diff --git a/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge_resource.erl b/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge_resource.erl
index a6c190838..e4bc26924 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge_resource.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge_resource.erl
@@ -298,11 +298,7 @@ remove(Type, Name) ->
 %% just for perform_bridge_changes/1
 remove(Type, Name, _Conf, _Opts) ->
     ?SLOG(info, #{msg => "remove_bridge", type => Type, name => Name}),
-    case emqx_resource:remove_local(resource_id(Type, Name)) of
-        ok -> ok;
-        {error, not_found} -> ok;
-        {error, Reason} -> {error, Reason}
-    end.
+    emqx_resource:remove_local(resource_id(Type, Name)).
 
 %% convert bridge configs to what the connector modules want
 parse_confs(
diff --git a/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource.erl b/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource.erl
index d41364315..ffb03209b 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource.erl
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 -include("emqx_resource.hrl").
 -include("emqx_resource_utils.hrl").
 -include("emqx_resource_errors.hrl").
+-include_lib("emqx/include/logger.hrl").
 
 %% APIs for resource types
 
@@ -257,9 +258,23 @@ recreate_local(ResId, ResourceType, Config, Opts) ->
 remove(ResId) ->
     emqx_resource_proto_v1:remove(ResId).
 
--spec remove_local(resource_id()) -> ok | {error, Reason :: term()}.
+-spec remove_local(resource_id()) -> ok.
 remove_local(ResId) ->
-    emqx_resource_manager:remove(ResId).
+    case emqx_resource_manager:remove(ResId) of
+        ok ->
+            ok;
+        {error, not_found} ->
+            ok;
+        Error ->
+            %% Only log, the ResId worker is always removed in manager's remove action.
+            ?SLOG(warning, #{
+                msg => "remove_local_resource_failed",
+                error => Error,
+                resource_id => ResId
+            }),
+            ok
+    end,
+    ok.
 
 -spec reset_metrics_local(resource_id()) -> ok.
 reset_metrics_local(ResId) ->
diff --git a/apps/emqx_resource/test/emqx_resource_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_resource/test/emqx_resource_SUITE.erl
index ef9ee29c7..9f5f9cf30 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_resource/test/emqx_resource_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_resource/test/emqx_resource_SUITE.erl
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ t_create_remove(_) ->
             ?assert(is_process_alive(Pid)),
 
             ?assertEqual(ok, emqx_resource:remove(?ID)),
-            ?assertMatch({error, _}, emqx_resource:remove(?ID)),
+            ?assertMatch(ok, emqx_resource:remove(?ID)),
 
             ?assertNot(is_process_alive(Pid))
         end,
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ t_create_remove_local(_) ->
             ),
 
             ?assertEqual(ok, emqx_resource:remove_local(?ID)),
-            ?assertMatch({error, _}, emqx_resource:remove_local(?ID)),
+            ?assertMatch(ok, emqx_resource:remove_local(?ID)),
 
             ?assertMatch(
                 ?RESOURCE_ERROR(not_found),