diff --git a/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource.erl b/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource.erl
index c6b6cae66..05eb51dbc 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource.erl
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
     recreate_local/3,
     recreate_local/4,
     %% remove the config and stop the instance
-    remove/1,
     remove_local/1,
     reset_metrics/1,
     reset_metrics_local/1,
@@ -307,10 +306,6 @@ recreate_local(ResId, ResourceType, Config) ->
 recreate_local(ResId, ResourceType, Config, Opts) ->
     emqx_resource_manager:recreate(ResId, ResourceType, Config, Opts).
 
--spec remove(resource_id()) -> ok | {error, Reason :: term()}.
-remove(ResId) ->
-    emqx_resource_proto_v1:remove(ResId).
-
 -spec remove_local(resource_id()) -> ok.
 remove_local(ResId) ->
     case emqx_resource_manager:remove(ResId) of
diff --git a/apps/emqx_resource/test/emqx_resource_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_resource/test/emqx_resource_SUITE.erl
index f2531950c..873d30abd 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_resource/test/emqx_resource_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_resource/test/emqx_resource_SUITE.erl
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ init_per_testcase(_, Config) ->
 
 end_per_testcase(_, _Config) ->
     snabbkaffe:stop(),
-    _ = emqx_resource:remove(?ID),
+    _ = emqx_resource:remove_local(?ID),
     emqx_common_test_helpers:call_janitor(),
     ok.
 
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ t_create_remove(_) ->
 
             ?assert(is_process_alive(Pid)),
 
-            ?assertEqual(ok, emqx_resource:remove(?ID)),
-            ?assertMatch(ok, emqx_resource:remove(?ID)),
+            ?assertEqual(ok, emqx_resource:remove_local(?ID)),
+            ?assertMatch(ok, emqx_resource:remove_local(?ID)),
 
             ?assertNot(is_process_alive(Pid))
         end,
@@ -1218,7 +1218,7 @@ t_reset_metrics(_) ->
     {ok, #{pid := Pid}} = emqx_resource:query(?ID, get_state),
     emqx_resource:reset_metrics(?ID),
     ?assert(is_process_alive(Pid)),
-    ok = emqx_resource:remove(?ID),
+    ok = emqx_resource:remove_local(?ID),
     ?assertNot(is_process_alive(Pid)).
 
 t_auto_retry(_) ->