diff --git a/obexd/plugins/phonebook-tracker.c b/obexd/plugins/phonebook-tracker.c
index 30f945b..71a91c1 100644
--- a/obexd/plugins/phonebook-tracker.c
+++ b/obexd/plugins/phonebook-tracker.c
@@ -1421,7 +1421,6 @@ done:
 
 int phonebook_init(void)
 {
-	g_thread_init(NULL);
 	g_type_init();
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/obexd/src/main.c b/obexd/src/main.c
index 629a3b4..04284c9 100644
--- a/obexd/src/main.c
+++ b/obexd/src/main.c
@@ -233,11 +233,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	GError *err = NULL;
 	guint signal;
 
-#ifdef NEED_THREADS
-	if (g_thread_supported() == FALSE)
-		g_thread_init(NULL);
-#endif
-
 	context = g_option_context_new(NULL);
 	g_option_context_add_main_entries(context, options, NULL);