diff --git a/packages/@ember/-internals/routing/lib/system/router.ts b/packages/@ember/-internals/routing/lib/system/router.ts
index 539add97aa1..ccabbe8bc1d 100644
--- a/packages/@ember/-internals/routing/lib/system/router.ts
+++ b/packages/@ember/-internals/routing/lib/system/router.ts
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ class EmberRouter extends EmberObject.extend(Evented) implements Evented {
       this._toplevelView = null;
     }
 
-    this._super(...arguments);
+    super.willDestroy();
 
     this.reset();