diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index ef3769021..aa1eea281 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Package: nanonext
 Type: Package
 Title: NNG (Nanomsg Next Gen) Lightweight Messaging Library
-Version: 1.4.0.9001
+Version: 1.4.0.9002
 Description: R binding for NNG (Nanomsg Next Gen), a successor to ZeroMQ. NNG is
     a socket library implementing 'Scalability Protocols', a reliable,
     high-performance standard for common communications patterns including
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index f550b731b..7ac1ca4eb 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-# nanonext 1.4.0.9001 (development)
+# nanonext 1.4.0.9002 (development)
 
 #### Updates
 
-* `reap()` now accepts an integer pipe ID to close the associated pipe. 
 * Removes partial matching when using `$`, `[[` or `[` on an object inheriting from class 'nano'.
 
 # nanonext 1.4.0
diff --git a/R/socket.R b/R/socket.R
index 22363d04c..a8a405ea7 100644
--- a/R/socket.R
+++ b/R/socket.R
@@ -161,14 +161,14 @@ close.nanoSocket <- function(con, ...) invisible(.Call(rnng_close, con))
 
 #' Reap
 #'
-#' An alternative to \code{close} for Sockets, Contexts, Listeners, Dialers and
-#' Pipes avoiding S3 method dispatch.
+#' An alternative to \code{close} for Sockets, Contexts, Listeners, and Dialers
+#' avoiding S3 method dispatch.
 #'
 #' May be used on unclassed external pointers e.g. those created by
 #' \code{\link{.context}}. Returns silently and does not warn or error, nor does
 #' it update the state of object attributes.
 #'
-#' @param con a Socket, Context, Listener, Dialer or integer pipe ID.
+#' @param con a Socket, Context, Listener or Dialer.
 #'
 #' @return An integer exit code (zero on success).
 #'
diff --git a/man/reap.Rd b/man/reap.Rd
index 7aa9e3971..828b53ce9 100644
--- a/man/reap.Rd
+++ b/man/reap.Rd
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@
 reap(con)
 }
 \arguments{
-\item{con}{a Socket, Context, Listener, Dialer or integer pipe ID.}
+\item{con}{a Socket, Context, Listener or Dialer.}
 }
 \value{
 An integer exit code (zero on success).
 }
 \description{
-An alternative to \code{close} for Sockets, Contexts, Listeners, Dialers and
-Pipes avoiding S3 method dispatch.
+An alternative to \code{close} for Sockets, Contexts, Listeners, and Dialers
+avoiding S3 method dispatch.
 }
 \details{
 May be used on unclassed external pointers e.g. those created by
diff --git a/src/proto.c b/src/proto.c
index 8f3a0fed9..313d579ff 100644
--- a/src/proto.c
+++ b/src/proto.c
@@ -195,11 +195,6 @@ SEXP rnng_reap(SEXP con) {
   } else if (ptrtag == nano_DialerSymbol) {
     xc = nng_dialer_close(*(nng_dialer *) NANO_PTR(con));
 
-  } else if (TYPEOF(con) == INTSXP) {
-    nng_pipe p;
-    p.id = (uint32_t) NANO_INTEGER(con);
-    xc = nng_pipe_close(p);
-
   } else {
     xc = 3;
   }
diff --git a/tests/tests.R b/tests/tests.R
index 8b840f753..87a3a85b1 100644
--- a/tests/tests.R
+++ b/tests/tests.R
@@ -384,8 +384,6 @@ test_zero(send_aio(poly, "one", timeout = 500, pipe = pipes[1L])[])
 test_zero(send(poly, "two", block = 500, pipe = pipes[2L]))
 test_type("character", recv(poly1, block = 500))
 test_type("character", recv(poly2, block = 500))
-test_zero(reap(pipes[1L]))
-test_zero(reap(pipes[2L]))
 test_zero(reap(poly2))
 test_zero(reap(poly1))
 test_true(wait(cv))