--- a/cubicweb/wsgi/wz.py	Mon Mar 06 15:16:53 2017 +0100
+++ b/cubicweb/wsgi/wz.py	Mon Mar 06 13:15:51 2017 +0100
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
     app = CubicWebWSGIApplication(config)
     repo = app.appli.repo
     try:
-        repo.start_looping_tasks()
         LOGGER.info('starting http server on %s', config['base-url'])
         run_simple(interface, port, app,
                    threaded=True,