diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/ReceivedPacketProcessor.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/ReceivedPacketProcessor.cpp
index d556e8a059..e919017128 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/ReceivedPacketProcessor.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/ReceivedPacketProcessor.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,6 @@ bool ReceivedPacketProcessor::process() {
     return isStillRunning();  // keep running till they terminate us
 }
 
-void ReceivedPacketProcessor::killNode(const SharedNodePointer& node) {
-    _nodePacketCounts.remove(node->getUUID());
+void ReceivedPacketProcessor::nodeKilled(const SharedNodePointer& node) {
+    int numRemoved = _nodePacketCounts.remove(node->getUUID());
 }
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/ReceivedPacketProcessor.h b/libraries/networking/src/ReceivedPacketProcessor.h
index 80fe75aaa7..23303cbb55 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/ReceivedPacketProcessor.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/ReceivedPacketProcessor.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public:
     int packetsToProcessCount() const { return _packets.size(); }
 
 public slots:
-    void killNode(const SharedNodePointer& node);
+    void nodeKilled(const SharedNodePointer& node);
 
 protected:
     /// Callback for processing of recieved packets. Implement this to process the incoming packets.