diff --git a/src-core/utils/http.cpp b/src-core/utils/http.cpp
index 05f43406b..066421f20 100644
--- a/src-core/utils/http.cpp
+++ b/src-core/utils/http.cpp
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ namespace satdump
         bool ret = 1;
         char error_buffer[CURL_ERROR_SIZE] = {0};
 
-        curl_global_init(CURL_GLOBAL_ALL);
-
         curl = curl_easy_init();
         if (curl)
         {
@@ -88,7 +86,6 @@ namespace satdump
             if (chunk != NULL)
                 curl_slist_free_all(chunk);
         }
-        curl_global_cleanup();
         return ret;
     }
 
@@ -99,8 +96,6 @@ namespace satdump
         bool ret = 1;
         char error_buffer[CURL_ERROR_SIZE] = {0};
 
-        curl_global_init(CURL_GLOBAL_ALL);
-
         curl = curl_easy_init();
         if (curl)
         {
@@ -141,7 +136,6 @@ namespace satdump
             if (chunk != NULL)
                 curl_slist_free_all(chunk);
         }
-        curl_global_cleanup();
         return ret;
     }
 } // namespace satdump
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