diff --git a/packages/cosmic-swingset/lib/launch-chain.js b/packages/cosmic-swingset/lib/launch-chain.js
index a96d1228b30..430ad16887a 100644
--- a/packages/cosmic-swingset/lib/launch-chain.js
+++ b/packages/cosmic-swingset/lib/launch-chain.js
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ const log = anylogger('launch-chain');
 
 const SWING_STORE_META_KEY = 'cosmos/meta';
 
-// This is how many steps we run per block, as per #2299.
+// This is how many cranks we run per block, as per #2299.
 // TODO Make it dependent upon metering instead.
-const FIXME_STEPS_PER_BLOCK = 1000;
+const FIXME_MAX_CRANKS_PER_BLOCK = 1000;
 
 async function buildSwingset(
   mailboxStorage,
@@ -99,14 +99,13 @@ export async function launch(
   // ////////////////////////////
   // TODO: This is where we would add the scheduler.
   async function endBlock(_blockHeight, _blockTime) {
-    let stepsRemaining = FIXME_STEPS_PER_BLOCK;
+    let stepsRemaining = FIXME_MAX_CRANKS_PER_BLOCK;
     let stepped = true;
     while (stepped && stepsRemaining > 0) {
       // eslint-disable-next-line no-await-in-loop
       stepped = await controller.step();
       stepsRemaining -= 1;
     }
-    await controller.run();
   }
 
   async function saveChainState() {