diff --git a/examples/plugins/altemplate/src/template.rs b/examples/plugins/altemplate/src/template.rs
index 5d5180411c..eb697a54a8 100644
--- a/examples/plugins/altemplate/src/template.rs
+++ b/examples/plugins/altemplate/src/template.rs
@@ -32,9 +32,8 @@ use suricata::applayer::{
 };
 use suricata::applayer::{AppLayerResultRust, StreamSliceRust};
 use suricata::conf::conf_get;
-use suricata::core::IPPROTO_TCP;
 use suricata::{build_slice, cast_pointer, export_state_data_get, export_tx_data_get};
-use suricata_ffi::{SCLogError, SCLogNotice};
+use suricata_ffi::{SCLogError, SCLogNotice, IPPROTO_TCP};
 use suricata_sys::sys::AppProtoEnum::ALPROTO_UNKNOWN;
 use suricata_sys::sys::{
     AppLayerParser, AppLayerParserState, AppLayerProtocolDetect, AppLayerResult, AppLayerStateData,
diff --git a/rust/ffi/src/lib.rs b/rust/ffi/src/lib.rs
index 5d3c85662b..4987a87c98 100644
--- a/rust/ffi/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/ffi/src/lib.rs
@@ -19,3 +19,6 @@ pub mod debug;
 pub mod eve;
 pub mod jsonbuilder;
 pub mod plugin;
+
+pub const IPPROTO_TCP: u8 = 6;
+pub const IPPROTO_UDP: u8 = 17;
diff --git a/rust/src/core.rs b/rust/src/core.rs
index f3a226ac9f..ef2db3dc0a 100644
--- a/rust/src/core.rs
+++ b/rust/src/core.rs
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ pub const STREAM_MIDSTREAM:u8 = 0x40;
 pub const ALPROTO_UNKNOWN : AppProto = AppProtoEnum::ALPROTO_UNKNOWN as AppProto;
 pub const ALPROTO_FAILED : AppProto = AppProtoEnum::ALPROTO_FAILED as AppProto;
 
-pub const IPPROTO_TCP : u8 = 6;
-pub const IPPROTO_UDP : u8 = 17;
+pub use suricata_ffi::IPPROTO_TCP;
+pub use suricata_ffi::IPPROTO_UDP;
 
 
 macro_rules!BIT_U8 {
diff --git a/rust/src/lib.rs b/rust/src/lib.rs
index 431e423279..51f9824af9 100644
--- a/rust/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/src/lib.rs
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ pub mod ssh;
 pub mod http2;
 pub mod quic;
 pub mod bittorrent_dht;
-pub mod plugin;
 pub mod lzma;
 pub mod util;
 pub mod ffi;
diff --git a/rust/src/plugin.rs b/rust/src/plugin.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index b84ac93380..0000000000
--- a/rust/src/plugin.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 2020 Open Information Security Foundation
- *
- * You can copy, redistribute or modify this Program under the terms of
- * the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by the Free
- * Software Foundation.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * version 2 along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
- * 02110-1301, USA.
- */
-
-//! Plugin utility module.
-
-use suricata_sys::sys::SCLogGetLogLevel;
-
-pub fn init() {
-    unsafe {
-        // maybe we can get rid of this...
-        crate::debug::LEVEL = SCLogGetLogLevel();
-    }
-}