diff --git a/src/cpp/rtps/RTPSDomain.cpp b/src/cpp/rtps/RTPSDomain.cpp
index dc804291115..f2108080f95 100644
--- a/src/cpp/rtps/RTPSDomain.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/rtps/RTPSDomain.cpp
@@ -247,7 +247,6 @@ bool RTPSDomain::removeRTPSParticipant(
     if (p != nullptr)
     {
         assert((p->mp_impl != nullptr) && "This participant has been previously invalidated");
-        p->mp_impl->disable();
 
         std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(m_mutex);
         for (auto it = m_RTPSParticipants.begin(); it != m_RTPSParticipants.end(); ++it)
@@ -270,6 +269,7 @@ bool RTPSDomain::removeRTPSParticipant(
 void RTPSDomain::removeRTPSParticipant_nts(
         RTPSDomain::t_p_RTPSParticipant& participant)
 {
+    participant.second->disable();
     // The destructor of RTPSParticipantImpl already deletes the associated RTPSParticipant and sets
     // its pointer to the RTPSParticipant to nullptr, so there is no need to do it here manually.
     delete(participant.second);