2 files changed, 2 insertions, 14 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))
                 {
diff --git a/src/lib/libcrypto/engine/eng_lib.c b/src/lib/libcrypto/engine/eng_lib.c
index 126bc02296..5ced58c86e 100644
--- a/src/lib/libcrypto/engine/eng_lib.c
+++ b/src/lib/libcrypto/engine/eng_lib.c
@@ -118,13 +118,7 @@ int engine_free_util(ENGINE *e, int locked)
                 i = --e->struct_ref;
         engine_ref_debug(e, 0, -1)
         if (i > 0) return 1;
-#ifdef REF_CHECK
-        if (i < 0)
-                {
-                fprintf(stderr,"ENGINE_free, bad structural reference count\n");
-                abort();
-                }
-#endif
+
         /* Free up any dynamically allocated public key methods */
         engine_pkey_meths_free(e);
         engine_pkey_asn1_meths_free(e);