diff --git a/include/asterisk/astobj2.h b/include/asterisk/astobj2.h
index 28ae73e87edf4eed9531f50856a431cc17b093df..484e1e35caa4c5bb64e8e3df8d9271ab3818e5f7 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/astobj2.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/astobj2.h
@@ -854,11 +854,9 @@ struct ao2_global_obj {
  * \return Nothing
  */
 #define ao2_t_global_obj_release(holder, tag)	\
-	__ao2_global_obj_release(&holder, (tag), __FILE__, __LINE__, __PRETTY_FUNCTION__, #holder)
+	__ao2_global_obj_replace_unref(&holder, NULL, (tag), __FILE__, __LINE__, __PRETTY_FUNCTION__, #holder)
 #define ao2_global_obj_release(holder)	\
-	__ao2_global_obj_release(&holder, "", __FILE__, __LINE__, __PRETTY_FUNCTION__, #holder)
-
-void __ao2_global_obj_release(struct ao2_global_obj *holder, const char *tag, const char *file, int line, const char *func, const char *name);
+	__ao2_global_obj_replace_unref(&holder, NULL, "", __FILE__, __LINE__, __PRETTY_FUNCTION__, #holder)
 
 /*!
  * \brief Replace an ao2 object in the global holder.
diff --git a/main/astobj2.c b/main/astobj2.c
index 1529e91b000c8cd89e757f303d47a08cf1ba674d..d534900ddfeaa8b941ef55275e6a6228c550f134 100644
--- a/main/astobj2.c
+++ b/main/astobj2.c
@@ -729,30 +729,6 @@ unsigned int ao2_options_get(void *obj)
 	return orig_obj->priv_data.options;
 }
 
-
-void __ao2_global_obj_release(struct ao2_global_obj *holder, const char *tag, const char *file, int line, const char *func, const char *name)
-{
-	if (!holder) {
-		/* For sanity */
-		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Must be called with a global object!\n");
-		ast_assert(0);
-		return;
-	}
-	if (__ast_rwlock_wrlock(file, line, func, &holder->lock, name)) {
-		/* Could not get the write lock. */
-		ast_assert(0);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	/* Release the held ao2 object. */
-	if (holder->obj) {
-		__ao2_ref(holder->obj, -1, tag, file, line, func);
-		holder->obj = NULL;
-	}
-
-	__ast_rwlock_unlock(file, line, func, &holder->lock, name);
-}
-
 void *__ao2_global_obj_replace(struct ao2_global_obj *holder, void *obj, const char *tag, const char *file, int line, const char *func, const char *name)
 {
 	void *obj_old;