diff --git a/cpp/src/arrow/filesystem/s3fs.cc b/cpp/src/arrow/filesystem/s3fs.cc
index 0c15f6f18444..66c0e103bff1 100644
--- a/cpp/src/arrow/filesystem/s3fs.cc
+++ b/cpp/src/arrow/filesystem/s3fs.cc
@@ -3489,7 +3489,6 @@ struct AwsInstance {
               event_loop_group, /*maxHosts=*/8, /*maxTTL=*/30);
           auto client_bootstrap = Aws::MakeShared<Aws::Crt::Io::ClientBootstrap>(
               "Aws_Init_Cleanup", event_loop_group, default_host_resolver);
-          client_bootstrap->EnableBlockingShutdown();
           return client_bootstrap;
         };
     aws_options_.loggingOptions.logLevel = aws_log_level;