diff --git a/pkg/gst/gst.c b/pkg/gst/gst.c
index edcc4a29..e538f5d1 100644
--- a/pkg/gst/gst.c
+++ b/pkg/gst/gst.c
@@ -1,15 +1,5 @@
 #include "gst.h"
 
-void gstreamer_init(void) {
-  gst_init(NULL, NULL);
-}
-
-GMainLoop *gstreamer_main_loop = NULL;
-void gstreamer_loop(void) {
-  gstreamer_main_loop = g_main_loop_new (NULL, FALSE);
-  g_main_loop_run(gstreamer_main_loop);
-}
-
 static void gstreamer_pipeline_log(GstPipelineCtx *ctx, char* level, const char* format, ...) {
   va_list argptr;
   va_start(argptr, format);
diff --git a/pkg/gst/gst.go b/pkg/gst/gst.go
index e98d80fd..e21afda1 100644
--- a/pkg/gst/gst.go
+++ b/pkg/gst/gst.go
@@ -33,9 +33,7 @@ var pipelinesLock sync.Mutex
 var registry *C.GstRegistry
 
 func init() {
-	C.gstreamer_init()
-	go C.gstreamer_loop()
-
+	C.gst_init(nil, nil)
 	registry = C.gst_registry_get()
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/gst/gst.h b/pkg/gst/gst.h
index 64598569..a562ec34 100644
--- a/pkg/gst/gst.h
+++ b/pkg/gst/gst.h
@@ -25,6 +25,3 @@ void gstreamer_pipeline_push(GstPipelineCtx *ctx, void *buffer, int bufferLen);
 gboolean gstreamer_pipeline_set_prop_int(GstPipelineCtx *ctx, char *binName, char *prop, gint value);
 gboolean gstreamer_pipeline_set_caps_framerate(GstPipelineCtx *ctx, const gchar* binName, gint numerator, gint denominator);
 gboolean gstreamer_pipeline_set_caps_resolution(GstPipelineCtx *ctx, const gchar* binName, gint width, gint height);
-
-void gstreamer_init(void);
-void gstreamer_loop(void);