diff --git a/ironic/command/pxe_filter.py b/ironic/command/pxe_filter.py
index f29c4a01d4..e2bbffd3d6 100644
--- a/ironic/command/pxe_filter.py
+++ b/ironic/command/pxe_filter.py
@@ -69,11 +69,6 @@ def main():
 
     launcher = service.launch(CONF, mgr, restart_method='mutate')
 
-    # NOTE(dtantsur): handling start-up failures before launcher.wait() helps
-    # notify systemd about them. Otherwise the launcher will report successful
-    # service start-up before checking the threads.
-    mgr.wait_for_start()
-
     sys.exit(launcher.wait())
 
 
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/fix-pxe-filter-post-eventlet-1d12665dbfe11564.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/fix-pxe-filter-post-eventlet-1d12665dbfe11564.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..69b0eb8cb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/fix-pxe-filter-post-eventlet-1d12665dbfe11564.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Fixes ironic's pxe filter logic which some operators may leverage to
+    restrict access to resources as related to hardware discovery use cases.
+    The launcher was inadvertently broken during the removal of eventlet.