diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2ceaa5b1b50..ee32ad05f85 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 ### Bug fixes
 - Make block transaction selection max time aware of PoA transitions [#6676](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/6676)
+- Don't enable the BFT mining coordinator when running sub commands such as `blocks export` [#6675](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/6675)
 
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diff --git a/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/controller/IbftBesuControllerBuilder.java b/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/controller/IbftBesuControllerBuilder.java
index eb261ff42ba..c4a412e4dc8 100644
--- a/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/controller/IbftBesuControllerBuilder.java
+++ b/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/controller/IbftBesuControllerBuilder.java
@@ -246,11 +246,7 @@ protected MiningCoordinator createMiningCoordinator(
                         .getBlockPeriodSeconds()));
 
     if (syncState.isInitialSyncPhaseDone()) {
-      LOG.info("Starting IBFT mining coordinator");
       ibftMiningCoordinator.enable();
-      ibftMiningCoordinator.start();
-    } else {
-      LOG.info("IBFT mining coordinator not starting while initial sync in progress");
     }
 
     syncState.subscribeCompletionReached(
diff --git a/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/controller/QbftBesuControllerBuilder.java b/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/controller/QbftBesuControllerBuilder.java
index b26088e73f1..a622001ef89 100644
--- a/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/controller/QbftBesuControllerBuilder.java
+++ b/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/controller/QbftBesuControllerBuilder.java
@@ -286,11 +286,7 @@ protected MiningCoordinator createMiningCoordinator(
                         .getBlockPeriodSeconds()));
 
     if (syncState.isInitialSyncPhaseDone()) {
-      LOG.info("Starting QBFT mining coordinator");
       miningCoordinator.enable();
-      miningCoordinator.start();
-    } else {
-      LOG.info("QBFT mining coordinator not starting while initial sync in progress");
     }
 
     syncState.subscribeCompletionReached(