diff --git a/src/examples/media-session/media-session.c b/src/examples/media-session/media-session.c
index b9624e05f..d88a6d60c 100644
--- a/src/examples/media-session/media-session.c
+++ b/src/examples/media-session/media-session.c
@@ -1182,6 +1182,13 @@ struct sm_object *sm_media_session_find_object(struct sm_media_session *sess, ui
 	return find_object(impl, id);
 }
 
+int sm_media_session_destroy_object(struct sm_media_session *sess, uint32_t id)
+{
+	struct impl *impl = SPA_CONTAINER_OF(sess, struct impl, this);
+	pw_registry_destroy(impl->registry, id);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int sm_media_session_schedule_rescan(struct sm_media_session *sess)
 {
 	struct impl *impl = SPA_CONTAINER_OF(sess, struct impl, this);
diff --git a/src/examples/media-session/media-session.h b/src/examples/media-session/media-session.h
index 5e639a578..fc3b9aef7 100644
--- a/src/examples/media-session/media-session.h
+++ b/src/examples/media-session/media-session.h
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ int sm_media_session_sync(struct sm_media_session *sess,
 		void (*callback) (void *data), void *data);
 
 struct sm_object *sm_media_session_find_object(struct sm_media_session *sess, uint32_t id);
+int sm_media_session_destroy_object(struct sm_media_session *sess, uint32_t id);
 
 int sm_media_session_schedule_rescan(struct sm_media_session *sess);
 
diff --git a/src/examples/media-session/policy-node.c b/src/examples/media-session/policy-node.c
index 76f2d8be4..28a3c9a4a 100644
--- a/src/examples/media-session/policy-node.c
+++ b/src/examples/media-session/policy-node.c
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ static int rescan_node(struct impl *impl, struct node *n)
 
 		str = spa_dict_lookup(props, PW_KEY_NODE_DONT_RECONNECT);
 		if (str != NULL && pw_properties_parse_bool(str)) {
-//			pw_registry_destroy(impl->registry, n->id);
+			sm_media_session_destroy_object(impl->session, n->id);
 		}
 
 		obj = sm_media_session_find_object(impl->session, n->client_id);