diff --git a/sonic-thermalctld/scripts/thermalctld b/sonic-thermalctld/scripts/thermalctld
index ddc16b5a350b..09b573c2899d 100644
--- a/sonic-thermalctld/scripts/thermalctld
+++ b/sonic-thermalctld/scripts/thermalctld
@@ -561,21 +561,13 @@ class TemperatureUpdater(logger.Logger):
             table_keys = self.table.getKeys()
             for tk in table_keys:
                 self.table._del(tk)
+                if self.is_chassis_system and self.chassis_table is not None:
+                    self.chassis_table._del(tk)
         if self.phy_entity_table:
             phy_entity_keys = self.phy_entity_table.getKeys()
             for pek in phy_entity_keys:
                 self.phy_entity_table._del(pek)
 
-    def deinit(self):
-        """
-        Deinitializer of TemperatureUpdater
-        :return:
-        """
-        for name in self.temperature_status_dict.keys():
-            self.table._del(name)
-            if self.is_chassis_system and self.chassis_table is not None:
-                self.chassis_table._del(name)
-
     def _log_on_status_changed(self, normal_status, normal_log, abnormal_log):
         """
         Log when any status changed
@@ -794,8 +786,6 @@ class ThermalMonitor(ProcessTaskBase):
         while not self.task_stopping_event.wait(self.wait_time):
             self.main()
 
-        self.temperature_updater.deinit()
-
         self.logger.log_info("Stop thermal monitoring loop")
 
 
diff --git a/sonic-thermalctld/tests/test_thermalctld.py b/sonic-thermalctld/tests/test_thermalctld.py
index 805aaeed38a8..3c8d14c89e4a 100644
--- a/sonic-thermalctld/tests/test_thermalctld.py
+++ b/sonic-thermalctld/tests/test_thermalctld.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 from sonic_py_common import daemon_base
 
 from .mock_platform import MockChassis, MockFan, MockPsu, MockSfp, MockThermal
+from .mock_swsscommon import Table
 
 daemon_base.db_connect = mock.MagicMock()
 
@@ -414,13 +415,21 @@ def test_deinit(self):
         chassis = MockChassis()
         temp_updater = thermalctld.TemperatureUpdater(chassis, multiprocessing.Event())
         temp_updater.temperature_status_dict = {'key1': 'value1', 'key2': 'value2'}
+        temp_updater.table = Table("STATE_DB", "xtable")
         temp_updater.table._del = mock.MagicMock()
-
-        temp_updater.deinit()
+        temp_updater.table.getKeys = mock.MagicMock(return_value=['key1','key2'])
+        temp_updater.phy_entity_table = Table("STATE_DB", "ytable")
+        temp_updater.phy_entity_table._del = mock.MagicMock()
+        temp_updater.phy_entity_table.getKeys = mock.MagicMock(return_value=['key1','key2'])
+        temp_updater.chassis_table = Table("STATE_DB", "ctable")
+        temp_updater.chassis_table._del = mock.MagicMock()
+        temp_updater.is_chassis_system = True
+
+        temp_updater.__del__()
+        assert temp_updater.table.getKeys.call_count == 1
         assert temp_updater.table._del.call_count == 2
         expected_calls = [mock.call('key1'), mock.call('key2')]
         temp_updater.table._del.assert_has_calls(expected_calls, any_order=True)
-        
 
     def test_over_temper(self):
         chassis = MockChassis()