diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/network/element/RedundantVirtualRouterElement.java b/server/src/com/cloud/network/element/RedundantVirtualRouterElement.java
index e244c12011f..cf9cbb3d25c 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/network/element/RedundantVirtualRouterElement.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/network/element/RedundantVirtualRouterElement.java
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ import com.cloud.exception.ConcurrentOperationException;
 import com.cloud.exception.InsufficientCapacityException;
 import com.cloud.exception.ResourceUnavailableException;
 import com.cloud.network.Network;
-import com.cloud.network.PhysicalNetworkServiceProvider;
-import com.cloud.network.VirtualRouterProvider;
 import com.cloud.network.Network.Provider;
 import com.cloud.network.Network.Service;
 import com.cloud.network.NetworkManager;
-import com.cloud.network.dao.VirtualRouterProviderDao;
+import com.cloud.network.PhysicalNetworkServiceProvider;
+import com.cloud.network.VirtualRouterProvider;
 import com.cloud.network.VirtualRouterProvider.VirtualRouterProviderType;
+import com.cloud.network.dao.VirtualRouterProviderDao;
 import com.cloud.network.router.VirtualRouter;
 import com.cloud.offering.NetworkOffering;
 import com.cloud.uservm.UserVm;
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ public class RedundantVirtualRouterElement extends VirtualRouterElement implemen
     }
     
     @Override
-    public boolean shutdownProviderInstances(PhysicalNetworkServiceProvider provider, ReservationContext context, boolean forceShutdown) throws ConcurrentOperationException,
+    public boolean shutdownProviderInstances(PhysicalNetworkServiceProvider provider, ReservationContext context) throws ConcurrentOperationException,
             ResourceUnavailableException {
         VirtualRouterProviderVO element = _vrProviderDao.findByNspIdAndType(provider.getId(), VirtualRouterProviderType.RedundantVirtualRouterElement);
         if (element == null) {
@@ -135,9 +135,6 @@ public class RedundantVirtualRouterElement extends VirtualRouterElement implemen
         List<DomainRouterVO> routers = _routerDao.listByElementId(elementId);
         boolean result = true;
         for (DomainRouterVO router : routers) {
-            if (forceShutdown) {
-                result = result && (_routerMgr.stopRouter(router.getId(), true) != null);
-            }
             result = result && (_routerMgr.destroyRouter(router.getId()) != null);
         }
         return result;
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/network/element/VirtualRouterElement.java b/server/src/com/cloud/network/element/VirtualRouterElement.java
index 59653783a51..e5f86e84401 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/network/element/VirtualRouterElement.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/network/element/VirtualRouterElement.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import javax.ejb.Local;
-import javax.naming.ConfigurationException;
 
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 
@@ -41,8 +40,8 @@ import com.cloud.network.Network.Capability;
 import com.cloud.network.Network.GuestType;
 import com.cloud.network.Network.Provider;
 import com.cloud.network.Network.Service;
-import com.cloud.network.Networks.TrafficType;
 import com.cloud.network.NetworkManager;
+import com.cloud.network.Networks.TrafficType;
 import com.cloud.network.PhysicalNetworkServiceProvider;
 import com.cloud.network.PublicIpAddress;
 import com.cloud.network.RemoteAccessVpn;
@@ -73,8 +72,8 @@ import com.cloud.vm.NicProfile;
 import com.cloud.vm.ReservationContext;
 import com.cloud.vm.UserVmManager;
 import com.cloud.vm.VirtualMachine;
-import com.cloud.vm.VirtualMachineProfile;
 import com.cloud.vm.VirtualMachine.State;
+import com.cloud.vm.VirtualMachineProfile;
 import com.cloud.vm.dao.DomainRouterDao;
 import com.cloud.vm.dao.UserVmDao;
 
@@ -450,9 +449,6 @@ public class VirtualRouterElement extends AdapterBase implements VirtualRouterEl
         List<DomainRouterVO> routers = _routerDao.listByElementId(elementId);
         boolean result = true;
         for (DomainRouterVO router : routers) {
-            if (forceShutdown) {
-                result = result && (_routerMgr.stopRouter(router.getId(), true) != null);
-            }
             result = result && (_routerMgr.destroyRouter(router.getId()) != null);
         }
         return result;