diff --git a/examples/pubsub/chat/go.sum b/examples/pubsub/chat/go.sum
index cea247241b..360c46adcd 100644
--- a/examples/pubsub/chat/go.sum
+++ b/examples/pubsub/chat/go.sum
@@ -350,7 +350,6 @@ github.com/jbenet/go-temp-err-catcher v0.1.0 h1:zpb3ZH6wIE8Shj2sKS+khgRvf7T7RABo
 github.com/jbenet/go-temp-err-catcher v0.1.0/go.mod h1:0kJRvmDZXNMIiJirNPEYfhpPwbGVtZVWC34vc5WLsDk=
 github.com/jbenet/goprocess v0.0.0-20160826012719-b497e2f366b8/go.mod h1:Ly/wlsjFq/qrU3Rar62tu1gASgGw6chQbSh/XgIIXCY=
 github.com/jbenet/goprocess v0.1.3/go.mod h1:5yspPrukOVuOLORacaBi858NqyClJPQxYZlqdZVfqY4=
-github.com/jbenet/goprocess v0.1.4 h1:DRGOFReOMqqDNXwW70QkacFW0YN9QnwLV0Vqk+3oU0o=
 github.com/jbenet/goprocess v0.1.4/go.mod h1:5yspPrukOVuOLORacaBi858NqyClJPQxYZlqdZVfqY4=
 github.com/jellevandenhooff/dkim v0.0.0-20150330215556-f50fe3d243e1/go.mod h1:E0B/fFc00Y+Rasa88328GlI/XbtyysCtTHZS8h7IrBU=
 github.com/jessevdk/go-flags v0.0.0-20141203071132-1679536dcc89/go.mod h1:4FA24M0QyGHXBuZZK/XkWh8h0e1EYbRYJSGM75WSRxI=
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 9b662e953a..0720c2fe38 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/ipfs/go-datastore v0.5.0
 	github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-util v0.0.2
 	github.com/ipfs/go-log/v2 v2.4.0
-	github.com/jbenet/goprocess v0.1.4
 	github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.0.9 // indirect
 	github.com/koron/go-ssdp v0.0.2 // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-addr-util v0.1.0
diff --git a/p2p/net/mock/mock_conn.go b/p2p/net/mock/mock_conn.go
index 2d549c3c62..d16908c7ea 100644
--- a/p2p/net/mock/mock_conn.go
+++ b/p2p/net/mock/mock_conn.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 
-	process "github.com/jbenet/goprocess"
 	ic "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core/crypto"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core/network"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core/peer"
@@ -40,13 +39,13 @@ type conn struct {
 	streams list.List
 	stat    network.ConnStats
 
-	pairProc, connProc process.Process
+	closeOnce sync.Once
 
 	sync.RWMutex
 }
 
-func newConn(p process.Process, ln, rn *peernet, l *link, dir network.Direction) *conn {
-	c := &conn{net: ln, link: l, pairProc: p}
+func newConn(ln, rn *peernet, l *link, dir network.Direction) *conn {
+	c := &conn{net: ln, link: l}
 	c.local = ln.peer
 	c.remote = rn.peer
 	c.stat.Direction = dir
@@ -65,7 +64,6 @@ func newConn(p process.Process, ln, rn *peernet, l *link, dir network.Direction)
 
 	c.localPrivKey = ln.ps.PrivKey(ln.peer)
 	c.remotePubKey = rn.ps.PubKey(rn.peer)
-	c.connProc = process.WithParent(c.pairProc)
 	return c
 }
 
@@ -74,11 +72,11 @@ func (c *conn) ID() string {
 }
 
 func (c *conn) Close() error {
-	return c.pairProc.Close()
-}
-
-func (c *conn) setup() {
-	c.connProc.SetTeardown(c.teardown)
+	c.closeOnce.Do(func() {
+		go c.rconn.Close()
+		c.teardown()
+	})
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (c *conn) teardown() error {
diff --git a/p2p/net/mock/mock_link.go b/p2p/net/mock/mock_link.go
index 2c7743be2a..fe65398e1c 100644
--- a/p2p/net/mock/mock_link.go
+++ b/p2p/net/mock/mock_link.go
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core/network"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core/peer"
-
-	process "github.com/jbenet/goprocess"
 )
 
 // link implements mocknet.Link
@@ -33,13 +31,12 @@ func (l *link) newConnPair(dialer *peernet) (*conn, *conn) {
 	l.RLock()
 	defer l.RUnlock()
 
-	parent := process.WithTeardown(func() error { return nil })
 	target := l.nets[0]
 	if target == dialer {
 		target = l.nets[1]
 	}
-	dc := newConn(parent, dialer, target, l, network.DirOutbound)
-	tc := newConn(parent, target, dialer, l, network.DirInbound)
+	dc := newConn(dialer, target, l, network.DirOutbound)
+	tc := newConn(target, dialer, l, network.DirInbound)
 	dc.rconn = tc
 	tc.rconn = dc
 	return dc, tc
diff --git a/p2p/net/mock/mock_peernet.go b/p2p/net/mock/mock_peernet.go
index 7d0d4f04d1..a01f074db1 100644
--- a/p2p/net/mock/mock_peernet.go
+++ b/p2p/net/mock/mock_peernet.go
@@ -188,9 +188,6 @@ func (pn *peernet) remoteOpenedConn(c *conn) {
 // to given remote peer over given link
 func (pn *peernet) addConn(c *conn) {
 	defer c.notifLk.Unlock()
-	// Call this after unlocking as it might cause us to immediately close
-	// the connection and remove it from the swarm.
-	c.setup()
 
 	pn.notifyAll(func(n network.Notifiee) {
 		n.Connected(pn, c)