diff --git a/router.go b/router.go
index bad404a51d..79604eb8b1 100644
--- a/router.go
+++ b/router.go
@@ -305,16 +305,9 @@ func (app *App) register(methods []string, pathRaw string, group *Group, handler
 		}
 
 		// Duplicate Route Handling
-		app.mutex.Lock()
 		if app.routeExists(method, pathRaw) {
-			// TODO does RemoveRoute also need these operations?
-			//Decrement global handler count
-			atomic.AddUint32(&app.handlersCount, ^uint32(len(handlers)-1)) //nolint:gosec // Not a concern
-			// Decrement global route position
-			atomic.AddUint32(&app.routesCount, ^uint32(0))
-			app.deleteRoute(pathRaw, []string{method})
+			app.deleteRoute(pathRaw, []string{method}, len(handlers))
 		}
-		app.mutex.Unlock()
 
 		// is mounted app
 		isMount := group != nil && group.app != app
@@ -398,14 +391,22 @@ func (app *App) routeExists(method string, pathRaw string) bool {
 
 // RemoveRoute is used to remove a route from the stack
 // You should call RebuildTree after using this to ensure consistency of the tree
-// TODO write tests for this that explicitally delete a route right after adding it
-func (app *App) RemoveRoute(path string, methods ...string) {
+func (app *App) RemoveRoute(path string, middlewareCount int, methods ...string) {
+	app.deleteRoute(path, methods, middlewareCount)
+}
+
+func (app *App) deleteRoute(path string, methods []string, middlewareCount int) {
 	app.mutex.Lock()
 	defer app.mutex.Unlock()
-	app.deleteRoute(path, methods)
-}
 
-func (app *App) deleteRoute(path string, methods []string) {
+	if middlewareCount == 0 {
+		middlewareCount++
+	}
+
+	//Decrement global handler count
+	atomic.AddUint32(&app.handlersCount, ^uint32(middlewareCount-1)) //nolint:gosec // Not a concern
+	// Decrement global route position
+	atomic.AddUint32(&app.routesCount, ^uint32(0))
 	for _, method := range methods {
 		// Uppercase HTTP methods
 		method = utils.ToUpper(method)
diff --git a/router_test.go b/router_test.go
index 7b3ab87193..3e993474e5 100644
--- a/router_test.go
+++ b/router_test.go
@@ -387,6 +387,23 @@ func Test_App_Remove_Route(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	app := New()
 
+	app.Get("/test", func(c Ctx) error {
+		return c.SendStatus(http.StatusOK)
+	})
+
+	app.RemoveRoute("/test", 0, http.MethodGet)
+	app.RebuildTree()
+
+	verifyRequest(t, app, "/test", http.StatusNotFound)
+	require.Equal(t, uint32(0), app.handlersCount)
+	require.Equal(t, uint32(0), app.routesCount)
+	verifyRouteHandlerCounts(t, app, 0)
+}
+
+func Test_App_Route_Registration_Prevent_Duplicate(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	app := New()
+
 	registerTreeManipulationRoutes(app)
 	registerTreeManipulationRoutes(app)
 
@@ -406,10 +423,10 @@ func Test_App_Remove_Route(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, uint32(2), app.handlersCount)
 	require.Equal(t, uint32(2), app.routesCount)
 
-	verifyRouteHandlerCounts(t, app)
+	verifyRouteHandlerCounts(t, app, 1)
 }
 
-func Test_App_Remove_Route_With_Middleware(t *testing.T) {
+func Test_Route_Registration_Prevent_Duplicate_With_Middleware(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	app := New()
 
@@ -436,10 +453,11 @@ func Test_App_Remove_Route_With_Middleware(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, uint32(3), app.handlersCount)
 	require.Equal(t, uint32(2), app.routesCount)
 
-	verifyRouteHandlerCounts(t, app)
+	verifyRouteHandlerCounts(t, app, 1)
 }
 
 func registerTreeManipulationRoutes(app *App, middleware ...func(Ctx) error) {
+
 	app.Get("/test", func(c Ctx) error {
 		app.Get("/dynamically-defined", func(c Ctx) error {
 			return c.SendStatus(http.StatusOK)
@@ -463,7 +481,7 @@ func verifyRequest(tb testing.TB, app *App, path string, expectedStatus int) *ht
 }
 
 // this is taken from listen.go's printRoutesMessage app method
-func verifyRouteHandlerCounts(tb testing.TB, app *App) {
+func verifyRouteHandlerCounts(tb testing.TB, app *App, expectedRoutesCount int) {
 	tb.Helper()
 
 	var routes []RouteMessage
@@ -485,7 +503,7 @@ func verifyRouteHandlerCounts(tb testing.TB, app *App) {
 	}
 
 	for _, route := range routes {
-		require.Equal(tb, 1, strings.Count(route.handlers, " "))
+		require.Equal(tb, expectedRoutesCount, strings.Count(route.handlers, " "))
 	}
 }