diff --git a/extensions/quartz/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/quartz/runtime/QuartzSchedulerImpl.java b/extensions/quartz/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/quartz/runtime/QuartzSchedulerImpl.java
index 1dbeb40deb5dc..0100eafabf819 100644
--- a/extensions/quartz/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/quartz/runtime/QuartzSchedulerImpl.java
+++ b/extensions/quartz/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/quartz/runtime/QuartzSchedulerImpl.java
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ public QuartzSchedulerImpl(SchedulerContext context, QuartzSupport quartzSupport
         this.schedulerConfig = schedulerConfig;
         this.storeType = quartzSupport.getBuildTimeConfig().storeType();
 
-        StartMode startMode = initStartMode(schedulerRuntimeConfig);
+        StartMode startMode = schedulerRuntimeConfig.startMode().orElse(StartMode.NORMAL);
 
         boolean forceStart;
         if (startMode != StartMode.NORMAL) {
@@ -660,14 +660,6 @@ private void putExtensionConfigurationProperties(Properties props, String prefix
         });
     }
 
-    StartMode initStartMode(SchedulerRuntimeConfig schedulerRuntimeConfig) {
-        if (schedulerRuntimeConfig.startMode().isPresent()) {
-            return schedulerRuntimeConfig.startMode().get();
-        } else {
-            return StartMode.NORMAL;
-        }
-    }
-
     private JobBuilder createJobBuilder(String identity, String invokerClassName, boolean noncurrent) {
         Class<? extends Job> jobClass = noncurrent ? NonconcurrentInvokerJob.class
                 : InvokerJob.class;