diff --git a/locator/rack_inferring_snitch.hh b/locator/rack_inferring_snitch.hh
index 081b53edb4..9865ceda76 100644
--- a/locator/rack_inferring_snitch.hh
+++ b/locator/rack_inferring_snitch.hh
@@ -68,12 +68,6 @@ struct rack_inferring_snitch : public snitch_base {
         return std::to_string((endpoint.raw_addr() >> 16) & 0xFF);
     }
 
-    // noop
-    virtual future<> stop() override {
-        _state = snitch_state::stopped;
-        return make_ready_future<>();
-    }
-
     virtual sstring get_name() const override {
         return "org.apache.cassandra.locator.RackInferringSnitch";
     }
diff --git a/locator/simple_snitch.hh b/locator/simple_snitch.hh
index 18cb2cdfa6..b68d84b98c 100644
--- a/locator/simple_snitch.hh
+++ b/locator/simple_snitch.hh
@@ -88,12 +88,6 @@ struct simple_snitch : public snitch_base {
         return 0;
     }
 
-    // noop
-    virtual future<> stop() override {
-        _state = snitch_state::stopped;
-        return make_ready_future<>();
-    }
-
     virtual sstring get_name() const override {
         return "org.apache.cassandra.locator.SimpleSnitch";
     }
diff --git a/locator/snitch_base.hh b/locator/snitch_base.hh
index 1767aeaa70..96fecf6741 100644
--- a/locator/snitch_base.hh
+++ b/locator/snitch_base.hh
@@ -116,7 +116,11 @@ public:
 
     virtual ~i_endpoint_snitch() { assert(_state == snitch_state::stopped); };
 
-    virtual future<> stop() = 0;
+    // noop by default
+    virtual future<> stop() {
+        _state = snitch_state::stopped;
+        return make_ready_future<>();
+    }
 
     // noop by default
     virtual future<> pause_io() {