diff --git a/src/fd.c b/src/fd.c
index bf2383e..86c2d43 100644
--- a/src/fd.c
+++ b/src/fd.c
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@
 /* Deletes an FD from the fdsets.
  * The file descriptor is also closed.
  */
-static void fd_dodelete(int fd, int do_close)
+void fd_delete(int fd)
 {
 	int locked = fdtab[fd].running_mask != tid_bit;
 
@@ -329,10 +329,8 @@
 	fdinfo[fd].port_range = NULL;
 	fdtab[fd].owner = NULL;
 	fdtab[fd].thread_mask = 0;
-	if (do_close) {
-		close(fd);
-		_HA_ATOMIC_SUB(&ha_used_fds, 1);
-	}
+	close(fd);
+	_HA_ATOMIC_SUB(&ha_used_fds, 1);
 	if (locked)
 		fd_clr_running(fd);
 }
@@ -393,22 +391,6 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/* Deletes an FD from the fdsets.
- * The file descriptor is also closed.
- */
-void fd_delete(int fd)
-{
-	fd_dodelete(fd, 1);
-}
-
-/* Deletes an FD from the fdsets.
- * The file descriptor is kept open.
- */
-void fd_remove(int fd)
-{
-	fd_dodelete(fd, 0);
-}
-
 void updt_fd_polling(const int fd)
 {
 	if ((fdtab[fd].thread_mask & all_threads_mask) == tid_bit) {