diff --git a/libs/freetdm/mod_freetdm/mod_freetdm.c b/libs/freetdm/mod_freetdm/mod_freetdm.c
index ef945cf629..effced3b8d 100755
--- a/libs/freetdm/mod_freetdm/mod_freetdm.c
+++ b/libs/freetdm/mod_freetdm/mod_freetdm.c
@@ -408,8 +408,6 @@ static switch_status_t channel_on_init(switch_core_session_t *session)
 	globals.calls++;
 	switch_mutex_unlock(globals.mutex);
 
-	ftdm_channel_init(tech_pvt->ftdmchan);
-
 	//switch_channel_set_flag(channel, CF_ACCEPT_CNG);
 
 	return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
@@ -1431,8 +1429,6 @@ static switch_call_cause_t channel_outgoing_channel(switch_core_session_t *sessi
             		goto fail;
 		}
 
-		ftdm_channel_init(caller_data.fchan);
-		
 		return SWITCH_CAUSE_SUCCESS;
 	}
 
diff --git a/libs/freetdm/src/ftdm_state.c b/libs/freetdm/src/ftdm_state.c
index de62c0f0e7..f37e3d819a 100644
--- a/libs/freetdm/src/ftdm_state.c
+++ b/libs/freetdm/src/ftdm_state.c
@@ -40,20 +40,6 @@ FTDM_STR2ENUM(ftdm_str2ftdm_channel_state, ftdm_channel_state2str, ftdm_channel_
 FTDM_ENUM_NAMES(CHANNEL_STATE_STATUS_NAMES, CHANNEL_STATE_STATUS_STRINGS)
 FTDM_STR2ENUM(ftdm_str2ftdm_state_status, ftdm_state_status2str, ftdm_state_status_t, CHANNEL_STATE_STATUS_NAMES, FTDM_STATE_STATUS_INVALID)
 
-/* This function is only needed for boost and we should get rid of it at the next refactoring */
-FT_DECLARE(ftdm_status_t) ftdm_channel_init(ftdm_channel_t *fchan)
-{
-	ftdm_channel_lock(fchan);
-
-	if (fchan->init_state != FTDM_CHANNEL_STATE_DOWN) {
-		ftdm_channel_set_state(__FILE__, __FUNCTION__, __LINE__, fchan, fchan->init_state, 1);
-		fchan->init_state = FTDM_CHANNEL_STATE_DOWN;
-	}
-
-	ftdm_channel_unlock(fchan);
-	return FTDM_SUCCESS;
-}
-
 FT_DECLARE(ftdm_status_t) _ftdm_channel_complete_state(const char *file, const char *func, int line, ftdm_channel_t *fchan)
 {
 	uint8_t hindex = 0;
diff --git a/libs/freetdm/src/include/freetdm.h b/libs/freetdm/src/include/freetdm.h
index b1bcd46ae5..a6d3bfb9a8 100755
--- a/libs/freetdm/src/include/freetdm.h
+++ b/libs/freetdm/src/include/freetdm.h
@@ -1684,11 +1684,6 @@ FT_DECLARE(const char *) ftdm_channel_get_last_state_str(const ftdm_channel_t *c
  */
 FT_DECLARE(char *) ftdm_channel_get_history_str(const ftdm_channel_t *channel);
 
-/*! \brief Initialize channel state for an outgoing call
- *  \deprecated This API is only used for boost signaling
- */
-FT_DECLARE(ftdm_status_t) ftdm_channel_init(ftdm_channel_t *ftdmchan);
-
 /*! \brief Enable/disable blocking mode in the channels for this span */
 FT_DECLARE(ftdm_status_t) ftdm_span_set_blocking_mode(const ftdm_span_t *span, ftdm_bool_t enabled);