diff --git a/examples/shrpx_downstream_connection.cc b/examples/shrpx_downstream_connection.cc
index 84a486c..5bdd751 100644
--- a/examples/shrpx_downstream_connection.cc
+++ b/examples/shrpx_downstream_connection.cc
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ int DownstreamConnection::attach_downstream(Downstream *downstream)
   downstream->set_downstream_connection(this);
   downstream_ = downstream;
   bufferevent_setwatermark(bev_, EV_READ, 0, SHRPX_READ_WARTER_MARK);
-  bufferevent_disable(bev_, EV_READ);
+  bufferevent_enable(bev_, EV_READ);
   bufferevent_setcb(bev_,
                     upstream->get_downstream_readcb(),
                     upstream->get_downstream_writecb(),
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ void DownstreamConnection::detach_downstream(Downstream *downstream)
   }
   downstream->set_downstream_connection(0);
   downstream_ = 0;
-  bufferevent_disable(bev_, EV_READ);
+  bufferevent_enable(bev_, EV_READ);
   bufferevent_setcb(bev_, 0, 0, idle_eventcb, this);
   client_handler_->pool_downstream_connection(this);
 }
diff --git a/examples/shrpx_https_upstream.cc b/examples/shrpx_https_upstream.cc
index d63d5c4..b6c8a2b 100644
--- a/examples/shrpx_https_upstream.cc
+++ b/examples/shrpx_https_upstream.cc
@@ -260,7 +260,6 @@ int HttpsUpstream::on_read()
         delete downstream;
       } else {
         pause_read(SHRPX_MSG_BLOCK);
-        downstream->force_resume_read();
       }
     }
   } else if(htperr == htparse_error_none) {
diff --git a/examples/shrpx_spdy_upstream.cc b/examples/shrpx_spdy_upstream.cc
index 613c652..bd0ec9a 100644
--- a/examples/shrpx_spdy_upstream.cc
+++ b/examples/shrpx_spdy_upstream.cc
@@ -112,11 +112,11 @@ void on_stream_close_callback
           }
         }
         upstream->remove_downstream(downstream);
+        delete downstream;
       } else {
-        // At this point, downstream read may be paused. To reclaim
-        // file descriptor, enable read here and catch read
-        // notification. And delete downstream there.
-        downstream->force_resume_read();
+        // At this point, downstream read may be paused.
+        upstream->remove_downstream(downstream);
+        delete downstream;
       }
     }
   }
@@ -180,7 +180,6 @@ void on_ctrl_recv_callback
                   << downstream;
       }
       downstream->set_request_state(Downstream::MSG_COMPLETE);
-      downstream->force_resume_read();
     }
     break;
   }
@@ -221,7 +220,6 @@ void on_data_chunk_recv_callback(spdylay_session *session,
                   << downstream;
       }
       downstream->set_request_state(Downstream::MSG_COMPLETE);
-      downstream->force_resume_read();
     }
   }
 }
@@ -301,6 +299,7 @@ int SpdyUpstream::on_write()
   return 0;
 }
 
+// After this function call, downstream may be deleted.
 int SpdyUpstream::send()
 {
   int rv;
@@ -357,6 +356,7 @@ void spdy_downstream_readcb(bufferevent *bev, void *ptr)
     dconn = 0;
   }
   upstream->send();
+  // At this point, downstream may be deleted.
 }
 } // namespace
 
@@ -418,6 +418,7 @@ void spdy_downstream_eventcb(bufferevent *bev, short events, void *ptr)
         upstream->error_reply(downstream, 502);
         downstream->set_response_state(Downstream::MSG_COMPLETE);
         upstream->send();
+        // At this point, downstream may be deleted.
       }
     }
   } else if(events & (BEV_EVENT_ERROR | BEV_EVENT_TIMEOUT)) {
@@ -447,6 +448,7 @@ void spdy_downstream_eventcb(bufferevent *bev, short events, void *ptr)
         }
         downstream->set_response_state(Downstream::MSG_COMPLETE);
         upstream->send();
+        // At this point, downstream may be deleted.
       }
     }
   }