diff --git a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.appup.src b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.appup.src
index 554fe2fd8..f8411e0b5 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.appup.src
+++ b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.appup.src
@@ -4,13 +4,16 @@
     [ {load_module, emqx_rule_funcs, brutal_purge, soft_purge, []}
     , {load_module, emqx_rule_engine, brutal_purge, soft_purge, []}
     , {load_module, emqx_rule_registry, brutal_purge, soft_purge, []}
+    , {apply, {supervisor, restart_child, [emqx_rule_engine_sup, emqx_rule_registry]}}
     ]},
    {"4.3.1",
     [ {load_module, emqx_rule_engine, brutal_purge, soft_purge, []}
     , {load_module, emqx_rule_registry, brutal_purge, soft_purge, []}
+    , {apply, {supervisor, restart_child, [emqx_rule_engine_sup, emqx_rule_registry]}}
     ]},
    {"4.3.2",
     [ {load_module, emqx_rule_registry, brutal_purge, soft_purge, []}
+    , {apply, {supervisor, restart_child, [emqx_rule_engine_sup, emqx_rule_registry]}}
     ]},
    {<<".*">>, []}
  ],
@@ -19,13 +22,16 @@
     [ {load_module, emqx_rule_funcs, brutal_purge, soft_purge, []}
     , {load_module, emqx_rule_engine, brutal_purge, soft_purge, []}
     , {load_module, emqx_rule_registry, brutal_purge, soft_purge, []}
+    , {apply, {supervisor, restart_child, [emqx_rule_engine_sup, emqx_rule_registry]}}
     ]},
    {"4.3.1",
     [ {load_module, emqx_rule_engine, brutal_purge, soft_purge, []}
     , {load_module, emqx_rule_registry, brutal_purge, soft_purge, []}
+    , {apply, {supervisor, restart_child, [emqx_rule_engine_sup, emqx_rule_registry]}}
     ]},
    {"4.3.2",
     [ {load_module, emqx_rule_registry, brutal_purge, soft_purge, []}
+    , {apply, {supervisor, restart_child, [emqx_rule_engine_sup, emqx_rule_registry]}}
     ]},
    {<<".*">>, []}
  ]
diff --git a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_registry.erl b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_registry.erl
index 2ebca47e4..2d029f8e3 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_registry.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_registry.erl
@@ -93,13 +93,6 @@
 
 -define(REGISTRY, ?MODULE).
 
-%% Statistics
--define(STATS,
-        [ {?RULE_TAB, 'rules.count', 'rules.max'}
-        , {?ACTION_TAB, 'actions.count', 'actions.max'}
-        , {?RES_TAB, 'resources.count', 'resources.max'}
-        ]).
-
 -define(T_CALL, 10000).
 
 %%------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -442,8 +435,6 @@ delete_resource_type(Type) ->
 %%------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 init([]) ->
-    %% Enable stats timer
-    ok = emqx_stats:update_interval(rule_registery_stats, fun update_stats/0),
     _TableId = ets:new(?KV_TAB, [named_table, set, public, {write_concurrency, true},
                                  {read_concurrency, true}]),
     {ok, #{}}.
@@ -469,7 +460,7 @@ handle_info(Info, State) ->
     {noreply, State}.
 
 terminate(_Reason, _State) ->
-    emqx_stats:cancel_update(rule_registery_stats).
+    ok.
 
 code_change(_OldVsn, State, _Extra) ->
     {ok, State}.
@@ -478,13 +469,6 @@ code_change(_OldVsn, State, _Extra) ->
 %% Private functions
 %%------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-update_stats() ->
-    lists:foreach(
-      fun({Tab, Stat, MaxStat}) ->
-              Size = mnesia:table_info(Tab, size),
-              emqx_stats:setstat(Stat, MaxStat, Size)
-      end, ?STATS).
-
 get_all_records(Tab) ->
     %mnesia:dirty_match_object(Tab, mnesia:table_info(Tab, wild_pattern)).
     ets:tab2list(Tab).