Reuters.com reports that authorities in central Taiwan have shut down the island’s last legal brothel. The business, located in Nantou County, closes on the heels of the death of the sex establishment’s 87-year-old pimp.

The Liberty Times reported that Ai-Le, the brothel that had been in business for 48 years, had its permit revoked by police due to the fact that the business could not be transferred.

The Reuters.com report says that prostitution has been illegal in Taiwan since 1997, and that the licensing of new brothels ceased in 1974. However, a few illegal brothels can still be found on the island. As Ai-Le was licensed before1974, it was permitted to stay in operation.

The closing of this brothel will leave Ai-Le’s two prostitutes, aged 40 and 50 unemployed.