After the riot, although Hattori revised the policy of the abolished and merger of temples, it was implemented forcibly in Nukata Prefecture where it was created after the Haihan-chiken (abolition of feudal domains and establishment of prefectures) due to the policy of the Meiji Government.
騒動後、服部は廃寺や合併の方針を改めたが廃藩置県後、誕生した額田県は、明治政府の方針によって寺院の廃・合併は強行に実施された。