diff --git a/zenoh/src/net/routing/dispatcher/resource.rs b/zenoh/src/net/routing/dispatcher/resource.rs
index 1d9e396812..9e9379fbb0 100644
--- a/zenoh/src/net/routing/dispatcher/resource.rs
+++ b/zenoh/src/net/routing/dispatcher/resource.rs
@@ -285,16 +285,6 @@ impl Resource {
         })
     }
 
-    pub fn close(res: &mut Arc<Resource>) {
-        let r = get_mut_unchecked(res);
-        for (_s, c) in &mut r.childs {
-            Self::close(c);
-        }
-        r.parent.take();
-        r.childs.clear();
-        r.nonwild_prefix.take();
-    }
-
     pub fn clean(res: &mut Arc<Resource>) {
         let mut resclone = res.clone();
         let mutres = get_mut_unchecked(&mut resclone);
diff --git a/zenoh/src/net/routing/hat/linkstate_peer/mod.rs b/zenoh/src/net/routing/hat/linkstate_peer/mod.rs
index 8aa9c69a39..58f621398a 100644
--- a/zenoh/src/net/routing/hat/linkstate_peer/mod.rs
+++ b/zenoh/src/net/routing/hat/linkstate_peer/mod.rs
@@ -453,8 +453,6 @@ impl HatBaseTrait for HatCode {
     }
 
     fn close(&self, tables: &mut Tables) {
-        hat_mut!(tables).peer_qabls.clear();
-        hat_mut!(tables).peer_subs.clear();
         hat_mut!(tables).peers_net.take();
     }
 }
diff --git a/zenoh/src/net/routing/hat/router/mod.rs b/zenoh/src/net/routing/hat/router/mod.rs
index 7df245fa45..041ec17913 100644
--- a/zenoh/src/net/routing/hat/router/mod.rs
+++ b/zenoh/src/net/routing/hat/router/mod.rs
@@ -753,10 +753,6 @@ impl HatBaseTrait for HatCode {
     }
 
     fn close(&self, tables: &mut Tables) {
-        hat_mut!(tables).peer_qabls.clear();
-        hat_mut!(tables).router_qabls.clear();
-        hat_mut!(tables).peer_subs.clear();
-        hat_mut!(tables).router_subs.clear();
         hat_mut!(tables).peers_net.take();
         hat_mut!(tables).routers_net.take();
     }