diff --git a/p2p/discover/portal_protocol.go b/p2p/discover/portal_protocol.go
index c59c268f74..a1b32fc15d 100644
--- a/p2p/discover/portal_protocol.go
+++ b/p2p/discover/portal_protocol.go
@@ -265,7 +265,6 @@ func (p *PortalProtocol) Start() error {
 func (p *PortalProtocol) Stop() {
 	p.cancelCloseCtx()
 	p.table.close()
-	p.DiscV5.Close()
 	err := p.utp.Close()
 	if err != nil {
 		p.Log.Error("failed to close utp listener", "err", err)