diff --git a/packages/interface-compliance-tests/src/connection/index.ts b/packages/interface-compliance-tests/src/connection/index.ts
index 833ca30ba1..45c488abea 100644
--- a/packages/interface-compliance-tests/src/connection/index.ts
+++ b/packages/interface-compliance-tests/src/connection/index.ts
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ export default (test: TestSetup<Connection>): void => {
       it.skip('should track inbound streams', async () => {
         // Add an remotely opened stream
         const stream = stubInterface<Stream>()
+        // @ts-expect-error
         connection.addStream(stream)
         expect(stream).to.have.property('direction', 'inbound')
       })
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/upgrader.ts b/packages/libp2p/src/upgrader.ts
index f77dcf6319..0409c870f8 100644
--- a/packages/libp2p/src/upgrader.ts
+++ b/packages/libp2p/src/upgrader.ts
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ export class DefaultUpgrader implements Upgrader {
                 protocols: [protocol]
               })
 
-              connection.addStream(muxedStream)
+              connection.streams.push(muxedStream)
               this.components.metrics?.trackProtocolStream(muxedStream, connection)
 
               this._onStream({ connection, stream: muxedStream, protocol })
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ export class DefaultUpgrader implements Upgrader {
         },
         // Run anytime a stream closes
         onStreamEnd: muxedStream => {
-          connection?.removeStream(muxedStream.id)
+          connection.streams.filter(stream => stream.id === muxedStream.id)[0]?.close()
         }
       })
 
diff --git a/packages/libp2p/test/connection/compliance.spec.ts b/packages/libp2p/test/connection/compliance.spec.ts
index ca216acd5d..977f08d4b3 100644
--- a/packages/libp2p/test/connection/compliance.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/libp2p/test/connection/compliance.spec.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ describe('connection compliance', () => {
             ...pair(),
             close: async () => {
               void stream.sink(async function * () {}())
-              connection.removeStream(stream.id)
+              connection.streams.filter(s => s.id === stream.id)[0]?.close()
               openStreams = openStreams.filter(s => s.id !== id)
             },
             closeRead: async () => {},