diff --git a/rpc/lib/client/ws_client.go b/rpc/lib/client/ws_client.go
index a15aca2bb..1d99dd25f 100644
--- a/rpc/lib/client/ws_client.go
+++ b/rpc/lib/client/ws_client.go
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ type WSClient struct {
 	backlog          chan types.RPCRequest // stores a single user request received during a conn failure
 	reconnectAfter   chan error            // reconnect requests
 	readRoutineQuit  chan struct{}         // a way for readRoutine to close writeRoutine
-	writeRoutineQuit chan struct{}         // a way for writeRoutine to close readRoutine (on <-BaseService.Quit)
 
 	wg sync.WaitGroup
 
@@ -280,7 +279,6 @@ func (c *WSClient) reconnect() error {
 func (c *WSClient) startReadWriteRoutines() {
 	c.wg.Add(2)
 	c.readRoutineQuit = make(chan struct{})
-	c.writeRoutineQuit = make(chan struct{})
 	go c.readRoutine()
 	go c.writeRoutine()
 }
@@ -386,9 +384,6 @@ func (c *WSClient) writeRoutine() {
 		case <-c.readRoutineQuit:
 			return
 		case <-c.Quit:
-			// We need to fan out the quit message from the single BaseService Quit Channel to the readRoutine
-			// Use a non-blocking close rather than a send in case readRoutine is in the process of quitting
-			close(c.writeRoutineQuit)
 			c.conn.WriteMessage(websocket.CloseMessage, websocket.FormatCloseMessage(websocket.CloseNormalClosure, ""))
 			return
 		}
@@ -438,10 +433,11 @@ func (c *WSClient) readRoutine() {
 			continue
 		}
 		c.Logger.Info("got response", "resp", response.Result)
-		// Combine a non-blocking read on writeRoutineQuit with a non-blocking write on ResponsesCh to avoid blocking
-		// c.wg.Wait() in c.Stop()
+		// Combine a non-blocking read on BaseService.Quit with a non-blocking write on ResponsesCh to avoid blocking
+		// c.wg.Wait() in c.Stop(). Note we rely on Quit being closed so that it sends unlimited Quit signals to stop
+		// both readRoutine and writeRoutine
 		select {
-		case <-c.writeRoutineQuit:
+		case <-c.Quit:
 		case c.ResponsesCh <- response:
 		}
 	}