diff --git a/.requirements b/.requirements
index f53833429d64..e239a30627b5 100644
--- a/.requirements
+++ b/.requirements
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ ATC_ROUTER=ffd11db657115769bf94f0c4f915f98300bc26b6 # 1.6.2
 SNAPPY=23b3286820105438c5dbb9bc22f1bb85c5812c8a # 1.2.0
 
 KONG_MANAGER=nightly
-NGX_WASM_MODULE=91d447ffd0e9bb08f11cc69d1aa9128ec36b4526
+NGX_WASM_MODULE=98c4572495b70470df5d00deae1cd6461d3aff8a
 WASMER=3.1.1
 WASMTIME=19.0.0
 V8=12.0.267.17
diff --git a/kong/runloop/wasm.lua b/kong/runloop/wasm.lua
index af9bbc2cbae8..aa352927c9b8 100644
--- a/kong/runloop/wasm.lua
+++ b/kong/runloop/wasm.lua
@@ -945,13 +945,6 @@ function _M.attach(ctx)
       return kong.response.error(500)
     end
   end
-
-  jit.off(proxy_wasm.start)
-  ok, err = proxy_wasm.start()
-  if not ok then
-    log(CRIT, "failed to execute ", chain.label, " filter chain for request: ", err)
-    return kong.response.error(500)
-  end
 end
 
 
diff --git a/spec/02-integration/20-wasm/01-admin-api_spec.lua b/spec/02-integration/20-wasm/01-admin-api_spec.lua
index 6ca6d75798c1..a613cfd2d14f 100644
--- a/spec/02-integration/20-wasm/01-admin-api_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/02-integration/20-wasm/01-admin-api_spec.lua
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ describe("wasm admin API [#" .. strategy .. "]", function()
   local service, route
 
   lazy_setup(function()
+    helpers.clean_prefix()
+
     require("kong.runloop.wasm").enable({
       { name = "tests",
         path = FILTER_PATH .. "/tests.wasm",
@@ -547,6 +549,8 @@ describe("wasm admin API - wasm = off [#" .. strategy .. "]", function()
   local service
 
   lazy_setup(function()
+    helpers.clean_prefix()
+
     bp, db = helpers.get_db_utils(strategy, {
       "routes",
       "services",