diff --git a/src/adapter.c b/src/adapter.c
index afefa1d..16da200 100644
--- a/src/adapter.c
+++ b/src/adapter.c
@@ -7171,6 +7171,8 @@ static void adapter_remove_connection(struct btd_adapter *adapter,
 						struct btd_device *device,
 						uint8_t bdaddr_type)
 {
+	bool remove_device = false;
+
 	DBG("");
 
 	if (!g_slist_find(adapter->connections, device)) {
@@ -7178,7 +7180,7 @@ static void adapter_remove_connection(struct btd_adapter *adapter,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	device_remove_connection(device, bdaddr_type);
+	device_remove_connection(device, bdaddr_type, &remove_device);
 
 	if (device_is_authenticating(device))
 		device_cancel_authentication(device, TRUE);
@@ -7188,6 +7190,13 @@ static void adapter_remove_connection(struct btd_adapter *adapter,
 		return;
 
 	adapter->connections = g_slist_remove(adapter->connections, device);
+
+	if (remove_device) {
+		const char *path = device_get_path(device);
+
+		DBG("Removing temporary device %s", path);
+		btd_adapter_remove_device(adapter, device);
+	}
 }
 
 static void adapter_stop(struct btd_adapter *adapter)
diff --git a/src/device.c b/src/device.c
index 7b451e4..c5484ca 100644
--- a/src/device.c
+++ b/src/device.c
@@ -3073,7 +3073,8 @@ static void set_temporary_timer(struct btd_device *dev, unsigned int timeout)
 								dev, NULL);
 }
 
-void device_remove_connection(struct btd_device *device, uint8_t bdaddr_type)
+void device_remove_connection(struct btd_device *device, uint8_t bdaddr_type,
+								bool *remove)
 {
 	struct bearer_state *state = get_state(device, bdaddr_type);
 	DBusMessage *reply;
@@ -3159,7 +3160,7 @@ void device_remove_connection(struct btd_device *device, uint8_t bdaddr_type)
 						DEVICE_INTERFACE, "Connected");
 
 	if (remove_device)
-		set_temporary_timer(device, 0);
+		*remove = remove_device;
 }
 
 guint device_add_disconnect_watch(struct btd_device *device,
diff --git a/src/device.h b/src/device.h
index 960255d..d7f8862 100644
--- a/src/device.h
+++ b/src/device.h
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ int device_notify_pincode(struct btd_device *device, gboolean secure,
 void device_cancel_authentication(struct btd_device *device, gboolean aborted);
 gboolean device_is_authenticating(struct btd_device *device);
 void device_add_connection(struct btd_device *dev, uint8_t bdaddr_type);
-void device_remove_connection(struct btd_device *device, uint8_t bdaddr_type);
+void device_remove_connection(struct btd_device *device, uint8_t bdaddr_type,
+								bool *remove);
 void device_request_disconnect(struct btd_device *device, DBusMessage *msg);
 bool device_is_disconnecting(struct btd_device *device);
 void device_set_ltk_enc_size(struct btd_device *device, uint8_t enc_size);