diff --git a/external/oxen-libquic b/external/oxen-libquic
index f903a8f6d..fdc8b2a51 160000
--- a/external/oxen-libquic
+++ b/external/oxen-libquic
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit f903a8f6d08398c591c9fd12e93a3c35c5fa65c7
+Subproject commit fdc8b2a514c3da0012adfcb6a0d08809c1bc5e06
diff --git a/llarp/link/link_manager.cpp b/llarp/link/link_manager.cpp
index b70ce4f80..2b94d844f 100644
--- a/llarp/link/link_manager.cpp
+++ b/llarp/link/link_manager.cpp
@@ -51,27 +51,6 @@ namespace llarp
       return false;
     }
 
-    bool
-    Endpoint::deregister_peer(RouterID _rid)
-    {
-      if (auto itr = conns.find(_rid); itr != conns.end())
-      {
-        auto& c = itr->second;
-        auto& _scid = c->conn->scid();
-
-        link_manager._router.loop()->call([this, scid = _scid, rid = _rid]() {
-          endpoint->close_connection(scid);
-
-          conns.erase(rid);
-          connid_map.erase(scid);
-        });
-
-        return true;
-      }
-
-      return false;
-    }
-
     size_t
     Endpoint::num_connected(bool clients_only) const
     {
@@ -111,18 +90,15 @@ namespace llarp
     void
     Endpoint::close_connection(RouterID _rid)
     {
-      if (auto itr = conns.find(_rid); itr != conns.end())
-      {
-        auto& c = itr->second;
-        auto& _scid = c->conn->scid();
-
-        link_manager._router.loop()->call([this, scid = _scid, rid = _rid]() {
-          endpoint->close_connection(scid);
+      assert(link_manager._router.loop()->inEventLoop());
+      auto itr = conns.find(_rid);
+      if (itr != conns.end())
+        return;
 
-          conns.erase(rid);
-          connid_map.erase(scid);
-        });
-      }
+      auto& conn = *itr->second->conn;
+      conn.close_connection();
+      connid_map.erase(conn.scid());
+      conns.erase(itr);
     }
 
   }  // namespace link
@@ -464,18 +440,6 @@ namespace llarp
     return ep.have_conn(remote, true);
   }
 
-  void
-  LinkManager::deregister_peer(RouterID remote)
-  {
-    if (auto rv = ep.deregister_peer(remote); rv)
-    {
-      persisting_conns.erase(remote);
-      log::info(logcat, "Peer {} successfully de-registered", remote);
-    }
-    else
-      log::warning(logcat, "Peer {} not found for de-registration!", remote);
-  }
-
   void
   LinkManager::stop()
   {
diff --git a/llarp/link/link_manager.hpp b/llarp/link/link_manager.hpp
index 943521c96..6a1b3cba8 100644
--- a/llarp/link/link_manager.hpp
+++ b/llarp/link/link_manager.hpp
@@ -61,9 +61,6 @@ namespace llarp
       bool
       have_conn(const RouterID& remote, bool client_only) const;
 
-      bool
-      deregister_peer(RouterID remote);
-
       size_t
       num_connected(bool clients_only) const;
 
@@ -268,9 +265,6 @@ namespace llarp
     bool
     have_client_connection_to(const RouterID& remote) const;
 
-    void
-    deregister_peer(RouterID remote);
-
     void
     test_reachability(const RouterID& rid, conn_open_hook, conn_closed_hook);
 
diff --git a/llarp/router/router.cpp b/llarp/router/router.cpp
index 16a277750..9d941e065 100644
--- a/llarp/router/router.cpp
+++ b/llarp/router/router.cpp
@@ -981,7 +981,7 @@ namespace llarp
 
       // mark peers as de-registered
       for (auto& peer : close_peers)
-        _link_manager.deregister_peer(peer);
+        _link_manager.close_connection(peer);
     }
     */