diff --git a/src/http_ana.c b/src/http_ana.c
index 7cbec5885..187b88179 100644
--- a/src/http_ana.c
+++ b/src/http_ana.c
@@ -5173,12 +5173,6 @@ void http_destroy_txn(struct stream *s)
 
 DECLARE_POOL(pool_head_http_txn, "http_txn", sizeof(struct http_txn));
 
-__attribute__((constructor))
-static void __http_protocol_init(void)
-{
-}
-
-
 /*
  * Local variables:
  *  c-indent-level: 8
diff --git a/src/http_rules.c b/src/http_rules.c
index d3f41bf14..8e257eae8 100644
--- a/src/http_rules.c
+++ b/src/http_rules.c
@@ -490,11 +490,6 @@ struct redirect_rule *http_parse_redirect_rule(const char *file, int linenum, st
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-__attribute__((constructor))
-static void __http_rules_init(void)
-{
-}
-
 /*
  * Local variables:
  *  c-indent-level: 8