diff --git a/lib/units/device/plugins/forward/util/manager.js b/lib/units/device/plugins/forward/util/manager.js
index 7ecf6d5d..b38af51b 100644
--- a/lib/units/device/plugins/forward/util/manager.js
+++ b/lib/units/device/plugins/forward/util/manager.js
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ util.inherits(ForwardHandler, events.EventEmitter)
 function DestHandler(id, conn, options) {
   function endListener() {
     conn.removeListener('drain', drainListener)
+    writer.removeListener('readable', readableListener)
     this.emit('end')
   }