1 files changed, 1 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/src/lib/libcrypto/engine/eng_init.c b/src/lib/libcrypto/engine/eng_init.c
index 7633cf5f1d..870c456668 100644
--- a/src/lib/libcrypto/engine/eng_init.c
+++ b/src/lib/libcrypto/engine/eng_init.c
@@ -101,13 +101,7 @@ int engine_unlocked_finish(ENGINE *e, int unlock_for_handlers)
                 if(!to_return)
                         return 0;
                 }
-#ifdef REF_CHECK
-        if(e->funct_ref < 0)
-                {
-                fprintf(stderr,"ENGINE_finish, bad functional reference count\n");
-                abort();
-                }
-#endif
+
         /* Release the structural reference too */
         if(!engine_free_util(e, 0))
                 {