diff --git a/src/org/kde/kdeconnect/Backends/BaseLinkProvider.java b/src/org/kde/kdeconnect/Backends/BaseLinkProvider.java
index 70231620..daedd857 100644
--- a/src/org/kde/kdeconnect/Backends/BaseLinkProvider.java
+++ b/src/org/kde/kdeconnect/Backends/BaseLinkProvider.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public abstract class BaseLinkProvider {
             cr.onConnectionReceived(deviceId, certificate, identityPacket, link);
         }
     }
-    protected void connectionLost(BaseLink link) {
+    public void connectionLost(BaseLink link) {
         //Log.i("KDE/LinkProvider", "connectionLost");
         for(ConnectionReceiver cr : connectionReceivers) {
             cr.onConnectionLost(link);
diff --git a/src/org/kde/kdeconnect/Backends/LanBackend/LanLink.java b/src/org/kde/kdeconnect/Backends/LanBackend/LanLink.java
index 205b42d0..c7381ae2 100644
--- a/src/org/kde/kdeconnect/Backends/LanBackend/LanLink.java
+++ b/src/org/kde/kdeconnect/Backends/LanBackend/LanLink.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import androidx.annotation.WorkerThread;
 
 import org.json.JSONObject;
 import org.kde.kdeconnect.Backends.BaseLink;
+import org.kde.kdeconnect.Backends.BaseLinkProvider;
 import org.kde.kdeconnect.Device;
 import org.kde.kdeconnect.Helpers.SecurityHelpers.SslHelper;
 import org.kde.kdeconnect.Helpers.ThreadHelper;
@@ -37,18 +38,12 @@ import kotlin.text.Charsets;
 
 public class LanLink extends BaseLink {
 
-    public interface LinkDisconnectedCallback {
-        void linkDisconnected(LanLink brokenLink);
-    }
-
     public enum ConnectionStarted {
         Locally, Remotely
     }
 
     private volatile SSLSocket socket = null;
 
-    private final LinkDisconnectedCallback callback;
-
     @Override
     public void disconnect() {
         Log.i("LanLink/Disconnect","socket:"+ socket.hashCode());
@@ -96,7 +91,7 @@ public class LanLink extends BaseLink {
                 boolean thereIsaANewSocket = (newSocket != socket);
                 if (!thereIsaANewSocket) {
                     Log.i("LanLink", "Socket closed and there's no new socket, disconnecting device");
-                    callback.linkDisconnected(LanLink.this);
+                    getLinkProvider().connectionLost(LanLink.this);
                 }
             }
         });
@@ -104,13 +99,11 @@ public class LanLink extends BaseLink {
         return oldSocket;
     }
 
-    public LanLink(Context context, String deviceId, LanLinkProvider linkProvider, SSLSocket socket) throws IOException {
+    public LanLink(Context context, String deviceId, BaseLinkProvider linkProvider, SSLSocket socket) throws IOException {
         super(context, deviceId, linkProvider);
-        callback = linkProvider;
         reset(socket);
     }
 
-
     @Override
     public String getName() {
         return "LanLink";
diff --git a/src/org/kde/kdeconnect/Backends/LanBackend/LanLinkProvider.java b/src/org/kde/kdeconnect/Backends/LanBackend/LanLinkProvider.java
index 529715f2..e15cf50e 100644
--- a/src/org/kde/kdeconnect/Backends/LanBackend/LanLinkProvider.java
+++ b/src/org/kde/kdeconnect/Backends/LanBackend/LanLinkProvider.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import android.content.SharedPreferences;
 import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
 import android.util.Log;
 
+import org.kde.kdeconnect.Backends.BaseLink;
 import org.kde.kdeconnect.Backends.BaseLinkProvider;
 import org.kde.kdeconnect.Device;
 import org.kde.kdeconnect.Helpers.DeviceHelper;
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ import kotlin.text.Charsets;
  *
  * @see #identityPacketReceived(NetworkPacket, Socket, LanLink.ConnectionStarted)
  */
-public class LanLinkProvider extends BaseLinkProvider implements LanLink.LinkDisconnectedCallback {
+public class LanLinkProvider extends BaseLinkProvider {
 
     private final static int UDP_PORT = 1716;
     private final static int MIN_PORT = 1716;
@@ -67,11 +68,10 @@ public class LanLinkProvider extends BaseLinkProvider implements LanLink.LinkDis
 
     private boolean listening = false;
 
-    @Override // SocketClosedCallback
-    public void linkDisconnected(LanLink brokenLink) {
-        String deviceId = brokenLink.getDeviceId();
+    public void connectionLost(BaseLink link) {
+        String deviceId = link.getDeviceId();
         visibleDevices.remove(deviceId);
-        connectionLost(brokenLink);
+        super.connectionLost(link);
     }
 
     //They received my UDP broadcast and are connecting to me. The first thing they send should be their identity packet.