diff --git a/channels/chan_gtalk.c b/channels/chan_gtalk.c
index 81647d3cb4e171d7ce8682bfe4acf355d6f468cf..7094e94a87904a99781688e87a32661d1c57bbf3 100644
--- a/channels/chan_gtalk.c
+++ b/channels/chan_gtalk.c
@@ -165,9 +165,6 @@ struct gtalk_container {
 static const char desc[] = "Gtalk Channel";
 static const char type[] = "Gtalk";
 
-static int usecnt = 0;
-AST_MUTEX_DEFINE_STATIC(usecnt_lock);
-
 static int global_capability = AST_FORMAT_ULAW | AST_FORMAT_ALAW | AST_FORMAT_GSM | AST_FORMAT_H263;
 
 AST_MUTEX_DEFINE_STATIC(gtalklock); /*!< Protect the interface list (of gtalk_pvt's) */
@@ -952,9 +949,6 @@ static struct ast_channel *gtalk_new(struct gtalk *client, struct gtalk_pvt *i,
 	if (!ast_strlen_zero(client->musicclass))
 		ast_string_field_set(tmp, musicclass, client->musicclass);
 	i->owner = tmp;
-	ast_mutex_lock(&usecnt_lock);
-	usecnt++;
-	ast_mutex_unlock(&usecnt_lock);
 	ast_copy_string(tmp->context, client->context, sizeof(tmp->context));
 	ast_copy_string(tmp->exten, i->exten, sizeof(tmp->exten));
 	ast_set_callerid(tmp, i->cid_num, i->cid_name, i->cid_num);
@@ -1456,9 +1450,6 @@ static int gtalk_hangup(struct ast_channel *ast)
 	ast_mutex_unlock(&p->lock);
 
 	gtalk_free_pvt(client, p);
-	ast_mutex_lock(&usecnt_lock);
-	usecnt--;
-	ast_mutex_unlock(&usecnt_lock);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/channels/chan_jingle.c b/channels/chan_jingle.c
index 20fa6d083814106f50d4600ce0cb329e09541767..f366cdd6b7f5d2dd648f9ef5794865a78dacbfe5 100644
--- a/channels/chan_jingle.c
+++ b/channels/chan_jingle.c
@@ -162,9 +162,6 @@ struct jingle_container {
 static const char desc[] = "Jingle Channel";
 static const char type[] = "Jingle";
 
-static int usecnt = 0;
-AST_MUTEX_DEFINE_STATIC(usecnt_lock);
-
 static int global_capability = AST_FORMAT_ULAW | AST_FORMAT_ALAW | AST_FORMAT_GSM | AST_FORMAT_H263;
 
 AST_MUTEX_DEFINE_STATIC(jinglelock); /*!< Protect the interface list (of jingle_pvt's) */
@@ -810,9 +807,6 @@ static struct ast_channel *jingle_new(struct jingle *client, struct jingle_pvt *
 	if (!ast_strlen_zero(client->musicclass))
 		ast_string_field_set(tmp, musicclass, client->musicclass);
 	i->owner = tmp;
-	ast_mutex_lock(&usecnt_lock);
-	usecnt++;
-	ast_mutex_unlock(&usecnt_lock);
 	ast_copy_string(tmp->context, client->context, sizeof(tmp->context));
 	ast_copy_string(tmp->exten, i->exten, sizeof(tmp->exten));
 	ast_set_callerid(tmp, i->cid_num, i->cid_name, i->cid_num);
@@ -1347,9 +1341,6 @@ static int jingle_hangup(struct ast_channel *ast)
 	ast_mutex_unlock(&p->lock);
 
 	jingle_free_pvt(client, p);
-	ast_mutex_lock(&usecnt_lock);
-	usecnt--;
-	ast_mutex_unlock(&usecnt_lock);
 
 	return 0;
 }