diff --git a/src/detect-engine-mpm.c b/src/detect-engine-mpm.c
index c3ea035f06..8f94aa4421 100644
--- a/src/detect-engine-mpm.c
+++ b/src/detect-engine-mpm.c
@@ -84,22 +84,6 @@ const char *builtin_mpms[] = {
 
     NULL };
 
-typedef struct AppLayerMpms_ {
-    const char *name;
-    int unused;
-    int direction;              /**< SIG_FLAG_TOSERVER or SIG_FLAG_TOCLIENT */
-    int sm_list;
-
-    int (*PrefilterRegister)(SigGroupHead *sgh, MpmCtx *mpm_ctx);
-
-    int id;
-
-} AppLayerMpms;
-
-AppLayerMpms app_mpms[] = {
-    { NULL, 0, 0, 0, NULL, 0, }
-};
-
 /* Registery for mpm keywords
  *
  * Keywords are registered at engine start up
@@ -132,18 +116,6 @@ void DetectMpmAppLayerRegister(const char *name, int direction, int sm_list,
     g_app_mpms_list_cnt++;
 }
 
-/* temporary table for turning the table app_mpms into the registery
- * TODO to be removed */
-void RegisterAppMpmTable(void)
-{
-    AppLayerMpms *am = app_mpms;
-    while (am->name != NULL) {
-        DetectMpmAppLayerRegister(am->name, am->direction,
-                am->sm_list, am->PrefilterRegister);
-        am++;
-    }
-}
-
 void DetectMpmInitializeAppMpms(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx)
 {
     BUG_ON(g_app_mpms_list_cnt == 0);
diff --git a/src/detect-engine-mpm.h b/src/detect-engine-mpm.h
index 6d4063243b..3d12506fd1 100644
--- a/src/detect-engine-mpm.h
+++ b/src/detect-engine-mpm.h
@@ -80,8 +80,6 @@ MpmStore *MpmStorePrepareBuffer(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, SigGroupHead *sgh, enum
  */
 int DetectSetFastPatternAndItsId(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx);
 
-void RegisterAppMpmTable(void);
-
 /** \brief register an app layer keyword for mpm
  *  \param name keyword name
  *  \param direction SIG_FLAG_TOSERVER or SIG_FLAG_TOCLIENT
diff --git a/src/suricata.c b/src/suricata.c
index 27c4cc5065..cfdb9dcc24 100644
--- a/src/suricata.c
+++ b/src/suricata.c
@@ -2400,9 +2400,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
      * are specified, IPS mode will overwrite this */
     EngineModeSetIDS();
 
-    /* TODO temporary */
-    RegisterAppMpmTable();
-
 #ifdef OS_WIN32
     /* service initialization */
     if (WindowsInit(argc, argv) != 0) {