Apparatus and methods for resetting a qubit. In one aspect, an apparatus includes a qubit, wherein the qubit operates over a qubit frequency spectrum with a first flux-insensitive point and a second flux-insensitive point. The apparatus further includes a readout resonator, wherein the readout resonator operates at a readout resonator frequency in-between the first flux insensitive point and the second flux-insensitive point. The apparatus further includes a frequency controller that is configured to control the frequency of the qubit such that during a reset operation the frequency of the qubit is adjusted relative to the readout resonator frequency and the qubit is reset.