diff --git a/src/viam/sdk/components/base.hpp b/src/viam/sdk/components/base.hpp
index a776f00fe..569e8fbde 100644
--- a/src/viam/sdk/components/base.hpp
+++ b/src/viam/sdk/components/base.hpp
@@ -102,15 +102,6 @@ class Base : public Component, public Stoppable {
                               const Vector3& angular,
                               const AttributeMap& extra) = 0;
 
-    /// @brief Stops a robot's base
-    inline void stop() {
-        return stop({});
-    }
-
-    /// @brief Stops a robot's base
-    /// @param extra Any additional arguments to the method
-    virtual void stop(const AttributeMap& extra) override = 0;
-
     /// @brief Reports if the base is in motion
     virtual bool is_moving() = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/viam/sdk/components/motor.hpp b/src/viam/sdk/components/motor.hpp
index a4794e908..725df16b0 100644
--- a/src/viam/sdk/components/motor.hpp
+++ b/src/viam/sdk/components/motor.hpp
@@ -163,15 +163,6 @@ class Motor : public Component, public Stoppable {
     /// @brief Reports if a component is in motion
     virtual bool is_moving() = 0;
 
-    /// @brief Stops a resource from running.
-    inline void stop() {
-        return stop({});
-    }
-
-    /// @brief Stops a resource from running.
-    /// @param extra Extra arguments to pass to the resource's `stop` method.
-    void stop(const AttributeMap& extra) override = 0;
-
     /// @brief Send/receive arbitrary commands to the resource.
     /// @param Command the command to execute.
     /// @return The result of the executed command.
diff --git a/src/viam/sdk/components/servo.hpp b/src/viam/sdk/components/servo.hpp
index 7b2f221be..277fc5715 100644
--- a/src/viam/sdk/components/servo.hpp
+++ b/src/viam/sdk/components/servo.hpp
@@ -53,15 +53,6 @@ class Servo : public Component, public Stoppable {
     /// @throws `Exception` if position reporting is not supported
     virtual position get_position(const AttributeMap& extra) = 0;
 
-    /// @brief Stops a resource from running.
-    inline void stop() {
-        return stop({});
-    }
-
-    /// @brief Stops a resource from running.
-    /// @param extra Extra arguments to pass to the resource's `stop` method.
-    void stop(const AttributeMap& extra) override = 0;
-
     /// @brief Reports if a component is in motion
     virtual bool is_moving() = 0;