diff --git a/src/core/core.cpp b/src/core/core.cpp
index fe6fcd068a..e3b320e3b9 100644
--- a/src/core/core.cpp
+++ b/src/core/core.cpp
@@ -293,7 +293,6 @@ void System::Shutdown() {
     // Shutdown emulation session
     GDBStub::Shutdown();
     VideoCore::Shutdown();
-    kernel.reset();
     HW::Shutdown();
     telemetry_session.reset();
     rpc_server.reset();
@@ -301,6 +300,7 @@ void System::Shutdown() {
     service_manager.reset();
     dsp_core.reset();
     cpu_core.reset();
+    kernel.reset();
     timing.reset();
     app_loader.reset();
 
diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/service.cpp b/src/core/hle/service/service.cpp
index 3eb4dfcaa1..19333fd01a 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/service/service.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/service.cpp
@@ -131,13 +131,11 @@ ServiceFrameworkBase::ServiceFrameworkBase(const char* service_name, u32 max_ses
 ServiceFrameworkBase::~ServiceFrameworkBase() = default;
 
 void ServiceFrameworkBase::InstallAsService(SM::ServiceManager& service_manager) {
-    ASSERT(port == nullptr);
-    port = service_manager.RegisterService(service_name, max_sessions).Unwrap();
+    auto port = service_manager.RegisterService(service_name, max_sessions).Unwrap();
     port->SetHleHandler(shared_from_this());
 }
 
 void ServiceFrameworkBase::InstallAsNamedPort(Kernel::KernelSystem& kernel) {
-    ASSERT(port == nullptr);
     auto [server_port, client_port] = kernel.CreatePortPair(max_sessions, service_name);
     server_port->SetHleHandler(shared_from_this());
     kernel.AddNamedPort(service_name, std::move(client_port));
diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/service.h b/src/core/hle/service/service.h
index 4aa1cb6001..c44249000f 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/service/service.h
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/service.h
@@ -92,12 +92,6 @@ private:
     /// Maximum number of concurrent sessions that this service can handle.
     u32 max_sessions;
 
-    /**
-     * Port where incoming connections will be received. Only created when InstallAsService() or
-     * InstallAsNamedPort() are called.
-     */
-    Kernel::SharedPtr<Kernel::ServerPort> port;
-
     /// Function used to safely up-cast pointers to the derived class before invoking a handler.
     InvokerFn* handler_invoker;
     boost::container::flat_map<u32, FunctionInfoBase> handlers;