diff --git a/bfdd/bfd.c b/bfdd/bfd.c
index 234fc6d397..18f331e201 100644
--- a/bfdd/bfd.c
+++ b/bfdd/bfd.c
@@ -1941,6 +1941,14 @@ void bfd_sessions_remove_manual(void)
 	hash_iterate(bfd_key_hash, _bfd_session_remove_manual, NULL);
 }
 
+void bfd_profiles_remove(void)
+{
+	struct bfd_profile *bp;
+
+	while ((bp = TAILQ_FIRST(&bplist)) != NULL)
+		bfd_profile_free(bp);
+}
+
 /*
  * Profile related hash functions.
  */
diff --git a/bfdd/bfd.h b/bfdd/bfd.h
index a86c1bb9f3..d9d5d8cb5e 100644
--- a/bfdd/bfd.h
+++ b/bfdd/bfd.h
@@ -619,6 +619,7 @@ void bfd_session_free(struct bfd_session *bs);
 const struct bfd_session *bfd_session_next(const struct bfd_session *bs,
 					   bool mhop);
 void bfd_sessions_remove_manual(void);
+void bfd_profiles_remove(void);
 
 /**
  * Set the BFD session echo state.
diff --git a/bfdd/bfdd_nb_config.c b/bfdd/bfdd_nb_config.c
index 26bce4f357..33adca793b 100644
--- a/bfdd/bfdd_nb_config.c
+++ b/bfdd/bfdd_nb_config.c
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ int bfdd_bfd_destroy(struct nb_cb_destroy_args *args)
 
 	case NB_EV_APPLY:
 		bfd_sessions_remove_manual();
+		bfd_profiles_remove();
 		break;
 
 	case NB_EV_ABORT: