diff --git a/apps/emqx_management/include/emqx_mgmt.hrl b/apps/emqx_management/include/emqx_mgmt.hrl
index 7f6b5a675..58e0e8692 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_management/include/emqx_mgmt.hrl
+++ b/apps/emqx_management/include/emqx_mgmt.hrl
@@ -14,6 +14,4 @@
 %% limitations under the License.
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 
--define(MANAGEMENT_SHARD, emqx_management_shard).
-
 -define(DEFAULT_ROW_LIMIT, 100).
diff --git a/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt_app.erl b/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt_app.erl
index 2d48ed662..e8bd5d76e 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt_app.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt_app.erl
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 -include("emqx_mgmt.hrl").
 
 start(_Type, _Args) ->
-    ok = mria_rlog:wait_for_shards([?MANAGEMENT_SHARD], infinity),
     case emqx_mgmt_auth:init_bootstrap_file() of
         ok ->
             emqx_conf:add_handler([api_key], emqx_mgmt_auth),
diff --git a/changes/ce/fix-11092.en.md b/changes/ce/fix-11092.en.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..64d8adfd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/ce/fix-11092.en.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Fix problem when replicants were unable to connect to the core node due to timeout in `mria_lb:core_nodes()` call.
+Relevant mria pull request: https://github.com/emqx/mria/pull/143