diff --git a/src/libvirt_probes.d b/src/libvirt_probes.d
index ac6c5462292f26ef7df601ae6f705e8e8e22fc3e..0dac8f35d318c5607a87e997d49e86d211dd7725 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_probes.d
+++ b/src/libvirt_probes.d
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ provider libvirt {
 	probe rpc_keepalive_ref(void *ka, void *client, int refs);
 	probe rpc_keepalive_free(void *ka, void *client, int refs);
 	probe rpc_keepalive_start(void *ka, void *client, int interval, int count);
-	probe rpc_keepalive_stop(void *ka, void *client, bool all);
+	probe rpc_keepalive_stop(void *ka, void *client);
 	probe rpc_keepalive_send(void *ka, void *client, int prog, int vers, int proc);
 	probe rpc_keepalive_received(void *ka, void *client, int prog, int vers, int proc);
 	probe rpc_keepalive_timeout(void *ka, void *client, int coundToDeath, int idle);
diff --git a/src/rpc/virkeepalive.c b/src/rpc/virkeepalive.c
index 7984adad71a2274d9767772a01fe1f4d8e50e405..70cf31ed9fcbe4dbabb21f2923475099247b15e7 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virkeepalive.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virkeepalive.c
@@ -328,14 +328,14 @@ cleanup:
 }
 
 
-static void
-virKeepAliveStopInternal(virKeepAlivePtr ka, bool all ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
+void
+virKeepAliveStop(virKeepAlivePtr ka)
 {
     virKeepAliveLock(ka);
 
     PROBE(RPC_KEEPALIVE_STOP,
-          "ka=%p client=%p all=%d",
-          ka, ka->client, all);
+          "ka=%p client=%p",
+          ka, ka->client);
 
     if (ka->timer > 0) {
         virEventRemoveTimeout(ka->timer);
@@ -346,20 +346,6 @@ virKeepAliveStopInternal(virKeepAlivePtr ka, bool all ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
 }
 
 
-void
-virKeepAliveStop(virKeepAlivePtr ka)
-{
-    virKeepAliveStopInternal(ka, true);
-}
-
-
-void
-virKeepAliveStopSending(virKeepAlivePtr ka)
-{
-    virKeepAliveStopInternal(ka, false);
-}
-
-
 int
 virKeepAliveTimeout(virKeepAlivePtr ka)
 {
diff --git a/src/rpc/virkeepalive.h b/src/rpc/virkeepalive.h
index 62227d06842f28bd3480d0da16d1a61acdde94ed..1e2521423bb4f1f342bc623d7a5ac5277524fc09 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virkeepalive.h
+++ b/src/rpc/virkeepalive.h
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ int virKeepAliveStart(virKeepAlivePtr ka,
                       int interval,
                       unsigned int count);
 void virKeepAliveStop(virKeepAlivePtr ka);
-void virKeepAliveStopSending(virKeepAlivePtr ka);
 
 int virKeepAliveTimeout(virKeepAlivePtr ka);
 bool virKeepAliveTrigger(virKeepAlivePtr ka,
diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetclient.c b/src/rpc/virnetclient.c
index 48c6a5dc56016f88ef27171a5cf028baf75da4aa..25bafea29e5cb076a857d1ff9394b883c2f65dd9 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetclient.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetclient.c
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ void
 virNetClientKeepAliveStop(virNetClientPtr client)
 {
     virNetClientLock(client);
-    virKeepAliveStopSending(client->keepalive);
+    virKeepAliveStop(client->keepalive);
     virNetClientUnlock(client);
 }