diff --git a/porting/nimble/src/nimble_port.c b/porting/nimble/src/nimble_port.c
index 9d088e188..a7ad7a516 100644
--- a/porting/nimble/src/nimble_port.c
+++ b/porting/nimble/src/nimble_port.c
@@ -103,9 +103,6 @@ static struct ble_hs_stop_listener stop_listener;
 extern void os_msys_init(void);
 extern void os_msys_buf_free(void);
 extern void os_mempool_module_init(void);
-#if MYNEWT_VAL(MP_RUNTIME_ALLOC)
-extern void os_mempool_deinit(void);
-#endif
 
 #if MYNEWT_VAL(BLE_STATIC_TO_DYNAMIC)
 static int
@@ -366,7 +363,7 @@ esp_err_t esp_nimble_deinit(void)
     bt_osal_freertos_funcs_deinit();
 
 #if MYNEWT_VAL(MP_RUNTIME_ALLOC)
-    os_mempool_deinit();
+    os_mempool_deinit_all(false);
 #endif
 
     return ret;
diff --git a/porting/nimble/src/os_mempool.c b/porting/nimble/src/os_mempool.c
index e351be838..2acb29771 100644
--- a/porting/nimble/src/os_mempool.c
+++ b/porting/nimble/src/os_mempool.c
@@ -901,24 +901,3 @@ os_mempool_module_init(void)
 #endif
 }
 
-#if MYNEWT_VAL(MP_RUNTIME_ALLOC)
-void
-os_mempool_deinit(void)
-{
-    struct os_mempool *mp = NULL;
-
-    mp = STAILQ_FIRST(&g_os_mempool_list);
-
-    // All mempool blocks should be reclaimed after nimble deinit
-    while (mp) {
-        if (mp->mp_flags & OS_MEMPOOL_F_RUNTIME) {
-            os_mempool_clear(mp);
-        }
-        mp = STAILQ_NEXT(mp, mp_list);
-    }
-#if MYNEWT_VAL(BLE_STATIC_TO_DYNAMIC)
-    STAILQ_INIT(&g_os_mempool_list);
-    g_os_mempool_list_inited = false;
-#endif
-}
-#endif