diff --git a/src/lib/routes/admin-api/config.test.ts b/src/lib/routes/admin-api/config.test.ts
index b4aae85e1ad4..99a14438ccbc 100644
--- a/src/lib/routes/admin-api/config.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/routes/admin-api/config.test.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ async function getSetup() {
         base,
         request: supertest(app),
         destroy: () => {
-            services.versionService.destroy();
             services.clientInstanceService.destroy();
         },
     };
diff --git a/src/lib/routes/admin-api/context.test.ts b/src/lib/routes/admin-api/context.test.ts
index 95896b5864e7..c3b40594a083 100644
--- a/src/lib/routes/admin-api/context.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/routes/admin-api/context.test.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ async function getSetup() {
         base,
         request: supertest(app),
         destroy: () => {
-            services.versionService.destroy();
             services.clientInstanceService.destroy();
         },
     };
diff --git a/src/lib/routes/admin-api/metrics.test.ts b/src/lib/routes/admin-api/metrics.test.ts
index 640e1ff989a7..ef56d0876dfe 100644
--- a/src/lib/routes/admin-api/metrics.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/routes/admin-api/metrics.test.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ async function getSetup() {
         perms,
         config,
         destroy: () => {
-            services.versionService.destroy();
             services.clientInstanceService.destroy();
         },
     };
diff --git a/src/lib/routes/admin-api/public-signup.test.ts b/src/lib/routes/admin-api/public-signup.test.ts
index 84623301809f..8182755a0b91 100644
--- a/src/lib/routes/admin-api/public-signup.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/routes/admin-api/public-signup.test.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ describe('Public Signup API', () => {
             stores,
             perms,
             destroy: () => {
-                services.versionService.destroy();
                 services.clientInstanceService.destroy();
                 services.publicSignupTokenService.destroy();
             },
diff --git a/src/lib/routes/admin-api/strategy.test.ts b/src/lib/routes/admin-api/strategy.test.ts
index 55a83eb94af4..f8538ec62a73 100644
--- a/src/lib/routes/admin-api/strategy.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/routes/admin-api/strategy.test.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ async function getSetup() {
     const app = await getApp(config, stores, services);
 
     destroy = () => {
-        services.versionService.destroy();
         services.clientInstanceService.destroy();
     };
 
diff --git a/src/lib/routes/admin-api/tag.test.ts b/src/lib/routes/admin-api/tag.test.ts
index 26944d7500ea..ad183a62ebc1 100644
--- a/src/lib/routes/admin-api/tag.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/routes/admin-api/tag.test.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ async function getSetup() {
         tagStore: stores.tagStore,
         request: supertest(app),
         destroy: () => {
-            services.versionService.destroy();
             services.clientInstanceService.destroy();
         },
     };
diff --git a/src/lib/routes/backstage.test.ts b/src/lib/routes/backstage.test.ts
index 93583eeec6c1..23572d566560 100644
--- a/src/lib/routes/backstage.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/routes/backstage.test.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,5 @@ test('should enable prometheus', async () => {
         .get('/internal-backstage/prometheus')
         .expect('Content-Type', /text/)
         .expect(200);
-    services.versionService.destroy();
     services.clientInstanceService.destroy();
 });
diff --git a/src/lib/routes/client-api/feature.test.ts b/src/lib/routes/client-api/feature.test.ts
index c4e5324d575a..727317aea11e 100644
--- a/src/lib/routes/client-api/feature.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/routes/client-api/feature.test.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ async function getSetup() {
         featureToggleClientStore: stores.featureToggleClientStore,
         request: supertest(app),
         destroy: () => {
-            services.versionService.destroy();
             services.clientInstanceService.destroy();
         },
     };
diff --git a/src/lib/routes/client-api/metrics.test.ts b/src/lib/routes/client-api/metrics.test.ts
index 9093fb201516..6da182e7878e 100644
--- a/src/lib/routes/client-api/metrics.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/routes/client-api/metrics.test.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ async function getSetup(opts?: IUnleashOptions) {
         stores,
         services,
         destroy: () => {
-            services.versionService.destroy();
             services.clientInstanceService.destroy();
         },
     };
diff --git a/src/lib/routes/client-api/register.test.ts b/src/lib/routes/client-api/register.test.ts
index 9a55816cc7be..64704e7513bc 100644
--- a/src/lib/routes/client-api/register.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/routes/client-api/register.test.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ async function getSetup() {
         request: supertest(app),
         stores,
         destroy: () => {
-            services.versionService.destroy();
             services.clientInstanceService.destroy();
         },
     };
diff --git a/src/lib/routes/health-check.test.ts b/src/lib/routes/health-check.test.ts
index c08bfeaab4d2..1149f8e8f6f3 100644
--- a/src/lib/routes/health-check.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/routes/health-check.test.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ async function getSetup() {
         request: supertest(app),
         stores,
         destroy: () => {
-            services.versionService.destroy();
             services.clientInstanceService.destroy();
         },
     };
diff --git a/src/lib/routes/public-invite.test.ts b/src/lib/routes/public-invite.test.ts
index e7015194e60b..3dbb1124497f 100644
--- a/src/lib/routes/public-invite.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/routes/public-invite.test.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ describe('Public Signup API', () => {
             stores,
             perms,
             destroy: () => {
-                services.versionService.destroy();
                 services.clientInstanceService.destroy();
                 services.publicSignupTokenService.destroy();
             },
diff --git a/src/lib/services/index.ts b/src/lib/services/index.ts
index 161e8339a7f2..7c361df34ade 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/index.ts
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ export const scheduleServices = async (
         maintenanceService,
         eventAnnouncerService,
         featureToggleService,
+        versionService,
     } = services;
 
     if (await maintenanceService.isMaintenanceMode()) {
@@ -134,6 +135,12 @@ export const scheduleServices = async (
         ),
         minutesToMilliseconds(1),
     );
+
+    schedulerService.schedule(
+        versionService.checkLatestVersion.bind(versionService),
+        hoursToMilliseconds(48),
+        'checkLatestVersion',
+    );
 };
 
 export const createServices = (
diff --git a/src/lib/services/version-service.ts b/src/lib/services/version-service.ts
index 3b9f6782c66b..a68b0aafd78c 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/version-service.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/version-service.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import { IUnleashConfig } from '../types/option';
 import version from '../util/version';
 import { Logger } from '../logger';
 import { ISettingStore } from '../types/stores/settings-store';
-import { hoursToMilliseconds } from 'date-fns';
 import { IStrategyStore } from 'lib/types';
 import { FEATURES_EXPORTED, FEATURES_IMPORTED } from '../types';
 import { CUSTOM_ROOT_ROLE_TYPE } from '../util';
@@ -169,11 +168,6 @@ export default class VersionService {
     async setup(): Promise<void> {
         await this.setInstanceId();
         await this.checkLatestVersion();
-        this.timer = setInterval(
-            async () => this.checkLatestVersion(),
-            hoursToMilliseconds(48),
-        );
-        this.timer.unref();
     }
 
     async setInstanceId(): Promise<void> {
@@ -312,11 +306,6 @@ export default class VersionService {
             instanceId: this.instanceId,
         };
     }
-
-    destroy(): void {
-        clearInterval(this.timer);
-        this.timer = null;
-    }
 }
 
 module.exports = VersionService;
diff --git a/src/test/e2e/helpers/test-helper.ts b/src/test/e2e/helpers/test-helper.ts
index 2941901bc855..0c98da663dde 100644
--- a/src/test/e2e/helpers/test-helper.ts
+++ b/src/test/e2e/helpers/test-helper.ts
@@ -199,7 +199,6 @@ async function createApp(
     const request = supertest.agent(app);
 
     const destroy = async () => {
-        services.versionService.destroy();
         services.clientInstanceService.destroy();
         services.clientMetricsServiceV2.destroy();
         services.proxyService.destroy();