diff --git a/pymobiledevice3/remote/tunnel_service.py b/pymobiledevice3/remote/tunnel_service.py
index 1d2c60bd..536a7991 100644
--- a/pymobiledevice3/remote/tunnel_service.py
+++ b/pymobiledevice3/remote/tunnel_service.py
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ async def stop_tunnel(self) -> None:
         self._tun_read_task.cancel()
         with suppress(CancelledError):
             await self._tun_read_task
-        self.tun.down()
         self.tun.close()
         self.tun = None