diff --git a/src/include/private/switch_core_pvt.h b/src/include/private/switch_core_pvt.h
index 31da5a9bf1..8d2a8122b9 100644
--- a/src/include/private/switch_core_pvt.h
+++ b/src/include/private/switch_core_pvt.h
@@ -253,8 +253,6 @@ struct switch_runtime {
 	int multiple_registrations;
 	uint32_t max_db_handles;
 	uint32_t db_handle_timeout;
-	int curl_count;
-	int ssl_count;
 	int cpu_count;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/include/switch_core.h b/src/include/switch_core.h
index 08d685083a..e38d4aba7c 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_core.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_core.h
@@ -436,9 +436,6 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(void) switch_core_session_rwunlock(_In_ switch_core_session_t *se
 */
 SWITCH_DECLARE(int) switch_core_add_state_handler(_In_ const switch_state_handler_table_t *state_handler);
 
-SWITCH_DECLARE(int) switch_core_curl_count(int *val);
-SWITCH_DECLARE(int) switch_core_ssl_count(int *val);
-
 /*!
   \brief Remove a global state handler
   \param state_handler the state handler to remove
diff --git a/src/include/switch_ssl.h b/src/include/switch_ssl.h
index 30b3b07ec5..24f660b459 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_ssl.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_ssl.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
 static switch_mutex_t **ssl_mutexes;
 static switch_memory_pool_t *ssl_pool = NULL;
-
+static int ssl_count = 0;
 
 static inline void switch_ssl_ssl_lock_callback(int mode, int type, char *file, int line)
 {
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ static inline unsigned long switch_ssl_ssl_thread_id(void)
 static inline void switch_ssl_init_ssl_locks(void)
 {
 
-	int ssl_count = switch_core_ssl_count(NULL);
 	int i, num;
 
 	if (ssl_count == 0) {
@@ -77,17 +76,13 @@ static inline void switch_ssl_init_ssl_locks(void)
 	}
 
 	ssl_count++;
-	switch_core_ssl_count(&ssl_count);
 }
 
 static inline void switch_ssl_destroy_ssl_locks()
 {
 	int i;
-	int ssl_count = switch_core_ssl_count(NULL);
 
-	ssl_count--;
-	
-	if (ssl_count == 0) {
+	if (ssl_count == 1) {
 		CRYPTO_set_locking_callback(NULL);
 		for (i = 0; i < CRYPTO_num_locks(); i++) {
 			if (ssl_mutexes[i]) {
@@ -96,10 +91,8 @@ static inline void switch_ssl_destroy_ssl_locks()
 		}
 
 		OPENSSL_free(ssl_mutexes);
+		ssl_count--;
 	}
-
-	switch_core_ssl_count(&ssl_count);
-
 }
 #else
 static inline void switch_ssl_init_ssl_locks(void) { return; }
diff --git a/src/switch_core.c b/src/switch_core.c
index 346f3c853c..4d687bf8cc 100644
--- a/src/switch_core.c
+++ b/src/switch_core.c
@@ -200,33 +200,6 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(FILE *) switch_core_data_channel(switch_text_channel_t channel)
 }
 
 
-SWITCH_DECLARE(int) switch_core_curl_count(int *val)
-{
-	if (!val) {
-		switch_mutex_lock(runtime.global_mutex);
-		return runtime.curl_count;
-	}
-
-	runtime.curl_count = *val;
-	switch_mutex_unlock(runtime.global_mutex);
-	return 0;
-
-}
-
-
-SWITCH_DECLARE(int) switch_core_ssl_count(int *val)
-{
-	if (!val) {
-		switch_mutex_lock(runtime.global_mutex);
-		return runtime.ssl_count;
-	}
-
-	runtime.ssl_count = *val;
-	switch_mutex_unlock(runtime.global_mutex);
-	return 0;
-
-}
-
 SWITCH_DECLARE(void) switch_core_remove_state_handler(const switch_state_handler_table_t *state_handler)
 {
 	int index, tmp_index = 0;