diff --git a/hapi-fhir-jpaserver-subscription/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/subscription/module/cache/ActiveSubscription.java b/hapi-fhir-jpaserver-subscription/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/subscription/module/cache/ActiveSubscription.java
index 7a8762492f5..fefc2c44da5 100644
--- a/hapi-fhir-jpaserver-subscription/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/subscription/module/cache/ActiveSubscription.java
+++ b/hapi-fhir-jpaserver-subscription/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/subscription/module/cache/ActiveSubscription.java
@@ -105,12 +105,6 @@ public class ActiveSubscription implements Closeable {
 		}
 	}
 
-	public void removeChannel() {
-		if (mySubscribableChannel instanceof IRemovableChannel) {
-			((IRemovableChannel)mySubscribableChannel).removeChannel();
-		}
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Use close() instead
 	 * KHS 15 Apr 2019
diff --git a/hapi-fhir-jpaserver-subscription/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/subscription/module/cache/ActiveSubscriptionCache.java b/hapi-fhir-jpaserver-subscription/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/subscription/module/cache/ActiveSubscriptionCache.java
index 03dfc623ba2..25affc8f995 100644
--- a/hapi-fhir-jpaserver-subscription/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/subscription/module/cache/ActiveSubscriptionCache.java
+++ b/hapi-fhir-jpaserver-subscription/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/subscription/module/cache/ActiveSubscriptionCache.java
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ class ActiveSubscriptionCache {
 		}
 
 		activeSubscription.close();
-		activeSubscription.removeChannel();
 		myCache.remove(theSubscriptionId);
 	}
 
diff --git a/hapi-fhir-jpaserver-subscription/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/subscription/module/cache/IRemovableChannel.java b/hapi-fhir-jpaserver-subscription/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/subscription/module/cache/IRemovableChannel.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 197e8ca7430..00000000000
--- a/hapi-fhir-jpaserver-subscription/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/subscription/module/cache/IRemovableChannel.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-package ca.uhn.fhir.jpa.subscription.module.cache;
-
-/*-
- * #%L
- * HAPI FHIR Subscription Server
- * %%
- * Copyright (C) 2014 - 2019 University Health Network
- * %%
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- * 
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- * 
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- * #L%
- */
-
-public interface IRemovableChannel {
-	void removeChannel();
-}