diff --git a/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge_v2.erl b/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge_v2.erl
index d94263b6b..d343f5ec8 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge_v2.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge_v2.erl
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@
     health_check/2,
     send_message/4,
     start/2,
-    stop/2,
-    restart/2,
     reset_metrics/2,
     create_dry_run/2,
     get_metrics/2
@@ -351,49 +349,42 @@ disable_enable(Action, BridgeType, BridgeName) when
         #{override_to => cluster}
     ).
 
-restart(Type, Name) ->
-    stop(Type, Name),
-    start(Type, Name).
+%% Manually start connector. This function can speed up reconnection when
+%% waiting for auto reconnection. The function forwards the start request to
+%% its connector.
+start(BridgeV2Type, Name) ->
+    ConnectorOpFun = fun(ConnectorType, ConnectorName) ->
+        emqx_connector_resource:start(ConnectorType, ConnectorName)
+    end,
+    connector_operation_helper(BridgeV2Type, Name, ConnectorOpFun).
 
-%% TODO: it is not clear what these operations should do
-
-stop(Type, Name) ->
-    %% Stop means that we should remove the channel from the connector and reset the metrics
-    %% The emqx_resource_buffer_worker is not stopped
-    stop_helper(Type, Name, lookup_conf(Type, Name)).
-
-stop_helper(_Type, _Name, #{enable := false}) ->
-    ok;
-stop_helper(BridgeV2Type, BridgeName, #{connector := ConnectorName}) ->
-    BridgeV2Id = id(BridgeV2Type, BridgeName, ConnectorName),
-    ok = emqx_metrics_worker:reset_metrics(?RES_METRICS, BridgeV2Id),
-    ConnectorId = emqx_connector_resource:resource_id(
-        ?MODULE:bridge_v2_type_to_connector_type(BridgeV2Type), ConnectorName
-    ),
-    emqx_resource_manager:remove_channel(ConnectorId, BridgeV2Id).
-
-start(Type, Name) ->
-    %% Start means that we should add the channel to the connector (if it is not already there)
-    start_helper(Type, Name, lookup_conf(Type, Name)).
-
-start_helper(_Type, _Name, #{enable := false}) ->
-    ok;
-start_helper(BridgeV2Type, BridgeName, #{connector := ConnectorName} = Config) ->
-    BridgeV2Id = id(BridgeV2Type, BridgeName, ConnectorName),
-    %% Deinstall from connector
-    ConnectorId = emqx_connector_resource:resource_id(
-        ?MODULE:bridge_v2_type_to_connector_type(BridgeV2Type), ConnectorName
-    ),
-    ConfigWithTypeAndName = Config#{
-        bridge_type => bin(BridgeV2Type),
-        bridge_name => bin(BridgeName)
-    },
-    emqx_resource_manager:add_channel(
-        ConnectorId,
-        BridgeV2Id,
-        ConfigWithTypeAndName
+connector_operation_helper(BridgeV2Type, Name, ConnectorOpFun) ->
+    connector_operation_helper_with_conf(
+        BridgeV2Type,
+        lookup_conf(BridgeV2Type, Name),
+        ConnectorOpFun
     ).
 
+connector_operation_helper_with_conf(
+    _BridgeV2Type,
+    {error, bridge_not_found} = Error,
+    _ConnectorOpFun
+) ->
+    Error;
+connector_operation_helper_with_conf(
+    _BridgeV2Type,
+    #{enable := false},
+    _ConnectorOpFun
+) ->
+    ok;
+connector_operation_helper_with_conf(
+    BridgeV2Type,
+    #{connector := ConnectorName},
+    ConnectorOpFun
+) ->
+    ConnectorType = ?MODULE:bridge_v2_type_to_connector_type(BridgeV2Type),
+    ConnectorOpFun(ConnectorType, ConnectorName).
+
 reset_metrics(Type, Name) ->
     reset_metrics_helper(Type, Name, lookup_conf(Type, Name)).
 
@@ -1266,8 +1257,8 @@ bridge_v1_operation_helper(BridgeV1Type, Name, ConnectorOpFun) ->
     BridgeV2Type = ?MODULE:bridge_v1_type_to_bridge_v2_type(BridgeV1Type),
     case emqx_bridge_v2:is_valid_bridge_v1(BridgeV1Type, Name) of
         true ->
-            bridge_v1_operation_helper_with_conf(
-                BridgeV1Type,
+            connector_operation_helper_with_conf(
+                BridgeV2Type,
                 lookup_conf(BridgeV2Type, Name),
                 ConnectorOpFun
             );
@@ -1275,27 +1266,6 @@ bridge_v1_operation_helper(BridgeV1Type, Name, ConnectorOpFun) ->
             {error, not_bridge_v1_compatible}
     end.
 
-bridge_v1_operation_helper_with_conf(
-    _BridgeV1Type,
-    {error, bridge_not_found} = Error,
-    _ConnectorOpFun
-) ->
-    Error;
-bridge_v1_operation_helper_with_conf(
-    _BridgeV1Type,
-    #{enable := false},
-    _ConnectorOpFun
-) ->
-    ok;
-bridge_v1_operation_helper_with_conf(
-    BridgeV1Type,
-    #{connector := ConnectorName},
-    ConnectorOpFun
-) ->
-    BridgeV2Type = ?MODULE:bridge_v1_type_to_bridge_v2_type(BridgeV1Type),
-    ConnectorType = ?MODULE:bridge_v2_type_to_connector_type(BridgeV2Type),
-    ConnectorOpFun(ConnectorType, ConnectorName).
-
 %%====================================================================
 %% Misc helper functions
 %%====================================================================