diff --git a/libp2p/pubsub/pubsub.py b/libp2p/pubsub/pubsub.py
index 5c71757..3aeb10a 100644
--- a/libp2p/pubsub/pubsub.py
+++ b/libp2p/pubsub/pubsub.py
@@ -281,6 +281,17 @@ class Pubsub:
 
         logger.debug("added new peer %s", peer_id)
 
+    async def _handle_dead_peer(self, peer_id: ID) -> None:
+        del self.peers[peer_id]
+
+        for topic in self.peer_topics:
+            if peer_id in self.peer_topics[topic]:
+                self.peer_topics[topic].remove(peer_id)
+
+        self.router.remove_peer(peer_id)
+
+        logger.debug("removed dead peer %s", peer_id)
+
     async def handle_peer_queue(self) -> None:
         """
         Continuously read from peer queue and each time a new peer is found,
@@ -298,6 +309,21 @@ class Pubsub:
             # Force context switch
             await asyncio.sleep(0)
 
+    async def handle_dead_peer_queue(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Continuously read from dead peer queue and close the stream between that peer and
+        remove peer info from pubsub and pubsub router.
+        """
+        while True:
+
+            peer_id: ID = await self.dead_peer_queue.get()
+
+            # Remove Peer
+            asyncio.ensure_future(self._handle_dead_peer(peer_id))
+
+            # Force context switch
+            await asyncio.sleep(0)
+
     def handle_subscription(
         self, origin_id: ID, sub_message: rpc_pb2.RPC.SubOpts
     ) -> None: