diff --git a/src/libcommon/Makefile.am b/src/libcommon/Makefile.am
index a6ef44e..3518a55 100644
--- a/src/libcommon/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/libcommon/Makefile.am
@@ -22,6 +22,5 @@
 libcommon_a_SOURCES = \
 	gsm_data.c \
 	gsm_data_shared.c \
-	talloc_ctx.c \
 	handover_cfg.c \
 	$(NULL)
diff --git a/src/libcommon/gsm_data.c b/src/libcommon/gsm_data.c
index 92ebbfe..3b63ad0 100644
--- a/src/libcommon/gsm_data.c
+++ b/src/libcommon/gsm_data.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #include <osmocom/bsc/abis_nm.h>
 #include <osmocom/bsc/handover_cfg.h>
 
-void *tall_bsc_ctx;
+void *tall_bsc_ctx = NULL;
 
 static LLIST_HEAD(bts_models);
 
diff --git a/src/libcommon/talloc_ctx.c b/src/libcommon/talloc_ctx.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 9f64d75..0000000
--- a/src/libcommon/talloc_ctx.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-/* OpenBSC allocation contexts initialization code */
-/* (C) 2011-2016 by sysmocom s.f.m.c. GmbH <info@sysmocom.de>
- * All Rights Reserved
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
- * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- *
- */
-
-#include <osmocom/core/talloc.h>
-#include <osmocom/core/msgb.h>
-
-extern void *tall_bsc_ctx;
-extern void *tall_fle_ctx;
-extern void *tall_locop_ctx;
-extern void *tall_authciphop_ctx;
-extern void *tall_gsms_ctx;
-extern void *tall_subscr_ctx;
-extern void *tall_sub_req_ctx;
-extern void *tall_call_ctx;
-extern void *tall_paging_ctx;
-extern void *tall_sigh_ctx;
-extern void *tall_tqe_ctx;
-extern void *tall_trans_ctx;
-extern void *tall_ctr_ctx;
-
-void talloc_ctx_init(void *ctx_root)
-{
-	msgb_talloc_ctx_init(ctx_root, 0);
-	tall_fle_ctx = talloc_named_const(ctx_root, 0, "bs11_file_list_entry");
-	tall_locop_ctx = talloc_named_const(ctx_root, 0, "loc_updating_oper");
-	tall_authciphop_ctx = talloc_named_const(ctx_root, 0, "auth_ciph_oper");
-	tall_gsms_ctx = talloc_named_const(ctx_root, 0, "sms");
-	tall_subscr_ctx = talloc_named_const(ctx_root, 0, "subscriber");
-	tall_call_ctx = talloc_named_const(ctx_root, 0, "gsm_call");
-	tall_paging_ctx = talloc_named_const(ctx_root, 0, "paging_request");
-	tall_sigh_ctx = talloc_named_const(ctx_root, 0, "signal_handler");
-	tall_tqe_ctx = talloc_named_const(ctx_root, 0, "subch_txq_entry");
-	tall_trans_ctx = talloc_named_const(ctx_root, 0, "transaction");
-	tall_ctr_ctx = talloc_named_const(ctx_root, 0, "counter");
-}