diff --git a/sstables/filter.cc b/sstables/filter.cc
index 182d12490f..e750ffca20 100644
--- a/sstables/filter.cc
+++ b/sstables/filter.cc
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ namespace sstables {
 future<> sstable::read_filter() {
     auto ft = _filter_tracker;
     return _filter_tracker->start(std::move(ft)).then([this] {
+        // FIXME: should stop this service. This one is definitely wrong to stop at_exit.
+        // We should use a Deleter class in lw_shared_ptr
         if (!has_component(sstable::component_type::Filter)) {
             _filter = std::make_unique<utils::filter::always_present_filter>();
             return make_ready_future<>();
diff --git a/sstables/filter.hh b/sstables/filter.hh
index 8b6c952d4e..5f4db86f7e 100644
--- a/sstables/filter.hh
+++ b/sstables/filter.hh
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ class filter_tracker {
 public:
     filter_tracker(lw_shared_ptr<distributed<filter_tracker>>&& ptr) : _ptr(std::move(ptr)) {}
 
+    future<> stop() { return make_ready_future<>(); }
+
     void add_false_positive() {
         false_positive++;
     }