diff --git a/src/nm-manager.c b/src/nm-manager.c
index ea0663f5b..d3d660cd7 100644
--- a/src/nm-manager.c
+++ b/src/nm-manager.c
@@ -769,6 +769,8 @@ remove_device (NMManager *manager, NMDevice *device, gboolean quitting)
 
 	g_signal_emit (manager, signals[DEVICE_REMOVED], 0, device);
 	g_object_notify (G_OBJECT (manager), NM_MANAGER_DEVICES);
+
+	nm_dbus_manager_unregister_object (priv->dbus_mgr, device);
 	g_object_unref (device);
 
 	if (priv->startup)