diff --git a/parsl/executors/base.py b/parsl/executors/base.py
index f9fca513fe..f51d7b0f9d 100644
--- a/parsl/executors/base.py
+++ b/parsl/executors/base.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ def submit(self, func: Callable, resource_specification: Dict[str, Any], *args:
         pass
 
     @abstractmethod
-    def shutdown(self) -> bool:
+    def shutdown(self) -> None:
         """Shutdown the executor.
 
         This includes all attached resources such as workers and controllers.
diff --git a/parsl/executors/taskvine/executor.py b/parsl/executors/taskvine/executor.py
index 788616fd8a..cb958ff624 100644
--- a/parsl/executors/taskvine/executor.py
+++ b/parsl/executors/taskvine/executor.py
@@ -614,7 +614,6 @@ def shutdown(self, *args, **kwargs):
             self._factory_process.join()
 
         logger.debug("TaskVine shutdown completed")
-        return True
 
     @wrap_with_logs
     def _collect_taskvine_results(self):
diff --git a/parsl/executors/threads.py b/parsl/executors/threads.py
index cdd44637f2..97c26adb9e 100644
--- a/parsl/executors/threads.py
+++ b/parsl/executors/threads.py
@@ -72,9 +72,8 @@ def shutdown(self, block=True):
 
         """
         logger.debug("Shutting down executor, which involves waiting for running tasks to complete")
-        x = self.executor.shutdown(wait=block)
+        self.executor.shutdown(wait=block)
         logger.debug("Done with executor shutdown")
-        return x
 
     def monitor_resources(self):
         """Resource monitoring sometimes deadlocks when using threads, so this function
diff --git a/parsl/executors/workqueue/executor.py b/parsl/executors/workqueue/executor.py
index 80559bf5cc..8eb544a7c2 100644
--- a/parsl/executors/workqueue/executor.py
+++ b/parsl/executors/workqueue/executor.py
@@ -707,7 +707,6 @@ def shutdown(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self.collector_thread.join()
 
         logger.debug("Work Queue shutdown completed")
-        return True
 
     @wrap_with_logs
     def _collect_work_queue_results(self):