diff --git a/swh/scheduler/cli.py b/swh/scheduler/cli.py
--- a/swh/scheduler/cli.py
+++ b/swh/scheduler/cli.py
@@ -592,7 +592,6 @@
         ctx.exit(1)
 
     from swh.scheduler.api import server
-    server.app.scheduler = ctx.obj['scheduler']
     server.app.config.update(ctx.obj['config'])
     if debug is None:
         debug = ctx.obj['loglevel'] <= logging.DEBUG