {
-			listenerNumber := r2.Intn(100) + 3
-			go evsw.RemoveListener(fmt.Sprintf("listener%v", listenerNumber))
-		}
-	}
 	addListenersStress()
 	// go fire events
 	go fireEvents(ctx, evsw, "event1", doneSending1, uint64(1))
-	removeListenersStress()
 	go fireEvents(ctx, evsw, "event2", doneSending2, uint64(1001))
 	go fireEvents(ctx, evsw, "event3", doneSending3, uint64(2001))
 	checkSumEvent1 := <-doneSending1