diff --git a/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.cpp b/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.cpp
index 03bff88c3..b727dd5ef 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.cpp
@@ -304,8 +304,6 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent)
             }
         }
 #endif
-        ui->actionPause->setChecked(false);
-        ui->actionPause->setCheckable(false);
     });
     connect(this, &MainWindow::getTitleForNonQtThread, this, &MainWindow::getTitle_, Qt::BlockingQueuedConnection);
 
diff --git a/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.ui b/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.ui
index 63bc0b01b..992a9a0d4 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.ui
+++ b/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.ui
@@ -341,9 +341,6 @@
    </property>
   </action>
   <action name="actionPause">
-   <property name="checkable">
-    <bool>true</bool>
-   </property>
    <property name="icon">
     <iconset resource="../qt_resources.qrc">
      <normaloff>:/menuicons/qt/icons/pause.ico</normaloff>:/menuicons/qt/icons/pause.ico</iconset>