diff --git a/examples/lighting-app/cyw30739/src/main.cpp b/examples/lighting-app/cyw30739/src/main.cpp
index 0eb6470a08c5a7..11b20a1f63048d 100644
--- a/examples/lighting-app/cyw30739/src/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/lighting-app/cyw30739/src/main.cpp
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ APPLICATION_START()
     {
         printf("ERROR Shell Init %d\n", ret);
     }
-    cmd_ping_init();
     RegisterAppShellCommands();
     Engine::Root().RunMainLoop();
 
diff --git a/examples/lock-app/cyw30739/src/main.cpp b/examples/lock-app/cyw30739/src/main.cpp
index adaa2b241d5af6..c214e63796e07e 100644
--- a/examples/lock-app/cyw30739/src/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/lock-app/cyw30739/src/main.cpp
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ APPLICATION_START()
     {
         printf("ERROR Shell Init %d\n", ret);
     }
-    cmd_ping_init();
     RegisterAppShellCommands();
     Engine::Root().RunMainLoop();
 
diff --git a/examples/ota-requestor-app/cyw30739/src/main.cpp b/examples/ota-requestor-app/cyw30739/src/main.cpp
index 4fb54665fba3bf..6a8498cfbc0b55 100644
--- a/examples/ota-requestor-app/cyw30739/src/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/ota-requestor-app/cyw30739/src/main.cpp
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ APPLICATION_START()
     {
         printf("ERROR Shell Init %d\n", ret);
     }
-    cmd_ping_init();
     Engine::Root().RunMainLoop();
 
     assert(!wiced_rtos_check_for_stack_overflow());
diff --git a/examples/shell/esp32/main/main.cpp b/examples/shell/esp32/main/main.cpp
index d7b720ddfbaaa2..4f96723f04d4bd 100644
--- a/examples/shell/esp32/main/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/shell/esp32/main/main.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,5 @@ extern "C" void app_main(void)
     int ret = Engine::Root().Init();
     VerifyOrDie(ret == 0);
 
-    cmd_ping_init();
     xTaskCreate(&chip_shell_task, "chip_shell", 2048, NULL, 5, NULL);
 }