diff --git a/include/proto/http_rules.h b/include/proto/http_rules.h
index 5e03dd813..608ca5760 100644
--- a/include/proto/http_rules.h
+++ b/include/proto/http_rules.h
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ extern struct action_kw_list http_res_keywords;
 
 struct act_rule *parse_http_req_cond(const char **args, const char *file, int linenum, struct proxy *proxy);
 struct act_rule *parse_http_res_cond(const char **args, const char *file, int linenum, struct proxy *proxy);
-void free_http_req_rules(struct list *r);
-void free_http_res_rules(struct list *r);
 struct redirect_rule *http_parse_redirect_rule(const char *file, int linenum, struct proxy *curproxy,
                                                const char **args, char **errmsg, int use_fmt, int dir);
 
diff --git a/src/haproxy.c b/src/haproxy.c
index 05268e1e7..70d4beda3 100644
--- a/src/haproxy.c
+++ b/src/haproxy.c
@@ -2286,14 +2286,14 @@ static void deinit_acl_cond(struct acl_cond *cond)
 	free(cond);
 }
 
-static void deinit_tcp_rules(struct list *rules)
+static void deinit_act_rules(struct list *rules)
 {
-	struct act_rule *trule, *truleb;
+	struct act_rule *rule, *ruleb;
 
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(trule, truleb, rules, list) {
-		LIST_DEL(&trule->list);
-		deinit_acl_cond(trule->cond);
-		free(trule);
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(rule, ruleb, rules, list) {
+		LIST_DEL(&rule->list);
+		deinit_acl_cond(rule->cond);
+		free(rule);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -2438,9 +2438,12 @@ void deinit(void)
 			free(lf);
 		}
 
-		deinit_tcp_rules(&p->tcp_req.inspect_rules);
-		deinit_tcp_rules(&p->tcp_rep.inspect_rules);
-		deinit_tcp_rules(&p->tcp_req.l4_rules);
+		deinit_act_rules(&p->tcp_req.inspect_rules);
+		deinit_act_rules(&p->tcp_rep.inspect_rules);
+		deinit_act_rules(&p->tcp_req.l4_rules);
+		deinit_act_rules(&p->tcp_req.l5_rules);
+		deinit_act_rules(&p->http_req_rules);
+		deinit_act_rules(&p->http_res_rules);
 
 		deinit_stick_rules(&p->storersp_rules);
 		deinit_stick_rules(&p->sticking_rules);
@@ -2542,8 +2545,6 @@ void deinit(void)
 		free(p->desc);
 		free(p->fwdfor_hdr_name);
 
-		free_http_req_rules(&p->http_req_rules);
-		free_http_res_rules(&p->http_res_rules);
 		task_destroy(p->task);
 
 		pool_destroy(p->req_cap_pool);
@@ -2568,7 +2569,7 @@ void deinit(void)
 		free(uap->desc);
 
 		userlist_free(uap->userlist);
-		free_http_req_rules(&uap->http_req_rules);
+		deinit_act_rules(&uap->http_req_rules);
 
 		free(uap);
 	}
diff --git a/src/http_rules.c b/src/http_rules.c
index b790c5ffe..aad771466 100644
--- a/src/http_rules.c
+++ b/src/http_rules.c
@@ -1186,31 +1186,6 @@ struct redirect_rule *http_parse_redirect_rule(const char *file, int linenum, st
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-void free_http_res_rules(struct list *r)
-{
-	struct act_rule *tr, *pr;
-
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(pr, tr, r, list) {
-		LIST_DEL(&pr->list);
-		regex_free(pr->arg.hdr_add.re);
-		free(pr);
-	}
-}
-
-void free_http_req_rules(struct list *r)
-{
-	struct act_rule *tr, *pr;
-
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(pr, tr, r, list) {
-		LIST_DEL(&pr->list);
-		if (pr->action == ACT_HTTP_REQ_AUTH)
-			free(pr->arg.auth.realm);
-
-		regex_free(pr->arg.hdr_add.re);
-		free(pr);
-	}
-}
-
 __attribute__((constructor))
 static void __http_rules_init(void)
 {