diff --git a/patches/systemvm/debian/config/opt/cloud/bin/cloud-nic.sh b/patches/systemvm/debian/config/opt/cloud/bin/cloud-nic.sh
index 24596f794e2..b067a98fb00 100755
--- a/patches/systemvm/debian/config/opt/cloud/bin/cloud-nic.sh
+++ b/patches/systemvm/debian/config/opt/cloud/bin/cloud-nic.sh
@@ -17,13 +17,21 @@ unplug_nic() {
   sudo sed -i /"$tableNo $tableName"/d /etc/iproute2/rt_tables 2>/dev/null
   sudo ip route flush cache
   # remove network usage rules
-  sudo iptables -t mangle -F NETWORK_STATS_$dev 2>/dev/null
-  iptables-save -t mangle | grep NETWORK_STATS_$dev | grep "\-A"  | while read rule
+  sudo iptables -F NETWORK_STATS_$dev 2>/dev/null
+  iptables-save | grep NETWORK_STATS_$dev | grep "\-A"  | while read rule
+  do
+    rule=$(echo $rule | sed 's/\-A/\-D/')
+    sudo iptables $rule
+  done
+  sudo iptables -X NETWORK_STATS_$dev 2>/dev/null
+  # remove vpn network usage rules
+  sudo iptables -t mangle -F VPN_STATS_$dev 2>/dev/null
+  iptables-save -t mangle | grep VPN_STATS_$dev | grep "\-A"  | while read rule
   do
     rule=$(echo $rule | sed 's/\-A/\-D/')
     sudo iptables -t mangle $rule
   done
-  sudo iptables -t mangle -X NETWORK_STATS_$dev 2>/dev/null
+  sudo iptables -t mangle -X VPN_STATS_$dev 2>/dev/null  
   # remove rules on this dev
   iptables-save -t mangle | grep $dev | grep "\-A"  | while read rule
   do
diff --git a/patches/systemvm/debian/config/opt/cloud/bin/vpc_netusage.sh b/patches/systemvm/debian/config/opt/cloud/bin/vpc_netusage.sh
index 743ad32ca3b..393b4bb12eb 100755
--- a/patches/systemvm/debian/config/opt/cloud/bin/vpc_netusage.sh
+++ b/patches/systemvm/debian/config/opt/cloud/bin/vpc_netusage.sh
@@ -53,31 +53,11 @@ create_vpn_usage_rules () {
 }
 
 remove_usage_rules () {
-  echo $ethDev >> /root/removedVifs
-  return $?
+  return 0
 }
 
 get_usage () {
   iptables -L NETWORK_STATS_$ethDev -n -v -x 2> /dev/null | awk '$1 ~ /^[0-9]+$/ { printf "%s:", $2}'; > /dev/null
-  if [ -f /root/removedVifs ]
-  then
-    var=`cat /root/removedVifs`
-    # loop through vifs to be cleared
-    for i in $var; do
-      # Make sure vif doesn't exist
-      if [ ! -f /sys/class/net/$i ]
-      then
-        # flush rules and remove chain
-        iptables -F NETWORK_STATS_$i > /dev/null;
-        iptables -D FORWARD -j NETWORK_STATS_$i > /dev/null;
-        iptables -X NETWORK_STATS_$i > /dev/null;
-        iptables -t mangle -F VPN_STATS_$i > /dev/null;
-        iptables -t mangle -D FORWARD -j VPN_STATS_$i > /dev/null;
-        iptables -t mangle -X VPN_STATS_$i > /dev/null;
-      fi
-    done
-    rm /root/removedVifs
-  fi     
   return 0
 }
 
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/network/router/VpcVirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/network/router/VpcVirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java
index a9155613244..98613b86a06 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/network/router/VpcVirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/network/router/VpcVirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java
@@ -366,10 +366,6 @@ public class VpcVirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl extends VirtualNetworkApplian
         if (router.getState() == State.Running) {
             try {
                 Commands cmds = new Commands(OnError.Stop);            	
-            	if(network.getTrafficType() == TrafficType.Public){
-            		NetworkUsageCommand netUsageCmd = new NetworkUsageCommand(router.getPrivateIpAddress(), router.getInstanceName(), "remove", true, nic.getIp());
-            		cmds.addCommand(netUsageCmd);
-            	}            	
                 UnPlugNicCommand unplugNicCmd = new UnPlugNicCommand(nic, vm.getName());
                 cmds.addCommand("unplugnic", unplugNicCmd);
                 _agentMgr.send(dest.getHost().getId(), cmds);
@@ -378,13 +374,6 @@ public class VpcVirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl extends VirtualNetworkApplian
                 if (!(unplugNicAnswer != null && unplugNicAnswer.getResult())) {
                     s_logger.warn("Unable to unplug nic from router " + router);
                     result = false;
-                } else {
-                	if(network.getTrafficType() == TrafficType.Public){
-                		NetworkUsageCommand netUsageCmd = new NetworkUsageCommand(router.getPrivateIpAddress(), router.getInstanceName(), "remove", true, nic.getIp());
-                		cmds = new Commands(OnError.Stop);
-                		cmds.addCommand(netUsageCmd);
-                		_agentMgr.send(dest.getHost().getId(), cmds);
-                	}
                 }
             } catch (OperationTimedoutException e) {
                 throw new AgentUnavailableException("Unable to unplug nic from rotuer " + router + " from network " + network,