diff --git a/core/camel-base-engine/src/main/java/org/apache/camel/impl/engine/DefaultRoute.java b/core/camel-base-engine/src/main/java/org/apache/camel/impl/engine/DefaultRoute.java
index 7263f3df44a10..1e90f04be211f 100644
--- a/core/camel-base-engine/src/main/java/org/apache/camel/impl/engine/DefaultRoute.java
+++ b/core/camel-base-engine/src/main/java/org/apache/camel/impl/engine/DefaultRoute.java
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ public String getSourceLocationShort() {
 
     @Override
     public void initializeServices() throws Exception {
+        services.clear();
         // gather all the services for this route
         gatherServices(services);
     }
@@ -634,7 +635,7 @@ protected void gatherServices(List<Service> services) throws Exception {
         }
     }
 
-    protected void gatherRootServices(List<Service> services) throws Exception {
+    private void gatherRootServices(List<Service> services) throws Exception {
         Endpoint endpoint = getEndpoint();
         consumer = endpoint.createConsumer(processor);
         if (consumer != null) {