diff --git a/src/modules/module-client-node/client-node.c b/src/modules/module-client-node/client-node.c
index 27e703292..ccb043d4f 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-client-node/client-node.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-client-node/client-node.c
@@ -1047,12 +1047,6 @@ static void client_node_event(void *data, struct spa_event *event)
 	this->callbacks->event(this->callbacks_data, event);
 }
 
-static void client_node_destroy(void *data)
-{
-	struct impl *impl = data;
-	pw_client_node_destroy(&impl->this);
-}
-
 static struct pw_client_node_proxy_methods client_node_methods = {
 	PW_VERSION_CLIENT_NODE_PROXY_METHODS,
 	.done = client_node_done,
@@ -1060,7 +1054,6 @@ static struct pw_client_node_proxy_methods client_node_methods = {
 	.port_update = client_node_port_update,
 	.set_active = client_node_set_active,
 	.event = client_node_event,
-	.destroy = client_node_destroy,
 };
 
 static void node_on_data_fd_events(struct spa_source *source)
diff --git a/src/modules/module-client-node/protocol-native.c b/src/modules/module-client-node/protocol-native.c
index 30852a8c8..30d9e99cd 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-client-node/protocol-native.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-client-node/protocol-native.c
@@ -832,6 +832,7 @@ static int client_node_demarshal_destroy(void *object, void *data, size_t size)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	pw_resource_do(resource, struct pw_client_node_proxy_methods, destroy, 0);
+	pw_resource_destroy(resource);
 	return 0;
 }