diff --git a/plugins/experimental/cookie_remap/cookie_remap.cc b/plugins/experimental/cookie_remap/cookie_remap.cc
index 6e9dd9b24b5..5515497ca00 100644
--- a/plugins/experimental/cookie_remap/cookie_remap.cc
+++ b/plugins/experimental/cookie_remap/cookie_remap.cc
@@ -43,21 +43,6 @@ using namespace std;
 
 const int OVECCOUNT = 30; // We support $1 - $9 only, and this needs to be 3x that
 
-///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// Helpers for memory management (to make sure pcre uses the TS APIs).
-//
-inline void *
-ink_malloc(size_t s)
-{
-  return TSmalloc(s);
-}
-
-inline void
-ink_free(void *s)
-{
-  return TSfree(s);
-}
-
 class UrlComponents
 {
 public:
@@ -182,13 +167,6 @@ class UrlComponents
   }
 };
 
-void
-setup_memory_allocation()
-{
-  pcre_malloc = &ink_malloc;
-  pcre_free   = &ink_free;
-}
-
 enum operation_type { UNKNOWN = -1, EXISTS = 1, NOTEXISTS, REGEXP, STRING, BUCKET };
 
 enum target_type {
@@ -914,8 +892,6 @@ using OpsQueue = std::vector<const op *>;
 TSReturnCode
 TSRemapInit(TSRemapInterface *api_info, char *errbuf, int errbuf_size)
 {
-  setup_memory_allocation();
-
   return TS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/regex_remap/regex_remap.cc b/plugins/regex_remap/regex_remap.cc
index b640d3389b9..94123018328 100644
--- a/plugins/regex_remap/regex_remap.cc
+++ b/plugins/regex_remap/regex_remap.cc
@@ -638,28 +638,6 @@ struct RemapInstance {
   std::string filename;
 };
 
-///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// Helpers for memory management (to make sure pcre uses the TS APIs).
-//
-inline void *
-ts_malloc(size_t s)
-{
-  return TSmalloc(s);
-}
-
-inline void
-ts_free(void *s)
-{
-  return TSfree(s);
-}
-
-void
-setup_memory_allocation()
-{
-  pcre_malloc = &ts_malloc;
-  pcre_free   = &ts_free;
-}
-
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Initialize the plugin.
 //
@@ -677,7 +655,6 @@ TSRemapInit(TSRemapInterface *api_info, char *errbuf, int errbuf_size)
     return TS_ERROR;
   }
 
-  setup_memory_allocation();
   TSDebug(PLUGIN_NAME, "Plugin is successfully initialized");
   return TS_SUCCESS;
 }
diff --git a/plugins/regex_revalidate/regex_revalidate.c b/plugins/regex_revalidate/regex_revalidate.c
index 52a9e970fe8..2fa32c5e5e4 100644
--- a/plugins/regex_revalidate/regex_revalidate.c
+++ b/plugins/regex_revalidate/regex_revalidate.c
@@ -45,18 +45,6 @@
 #define LOG_ROLL_INTERVAL 86400
 #define LOG_ROLL_OFFSET 0
 
-static inline void *
-ts_malloc(size_t s)
-{
-  return TSmalloc(s);
-}
-
-static inline void
-ts_free(void *s)
-{
-  return TSfree(s);
-}
-
 typedef struct invalidate_t {
   const char *regex_text;
   pcre *regex;
@@ -519,9 +507,6 @@ TSPluginInit(int argc, const char *argv[])
     TSDebug(LOG_PREFIX, "Plugin registration succeeded");
   }
 
-  pcre_malloc = &ts_malloc;
-  pcre_free   = &ts_free;
-
   main_cont = TSContCreate(main_handler, NULL);
   TSContDataSet(main_cont, (void *)pstate);
   TSHttpHookAdd(TS_HTTP_CACHE_LOOKUP_COMPLETE_HOOK, main_cont);