diff --git a/src/v/cluster/config_frontend.cc b/src/v/cluster/config_frontend.cc
index f61d6bfe81d0..a1bb8b9e3fff 100644
--- a/src/v/cluster/config_frontend.cc
+++ b/src/v/cluster/config_frontend.cc
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ config_frontend::config_frontend(
   , _as(as)
   , _self(config::node().node_id()) {}
 
-ss::future<> config_frontend::start() { return ss::now(); }
-ss::future<> config_frontend::stop() { return ss::now(); }
-
 /**
  * RPC wrapper on do_patch, to dispatch to the controller leader
  * if we aren't it.
diff --git a/src/v/cluster/config_frontend.h b/src/v/cluster/config_frontend.h
index ccdfc38f8567..7b1059d67f23 100644
--- a/src/v/cluster/config_frontend.h
+++ b/src/v/cluster/config_frontend.h
@@ -45,9 +45,6 @@ class config_frontend final {
     ss::future<std::error_code>
     set_status(config_status&, model::timeout_clock::time_point);
 
-    ss::future<> start();
-    ss::future<> stop();
-
     void set_next_version(config_version v);
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/v/cluster/config_manager.cc b/src/v/cluster/config_manager.cc
index 5a27e295231c..02bcf2b37fe6 100644
--- a/src/v/cluster/config_manager.cc
+++ b/src/v/cluster/config_manager.cc
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ ss::future<> config_manager::start() {
 }
 
 ss::future<> config_manager::stop() {
-    vlog(clusterlog.info, "stopping cluster::config_manager...");
+    vlog(clusterlog.info, "Stopping Config Manager...");
     _reconcile_wait.broken();
     co_await _gate.close();
 }
diff --git a/src/v/cluster/controller_backend.cc b/src/v/cluster/controller_backend.cc
index 4522a6c3d6d4..b16ce0ddfd36 100644
--- a/src/v/cluster/controller_backend.cc
+++ b/src/v/cluster/controller_backend.cc
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ controller_backend::controller_backend(
   , _as(as) {}
 
 ss::future<> controller_backend::stop() {
+    vlog(clusterlog.info, "Stopping Controller Backend...");
     _housekeeping_timer.cancel();
     return _gate.close();
 }
diff --git a/src/v/cluster/feature_manager.cc b/src/v/cluster/feature_manager.cc
index 2a9f91709222..5fa6f381206b 100644
--- a/src/v/cluster/feature_manager.cc
+++ b/src/v/cluster/feature_manager.cc
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ ss::future<> feature_manager::start() {
     co_return;
 }
 ss::future<> feature_manager::stop() {
+    vlog(clusterlog.info, "Stopping Feature Manager...");
     _group_manager.local().unregister_leadership_notification(
       _leader_notify_handle);
     _hm_backend.local().unregister_node_callback(_health_notify_handle);
diff --git a/src/v/cluster/health_manager.cc b/src/v/cluster/health_manager.cc
index 118abf415917..605ab983ef3e 100644
--- a/src/v/cluster/health_manager.cc
+++ b/src/v/cluster/health_manager.cc
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ ss::future<> health_manager::start() {
 }
 
 ss::future<> health_manager::stop() {
+    vlog(clusterlog.info, "Stopping Health Manager...");
     _timer.cancel();
     return _gate.close();
 }
diff --git a/src/v/cluster/health_monitor_backend.cc b/src/v/cluster/health_monitor_backend.cc
index 8d82361f74f9..0ccdd7e654a8 100644
--- a/src/v/cluster/health_monitor_backend.cc
+++ b/src/v/cluster/health_monitor_backend.cc
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ void health_monitor_backend::unregister_node_callback(
 }
 
 ss::future<> health_monitor_backend::stop() {
+    vlog(clusterlog.info, "Stopping Health Monitor Backend...");
     _raft_manager.local().unregister_leadership_notification(
       _leadership_notification_handle);
 
diff --git a/src/v/cluster/health_monitor_frontend.cc b/src/v/cluster/health_monitor_frontend.cc
index c55a361376fc..061503f932f9 100644
--- a/src/v/cluster/health_monitor_frontend.cc
+++ b/src/v/cluster/health_monitor_frontend.cc
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ ss::future<> health_monitor_frontend::start() {
 }
 
 ss::future<> health_monitor_frontend::stop() {
+    vlog(clusterlog.info, "Stopping Health Monitor Frontend...");
     if (ss::this_shard_id() == refresher_shard) {
         if (_refresh_timer.armed()) {
             _refresh_timer.cancel();
diff --git a/src/v/cluster/members_backend.cc b/src/v/cluster/members_backend.cc
index f69505b91d60..0c129f621712 100644
--- a/src/v/cluster/members_backend.cc
+++ b/src/v/cluster/members_backend.cc
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ members_backend::members_backend(
 }
 
 ss::future<> members_backend::stop() {
+    vlog(clusterlog.info, "Stopping Members Backend...");
     _retry_timer.cancel();
     _new_updates.broken();
     return _bg.close();
diff --git a/src/v/cluster/members_frontend.cc b/src/v/cluster/members_frontend.cc
index 38dc0c2af4fa..785acfe7e1e1 100644
--- a/src/v/cluster/members_frontend.cc
+++ b/src/v/cluster/members_frontend.cc
@@ -43,10 +43,6 @@ members_frontend::members_frontend(
   , _feature_table(feature_table)
   , _as(as) {}
 
-ss::future<> members_frontend::start() { return ss::now(); }
-
-ss::future<> members_frontend::stop() { return ss::now(); }
-
 ss::future<std::error_code>
 members_frontend::finish_node_reallocations(model::node_id id) {
     auto leader = _leaders.local().get_leader(model::controller_ntp);
diff --git a/src/v/cluster/members_frontend.h b/src/v/cluster/members_frontend.h
index 83178d45b7f0..ec970eaa0920 100644
--- a/src/v/cluster/members_frontend.h
+++ b/src/v/cluster/members_frontend.h
@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@ class members_frontend {
       ss::sharded<feature_table>&,
       ss::sharded<ss::abort_source>&);
 
-    ss::future<> start();
-    ss::future<> stop();
-
     ss::future<std::error_code> decommission_node(model::node_id);
     ss::future<std::error_code> recommission_node(model::node_id);
     ss::future<std::error_code> finish_node_reallocations(model::node_id);
diff --git a/src/v/cluster/metrics_reporter.cc b/src/v/cluster/metrics_reporter.cc
index bba05716dfda..b02dc279c596 100644
--- a/src/v/cluster/metrics_reporter.cc
+++ b/src/v/cluster/metrics_reporter.cc
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ ss::future<> metrics_reporter::start() {
 }
 
 ss::future<> metrics_reporter::stop() {
+    vlog(clusterlog.info, "Stopping Metrics Reporter...");
     _tick_timer.cancel();
     co_await _gate.close();
 }
diff --git a/src/v/cluster/partition_leaders_table.cc b/src/v/cluster/partition_leaders_table.cc
index 1f976923b624..7f2d98fa259d 100644
--- a/src/v/cluster/partition_leaders_table.cc
+++ b/src/v/cluster/partition_leaders_table.cc
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ partition_leaders_table::partition_leaders_table(
   : _topic_table(topic_table) {}
 
 ss::future<> partition_leaders_table::stop() {
+    vlog(clusterlog.info, "Stopping Partition Leaders Table...");
+
     while (!_leader_promises.empty()) {
         auto it = _leader_promises.begin();
         for (auto& promise : it->second) {
diff --git a/src/v/cluster/scheduling/leader_balancer.cc b/src/v/cluster/scheduling/leader_balancer.cc
index 493ef0f36539..80ebfd27596f 100644
--- a/src/v/cluster/scheduling/leader_balancer.cc
+++ b/src/v/cluster/scheduling/leader_balancer.cc
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ ss::future<> leader_balancer::start() {
 }
 
 ss::future<> leader_balancer::stop() {
+    vlog(clusterlog.info, "Stopping Leader Balancer...");
     _leaders.unregister_leadership_change_notification(
       _raft0->ntp(), _leader_notify_handle);
     _members.unregister_maintenance_state_change_notification(