diff --git a/extensions/positron-notebook-controllers/src/notebookController.ts b/extensions/positron-notebook-controllers/src/notebookController.ts
index c667b3f6929..8d027e76751 100644
--- a/extensions/positron-notebook-controllers/src/notebookController.ts
+++ b/extensions/positron-notebook-controllers/src/notebookController.ts
@@ -274,9 +274,6 @@ export class NotebookController implements vscode.Disposable {
 		// Create a cell execution.
 		const currentExecution = this.controller.createNotebookCellExecution(cell);
 
-		// If the cell's stop button is pressed, interrupt the runtime.
-		currentExecution.token.onCancellationRequested(session.interrupt.bind(session));
-
 		// Start the execution timer.
 		currentExecution.start(Date.now());