diff --git a/src/ray/core_worker/lib/java/io_ray_runtime_gcs_GlobalStateAccessor.cc b/src/ray/core_worker/lib/java/io_ray_runtime_gcs_GlobalStateAccessor.cc
index 0cdc7f50d..596e320a7 100644
--- a/src/ray/core_worker/lib/java/io_ray_runtime_gcs_GlobalStateAccessor.cc
+++ b/src/ray/core_worker/lib/java/io_ray_runtime_gcs_GlobalStateAccessor.cc
@@ -46,13 +46,6 @@ JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL Java_io_ray_runtime_gcs_GlobalStateAccessor_nativeCon
   return gcs_accessor->Connect();
 }
 
-JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_io_ray_runtime_gcs_GlobalStateAccessor_nativeDisconnect(
-    JNIEnv *env, jobject o, jlong gcs_accessor_ptr) {
-  auto *gcs_accessor =
-      reinterpret_cast<ray::gcs::GlobalStateAccessor *>(gcs_accessor_ptr);
-  gcs_accessor->Disconnect();
-}
-
 JNIEXPORT jobject JNICALL Java_io_ray_runtime_gcs_GlobalStateAccessor_nativeGetAllJobInfo(
     JNIEnv *env, jobject o, jlong gcs_accessor_ptr) {
   auto *gcs_accessor =
diff --git a/src/ray/core_worker/lib/java/io_ray_runtime_gcs_GlobalStateAccessor.h b/src/ray/core_worker/lib/java/io_ray_runtime_gcs_GlobalStateAccessor.h
index a29420f3a..1606ab397 100644
--- a/src/ray/core_worker/lib/java/io_ray_runtime_gcs_GlobalStateAccessor.h
+++ b/src/ray/core_worker/lib/java/io_ray_runtime_gcs_GlobalStateAccessor.h
@@ -50,14 +50,6 @@ Java_io_ray_runtime_gcs_GlobalStateAccessor_nativeDestroyGlobalStateAccessor(JNI
 JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL
 Java_io_ray_runtime_gcs_GlobalStateAccessor_nativeConnect(JNIEnv *, jobject, jlong);
 
-/*
- * Class:     io_ray_runtime_gcs_GlobalStateAccessor
- * Method:    nativeDisconnect
- * Signature: (J)V
- */
-JNIEXPORT void JNICALL
-Java_io_ray_runtime_gcs_GlobalStateAccessor_nativeDisconnect(JNIEnv *, jobject, jlong);
-
 /*
  * Class:     io_ray_runtime_gcs_GlobalStateAccessor
  * Method:    nativeGetAllJobInfo
diff --git a/src/ray/gcs/gcs_client/global_state_accessor.cc b/src/ray/gcs/gcs_client/global_state_accessor.cc
index 2a2189880..d9b3e3da1 100644
--- a/src/ray/gcs/gcs_client/global_state_accessor.cc
+++ b/src/ray/gcs/gcs_client/global_state_accessor.cc
@@ -46,11 +46,7 @@ GlobalStateAccessor::GlobalStateAccessor(const std::string &redis_address,
   promise.get_future().get();
 }
 
-GlobalStateAccessor::~GlobalStateAccessor() {
-  Disconnect();
-  io_service_->stop();
-  thread_io_service_->join();
-}
+GlobalStateAccessor::~GlobalStateAccessor() { Disconnect(); }
 
 bool GlobalStateAccessor::Connect() {
   if (!is_connected_) {
@@ -64,6 +60,8 @@ bool GlobalStateAccessor::Connect() {
 
 void GlobalStateAccessor::Disconnect() {
   if (is_connected_) {
+    io_service_->stop();
+    thread_io_service_->join();
     gcs_client_->Disconnect();
     is_connected_ = false;
   }