diff --git a/include/qpid/dispatch/protocol_adaptor.h b/include/qpid/dispatch/protocol_adaptor.h
index 5cc099ab8..8bb80b3c3 100644
--- a/include/qpid/dispatch/protocol_adaptor.h
+++ b/include/qpid/dispatch/protocol_adaptor.h
@@ -137,9 +137,8 @@ typedef void (*qdr_link_second_attach_t) (void           *context,
  * @param error Error record if the detach is the result of an error condition, null otherwise
  * @param first True if this is the first detach (i.e. initiated outbound), False if this is the
  *              the response to a remotely initiated detach
- * @param close True if this is a link close, False if this is a link detach
  */
-typedef void (*qdr_link_detach_t) (void *context, qdr_link_t *link, qdr_error_t *error, bool first, bool close);
+typedef void (*qdr_link_detach_t) (void *context, qdr_link_t *link, qdr_error_t *error, bool first);
 
 /**
  * qdr_link_flow_t callback
diff --git a/src/adaptors/amqp/amqp_adaptor.c b/src/adaptors/amqp/amqp_adaptor.c
index d11c97bf4..b6ae307bf 100644
--- a/src/adaptors/amqp/amqp_adaptor.c
+++ b/src/adaptors/amqp/amqp_adaptor.c
@@ -1917,7 +1917,7 @@ static void CORE_close_connection(void *context, qdr_connection_t *qdr_conn, qdr
     }
 }
 
-static void CORE_link_detach(void *context, qdr_link_t *link, qdr_error_t *error, bool first, bool close)
+static void CORE_link_detach(void *context, qdr_link_t *link, qdr_error_t *error, bool first)
 {
     qd_link_t   *qlink  = (qd_link_t*) qdr_link_get_context(link);
     if (!qlink)
@@ -1949,10 +1949,7 @@ static void CORE_link_detach(void *context, qdr_link_t *link, qdr_error_t *error
         }
     }
 
-    if (close)
-        qd_link_close(qlink);
-    else
-        qd_link_detach(qlink);
+    qd_link_close(qlink);
 
     //
     // This is the last event for this link that we are going to send into Proton.
diff --git a/src/adaptors/amqp/container.c b/src/adaptors/amqp/container.c
index 756af1612..39599eeac 100644
--- a/src/adaptors/amqp/container.c
+++ b/src/adaptors/amqp/container.c
@@ -911,15 +911,6 @@ void qd_link_close(qd_link_t *link)
 }
 
 
-void qd_link_detach(qd_link_t *link)
-{
-    if (link->pn_link) {
-        pn_link_detach(link->pn_link);
-        pn_link_close(link->pn_link);
-    }
-}
-
-
 /** sending link has entered Q3 flow control */
 void qd_link_q3_block(qd_link_t *link)
 {
diff --git a/src/adaptors/amqp/container.h b/src/adaptors/amqp/container.h
index 4766b7fe5..c133c9671 100644
--- a/src/adaptors/amqp/container.h
+++ b/src/adaptors/amqp/container.h
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ pn_terminus_t *qd_link_target(qd_link_t *link);
 pn_terminus_t *qd_link_remote_source(qd_link_t *link);
 pn_terminus_t *qd_link_remote_target(qd_link_t *link);
 void qd_link_close(qd_link_t *link);
-void qd_link_detach(qd_link_t *link);
 void qd_link_free(qd_link_t *link);
 void qd_link_q2_restart_receive(const qd_alloc_safe_ptr_t context);
 void qd_link_q3_block(qd_link_t *link);
diff --git a/src/adaptors/tcp/tcp_adaptor.c b/src/adaptors/tcp/tcp_adaptor.c
index c26454b9b..f4ef56ac9 100644
--- a/src/adaptors/tcp/tcp_adaptor.c
+++ b/src/adaptors/tcp/tcp_adaptor.c
@@ -2194,7 +2194,7 @@ static void CORE_second_attach(void           *context,
 }
 
 
-static void CORE_detach(void *context, qdr_link_t *link, qdr_error_t *error, bool first, bool close)
+static void CORE_detach(void *context, qdr_link_t *link, qdr_error_t *error, bool first)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/router_core/connections.c b/src/router_core/connections.c
index 0fd864519..c7977dba6 100644
--- a/src/router_core/connections.c
+++ b/src/router_core/connections.c
@@ -494,8 +494,7 @@ int qdr_connection_process(qdr_connection_t *conn)
                 case QDR_LINK_WORK_FIRST_DETACH :
                 case QDR_LINK_WORK_SECOND_DETACH :
                     conn->protocol_adaptor->detach_handler(conn->protocol_adaptor->user_context, link, link_work->error,
-                                                           link_work->work_type == QDR_LINK_WORK_FIRST_DETACH,
-                                                           link_work->close_link);
+                                                           link_work->work_type == QDR_LINK_WORK_FIRST_DETACH);
                     detach_sent = true;
                     break;
                 }
@@ -1286,7 +1285,6 @@ void qdr_link_outbound_detach_CT(qdr_core_t *core, qdr_link_t *link, qdr_error_t
 
     link->detach_count += 1;
     qdr_link_work_t *work = qdr_link_work(link->detach_count == 1 ? QDR_LINK_WORK_FIRST_DETACH : QDR_LINK_WORK_SECOND_DETACH);
-    work->close_link = close;
 
     if (error)
         work->error = error;
diff --git a/src/router_core/router_core_private.h b/src/router_core/router_core_private.h
index b95c9f5e3..df69d8a6d 100644
--- a/src/router_core/router_core_private.h
+++ b/src/router_core/router_core_private.h
@@ -327,7 +327,6 @@ typedef struct qdr_link_work_t {
     qdr_error_t                  *error;
     int                           value;
     qdr_link_work_drain_action_t  drain_action;
-    bool                          close_link;
     bool                          processing;
 } qdr_link_work_t;