diff --git a/pixels-retina/src/main/java/io/pixelsdb/pixels/retina/RetinaResourceManager.java b/pixels-retina/src/main/java/io/pixelsdb/pixels/retina/RetinaResourceManager.java
index d9cbb972d..6e02a0dcf 100644
--- a/pixels-retina/src/main/java/io/pixelsdb/pixels/retina/RetinaResourceManager.java
+++ b/pixels-retina/src/main/java/io/pixelsdb/pixels/retina/RetinaResourceManager.java
@@ -525,8 +525,12 @@ private void removeCheckpointFile(long timestamp, CheckpointType type)
 
     public void reclaimVisibility(long fileId, int rgId, long timestamp) throws RetinaException
     {
-        RGVisibility rgVisibility = checkRGVisibility(fileId, rgId);
-        rgVisibility.getVisibilityBitmap(timestamp);
+        String retinaKey = fileId + "_" + rgId;
+        RGVisibility rgVisibility = this.rgVisibilityMap.remove(retinaKey);
+        if (rgVisibility != null)
+        {
+            rgVisibility.close();
+        }
     }
 
     public void deleteRecord(long fileId, int rgId, int rgRowOffset, long timestamp) throws RetinaException