diff --git a/utils/load-stats-node.cc b/utils/load-stats-node.cc
index e64bb9d..04ac660 100644
--- a/utils/load-stats-node.cc
+++ b/utils/load-stats-node.cc
@@ -170,6 +170,15 @@
   return zero;  
 }
 
+
+void
+LoadStatsNode::RemoveFace (ns3::Ptr<ns3::CcnxFace> face)
+{
+  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
+  m_incoming.erase (face);
+  m_outgoing.erase (face);
+}
+
 bool
 LoadStatsNode::operator == (const LoadStatsNode &other) const
 {
diff --git a/utils/load-stats-node.h b/utils/load-stats-node.h
index 9bdf5be..a4d6d87 100644
--- a/utils/load-stats-node.h
+++ b/utils/load-stats-node.h
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@
     // don't do any copying at all
     return *this;
   }
+
+  void
+  RemoveFace (ns3::Ptr<ns3::CcnxFace> face);
   
 private:
   LoadStatsFace   m_pit;
diff --git a/utils/stats-tree.cc b/utils/stats-tree.cc
index e987043..d83b881 100644
--- a/utils/stats-tree.cc
+++ b/utils/stats-tree.cc
@@ -137,6 +137,16 @@
   return node->payload ();
 }
 
+void
+StatsTree::RemoveFace (ns3::Ptr<ns3::CcnxFace> face)
+{
+  tree_type::recursive_iterator item (&m_tree), end;
+  for (; item != end; item ++)
+    {
+      item->payload ().RemoveFace (face);
+    }
+}
+
 std::ostream &
 operator << (std::ostream &os, const StatsTree &tree)
 {
diff --git a/utils/stats-tree.h b/utils/stats-tree.h
index 9702675..1bb128b 100644
--- a/utils/stats-tree.h
+++ b/utils/stats-tree.h
@@ -65,10 +65,14 @@
   // Get (const ns3::CcnxNameComponents &key) const;
   const LoadStatsNode &
   operator [] (const ns3::CcnxNameComponents &key) const;
+
+  void
+  RemoveFace (ns3::Ptr<ns3::CcnxFace> face);
   
 private:
   const LoadStatsNode &
   WalkLeftRightRoot (tree_type *node);
+
   
 private:
   tree_type m_tree;