diff --git a/libguile/guile.c b/libguile/guile.c
index bafe5d66e..8283ef6fa 100644
--- a/libguile/guile.c
+++ b/libguile/guile.c
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
   if (should_install_locale () && setlocale (LC_ALL, "") == NULL)
     fprintf (stderr, "guile: warning: failed to install locale\n");
 
-  scm_install_gmp_memory_functions = 1;
   scm_boot_guile (argc, argv, inner_main, 0);
   return 0; /* never reached */
 }