diff --git a/src/box/replication.cc b/src/box/replication.cc
index ee102a5978cf2cf001d6d3feff9061bec8af2b7f..e5eeb1e0c0a29e3e275f2b7e27410c03251d852d 100644
--- a/src/box/replication.cc
+++ b/src/box/replication.cc
@@ -504,23 +504,25 @@ replicaset_update(struct applier **appliers, int count)
 	 */
 
 	/* Prune old appliers */
-	replicaset_foreach(replica) {
-		if (replica->applier == NULL)
-			continue;
+	while (!rlist_empty(&replicaset.anon)) {
+		replica = rlist_first_entry(&replicaset.anon,
+					    typeof(*replica), in_anon);
 		applier = replica->applier;
 		replica_clear_applier(replica);
-		replica->applier_sync_state = APPLIER_DISCONNECTED;
+		rlist_del_entry(replica, in_anon);
+		replica_delete(replica);
 		applier_stop(applier);
 		applier_delete(applier);
 	}
-	rlist_foreach_entry_safe(replica, &replicaset.anon, in_anon, next) {
+	replicaset_foreach(replica) {
+		if (replica->applier == NULL)
+			continue;
 		applier = replica->applier;
 		replica_clear_applier(replica);
-		replica_delete(replica);
+		replica->applier_sync_state = APPLIER_DISCONNECTED;
 		applier_stop(applier);
 		applier_delete(applier);
 	}
-	rlist_create(&replicaset.anon);
 
 	/* Save new appliers */
 	replicaset.applier.total = count;