diff --git a/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource.erl b/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource.erl
index 44db5a9d8..c6b6cae66 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource.erl
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
     check_config/2,
     check_and_create_local/4,
     check_and_create_local/5,
-    check_and_recreate/4,
     check_and_recreate_local/4
 ]).
 
@@ -45,9 +44,6 @@
     create_dry_run_local/2,
     create_dry_run_local/3,
     create_dry_run_local/4,
-    %% this will do create_dry_run, stop the old instance and start a new one
-    recreate/3,
-    recreate/4,
     recreate_local/3,
     recreate_local/4,
     %% remove the config and stop the instance
@@ -301,16 +297,6 @@ when
 create_dry_run_local(ResId, ResourceType, Config, OnReadyCallback) ->
     emqx_resource_manager:create_dry_run(ResId, ResourceType, Config, OnReadyCallback).
 
--spec recreate(resource_id(), resource_type(), resource_config()) ->
-    {ok, resource_data()} | {error, Reason :: term()}.
-recreate(ResId, ResourceType, Config) ->
-    recreate(ResId, ResourceType, Config, #{}).
-
--spec recreate(resource_id(), resource_type(), resource_config(), creation_opts()) ->
-    {ok, resource_data()} | {error, Reason :: term()}.
-recreate(ResId, ResourceType, Config, Opts) ->
-    emqx_resource_proto_v1:recreate(ResId, ResourceType, Config, Opts).
-
 -spec recreate_local(resource_id(), resource_type(), resource_config()) ->
     {ok, resource_data()} | {error, Reason :: term()}.
 recreate_local(ResId, ResourceType, Config) ->
@@ -619,20 +605,6 @@ check_and_create_local(ResId, Group, ResourceType, RawConfig, Opts) ->
         fun(ResConf) -> create_local(ResId, Group, ResourceType, ResConf, Opts) end
     ).
 
--spec check_and_recreate(
-    resource_id(),
-    resource_type(),
-    raw_resource_config(),
-    creation_opts()
-) ->
-    {ok, resource_data()} | {error, term()}.
-check_and_recreate(ResId, ResourceType, RawConfig, Opts) ->
-    check_and_do(
-        ResourceType,
-        RawConfig,
-        fun(ResConf) -> recreate(ResId, ResourceType, ResConf, Opts) end
-    ).
-
 -spec check_and_recreate_local(
     resource_id(),
     resource_type(),
diff --git a/apps/emqx_resource/test/emqx_resource_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_resource/test/emqx_resource_SUITE.erl
index db9a11f40..f2531950c 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_resource/test/emqx_resource_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_resource/test/emqx_resource_SUITE.erl
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ t_create_remove(_) ->
 
             ?assertMatch(
                 {ok, _},
-                emqx_resource:recreate(
+                emqx_resource:recreate_local(
                     ?ID,
                     ?TEST_RESOURCE,
                     #{name => test_resource},
@@ -964,7 +964,7 @@ t_stop_start(_) ->
 
             ?assertMatch(
                 {ok, _},
-                emqx_resource:check_and_recreate(
+                emqx_resource:check_and_recreate_local(
                     ?ID,
                     ?TEST_RESOURCE,
                     #{<<"name">> => <<"test_resource">>},