It can also be presumed that because the action that Kiyomori took against Yorimori was limited to the removal of Yorimori from his post in the military officialdom (Uemon no kami), that it was merely a preventive measure on the outside chance that Yorimori attempted to interfere with Kiyomori's plans.
清盛も武官職である右衛門督の解官のみにとどめているので、頼盛の万が一の妨害を懸念しての予防措置であったとも考えられる。