diff --git a/internal/lifecycle/lifecycle.go b/internal/lifecycle/lifecycle.go
index dfac47a8c..59eaa7e34 100644
--- a/internal/lifecycle/lifecycle.go
+++ b/internal/lifecycle/lifecycle.go
@@ -30,10 +30,11 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	"go.uber.org/multierr"
+
 	"go.uber.org/fx/fxevent"
 	"go.uber.org/fx/internal/fxclock"
 	"go.uber.org/fx/internal/fxreflect"
-	"go.uber.org/multierr"
 )
 
 // Reflection types for each of the supported hook function signatures. These
@@ -203,11 +204,6 @@ func (l *Lifecycle) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 	}()
 
 	for _, hook := range l.hooks {
-		// if ctx has cancelled, bail out of the loop.
-		if err := ctx.Err(); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
 		if hook.OnStart != nil {
 			l.mu.Lock()
 			l.runningHook = hook
@@ -285,9 +281,6 @@ func (l *Lifecycle) Stop(ctx context.Context) error {
 	// Run backward from last successful OnStart.
 	var errs []error
 	for ; l.numStarted > 0; l.numStarted-- {
-		if err := ctx.Err(); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
 		hook := l.hooks[l.numStarted-1]
 		if hook.OnStop == nil {
 			continue
diff --git a/internal/lifecycle/lifecycle_test.go b/internal/lifecycle/lifecycle_test.go
index 1b28191ff..fc0af987f 100644
--- a/internal/lifecycle/lifecycle_test.go
+++ b/internal/lifecycle/lifecycle_test.go
@@ -31,13 +31,14 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"go.uber.org/goleak"
+	"go.uber.org/multierr"
+
 	"go.uber.org/fx/fxevent"
 	"go.uber.org/fx/internal/fxclock"
 	"go.uber.org/fx/internal/fxlog"
 	"go.uber.org/fx/internal/fxreflect"
 	"go.uber.org/fx/internal/testutil"
-	"go.uber.org/goleak"
-	"go.uber.org/multierr"
 )
 
 func testLogger(t *testing.T) fxevent.Logger {
@@ -126,8 +127,10 @@ func TestLifecycleStart(t *testing.T) {
 
 		l := New(testLogger(t), fxclock.System)
 		l.Append(Hook{
-			OnStart: func(context.Context) error {
-				assert.Fail(t, "this hook should not run")
+			OnStart: func(ctx context.Context) error {
+				if err := ctx.Err(); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
 				return nil
 			},
 			OnStop: func(context.Context) error {