diff --git a/amazon_kclpy/kcl.py b/amazon_kclpy/kcl.py
index bb6896c..90ad23a 100644
--- a/amazon_kclpy/kcl.py
+++ b/amazon_kclpy/kcl.py
@@ -220,7 +220,6 @@ def shutdown(self, checkpointer, reason):
         '''
         raise NotImplementedError
 
-    @abc.abstractmethod
     def shutdown_requested(self, checkpointer):
         """
         Called by a KCLProcess instance to indicate that this record processor is about to be be shutdown.  This gives
diff --git a/amazon_kclpy/v2/processor.py b/amazon_kclpy/v2/processor.py
index 1c4193f..363ba68 100644
--- a/amazon_kclpy/v2/processor.py
+++ b/amazon_kclpy/v2/processor.py
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ def shutdown(self, shutdown_input):
         """
         raise NotImplementedError
 
-    @abc.abstractmethod
     def shutdown_requested(self, shutdown_requested_input):
         """
         Called by a KCLProcess instance to indicate that this record processor is about to be be shutdown.  This gives