diff --git a/src/profanity.c b/src/profanity.c
index 4a17f68c..6f13ba4f 100644
--- a/src/profanity.c
+++ b/src/profanity.c
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ profanity_init(const int disable_tls)
     jabber_init(disable_tls);
     command_init();
     contact_list_init();
-//    tinyurl_init();
     atexit(_profanity_shutdown);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/tinyurl.c b/src/tinyurl.c
index c492ff1d..666cf9a1 100644
--- a/src/tinyurl.c
+++ b/src/tinyurl.c
@@ -35,12 +35,6 @@ struct curl_data_t
 
 static size_t _data_callback(void *ptr, size_t size, size_t nmemb, void *data);
 
-void
-tinyurl_init(void)
-{
-    curl_global_init(CURL_GLOBAL_ALL);
-}
-
 gboolean
 tinyurl_valid(char *url)
 {
diff --git a/src/tinyurl.h b/src/tinyurl.h
index 7c958d7a..98e74517 100644
--- a/src/tinyurl.h
+++ b/src/tinyurl.h
@@ -20,6 +20,5 @@
  *
  */
 
-void tinyurl_init(void);
 gboolean tinyurl_valid(char *url);
 char * tinyurl_get(char *url);