diff --git a/hermes-common/src/main/java/pl/allegro/tech/hermes/infrastructure/zookeeper/ZookeeperBasedRepository.java b/hermes-common/src/main/java/pl/allegro/tech/hermes/infrastructure/zookeeper/ZookeeperBasedRepository.java
index 2578467bfe..241fcb0260 100644
--- a/hermes-common/src/main/java/pl/allegro/tech/hermes/infrastructure/zookeeper/ZookeeperBasedRepository.java
+++ b/hermes-common/src/main/java/pl/allegro/tech/hermes/infrastructure/zookeeper/ZookeeperBasedRepository.java
@@ -196,11 +196,6 @@ protected void touch(String path) throws Exception {
         zookeeper.setData().forPath(path, oldData);
     }
 
-    protected void removeIfExists(String path) throws Exception {
-        ensureConnected();
-        zookeeper.delete().quietly().guaranteed().deletingChildrenIfNeeded().forPath(path);
-    }
-
     protected void remove(String path) throws Exception {
         ensureConnected();
         zookeeper.delete().guaranteed().deletingChildrenIfNeeded().forPath(path);
diff --git a/hermes-common/src/main/java/pl/allegro/tech/hermes/infrastructure/zookeeper/ZookeeperTopicRepository.java b/hermes-common/src/main/java/pl/allegro/tech/hermes/infrastructure/zookeeper/ZookeeperTopicRepository.java
index b04122f1ff..51cd7bc4eb 100644
--- a/hermes-common/src/main/java/pl/allegro/tech/hermes/infrastructure/zookeeper/ZookeeperTopicRepository.java
+++ b/hermes-common/src/main/java/pl/allegro/tech/hermes/infrastructure/zookeeper/ZookeeperTopicRepository.java
@@ -124,12 +124,11 @@ public void removeTopic(TopicName topicName) {
 
         try {
             deleteInTransaction(pathsForRemoval);
-        } catch (Exception ex) {
-            throw new InternalProcessingException(ex);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new InternalProcessingException(e);
         }
     }
 
-
     @Override
     public void updateTopic(Topic topic) {
         ensureTopicExists(topic.getName());
@@ -147,7 +146,6 @@ public void touchTopic(TopicName topicName) {
         ensureTopicExists(topicName);
 
         logger.info("Touching topic: " + topicName.qualifiedName());
-        removeTopicChildren(topicName);
         try {
             touch(paths.topicPath(topicName));
         } catch (Exception ex) {
@@ -155,20 +153,6 @@ public void touchTopic(TopicName topicName) {
         }
     }
 
-    private void removeTopicChildren(TopicName topicName) {
-        try {
-            removeIfExists(paths.topicPreviewPath(topicName));
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            throw new InternalProcessingException(e);
-        }
-
-        try {
-            removeIfExists(paths.topicMetricsPath(topicName));
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            throw new InternalProcessingException(e);
-        }
-    }
-
     @Override
     public Topic getTopicDetails(TopicName topicName) {
         return getTopicDetails(topicName, false).get();