diff --git a/packages/interface-compliance-tests/src/connection/index.ts b/packages/interface-compliance-tests/src/connection/index.ts
index 833ca30ba1..604030182d 100644
--- a/packages/interface-compliance-tests/src/connection/index.ts
+++ b/packages/interface-compliance-tests/src/connection/index.ts
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ export default (test: TestSetup<Connection>): void => {
       it.skip('should track inbound streams', async () => {
         // Add an remotely opened stream
         const stream = stubInterface<Stream>()
-        connection.addStream(stream)
+        // connection.addStream(stream)
         expect(stream).to.have.property('direction', 'inbound')
       })
 
diff --git a/packages/interface-compliance-tests/src/mocks/connection.ts b/packages/interface-compliance-tests/src/mocks/connection.ts
index 8c88ba057b..566de6d05c 100644
--- a/packages/interface-compliance-tests/src/mocks/connection.ts
+++ b/packages/interface-compliance-tests/src/mocks/connection.ts
@@ -94,14 +94,6 @@ class MockConnection implements Connection {
     return stream
   }
 
-  addStream (stream: Stream): void {
-    this.streams.push(stream)
-  }
-
-  removeStream (id: string): void {
-    this.streams = this.streams.filter(stream => stream.id !== id)
-  }
-
   async close (options?: AbortOptions): Promise<void> {
     this.status = 'closing'
     await Promise.all(
@@ -147,7 +139,7 @@ export function mockConnection (maConn: MultiaddrConnection, opts: MockConnectio
             muxedStream.sink = stream.sink
             muxedStream.source = stream.source
 
-            connection.addStream(muxedStream)
+            connection.streams.push(muxedStream)
             const { handler } = registrar.getHandler(protocol)
 
             handler({ connection, stream: muxedStream })
@@ -159,7 +151,7 @@ export function mockConnection (maConn: MultiaddrConnection, opts: MockConnectio
       }
     },
     onStreamEnd: (muxedStream) => {
-      connection.removeStream(muxedStream.id)
+      connection.streams = connection.streams.filter(stream => stream.id !== muxedStream.id)
     }
   })
 
diff --git a/packages/interface/src/connection/index.ts b/packages/interface/src/connection/index.ts
index 6a2100f75d..2bed6736a1 100644
--- a/packages/interface/src/connection/index.ts
+++ b/packages/interface/src/connection/index.ts
@@ -258,16 +258,6 @@ export interface Connection {
    */
   newStream: (protocols: string | string[], options?: NewStreamOptions) => Promise<Stream>
 
-  /**
-   * Add a stream to this connection
-   */
-  addStream: (stream: Stream) => void
-
-  /**
-   * Remove a stream from this connection
-   */
-  removeStream: (id: string) => void
-
   /**
    * Gracefully close the connection. All queued data will be written to the
    * underlying transport.
diff --git a/packages/libp2p/src/connection/index.ts b/packages/libp2p/src/connection/index.ts
index 53b1a704b3..8509b8d70a 100644
--- a/packages/libp2p/src/connection/index.ts
+++ b/packages/libp2p/src/connection/index.ts
@@ -138,20 +138,6 @@ export class ConnectionImpl implements Connection {
     return stream
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Add a stream when it is opened to the registry
-   */
-  addStream (stream: Stream): void {
-    stream.direction = 'inbound'
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Remove stream registry after it is closed
-   */
-  removeStream (id: string): void {
-
-  }
-
   /**
    * Close the connection
    */
diff --git a/packages/libp2p/src/upgrader.ts b/packages/libp2p/src/upgrader.ts
index f77dcf6319..adf079b49f 100644
--- a/packages/libp2p/src/upgrader.ts
+++ b/packages/libp2p/src/upgrader.ts
@@ -415,7 +415,6 @@ export class DefaultUpgrader implements Upgrader {
                 protocols: [protocol]
               })
 
-              connection.addStream(muxedStream)
               this.components.metrics?.trackProtocolStream(muxedStream, connection)
 
               this._onStream({ connection, stream: muxedStream, protocol })
@@ -427,10 +426,6 @@ export class DefaultUpgrader implements Upgrader {
                 await muxedStream.close()
               }
             })
-        },
-        // Run anytime a stream closes
-        onStreamEnd: muxedStream => {
-          connection?.removeStream(muxedStream.id)
         }
       })
 
diff --git a/packages/libp2p/test/connection/compliance.spec.ts b/packages/libp2p/test/connection/compliance.spec.ts
index ca216acd5d..41059425b7 100644
--- a/packages/libp2p/test/connection/compliance.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/libp2p/test/connection/compliance.spec.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ describe('connection compliance', () => {
             ...pair(),
             close: async () => {
               void stream.sink(async function * () {}())
-              connection.removeStream(stream.id)
               openStreams = openStreams.filter(s => s.id !== id)
             },
             closeRead: async () => {},