diff --git a/cr_hsm_bignum.c b/cr_hsm_bignum.c
index 234e68b..3df76da 100644
--- a/cr_hsm_bignum.c
+++ b/cr_hsm_bignum.c
@@ -30,12 +30,8 @@
 
 /* --------------------- */
 
-static int alloc_counter = 0;
-
-/* --------------------- */
-
 // original : nfutil_copybytes ( nfutil.c )
-static void my_util_copybytes ( unsigned char *dst, const unsigned char *src,
+static void my_bignum_copybytes ( unsigned char *dst, const unsigned char *src,
 	unsigned nbytes, int swapends, int swapwords )
 {
   int inc;
@@ -103,9 +99,8 @@ int my_bignumreceiveupcall(struct NFast_Application *app,
 
   pBN = (struct NFast_Bignum *)NFastApp_Malloc(app, sizeof(struct NFast_Bignum), cctx, tctx);
   if ( !pBN ) return NOMEM;
-  alloc_counter++;
-
-  my_util_copybytes(pBN->bytes, (const unsigned char *)source,
+  
+  my_bignum_copybytes(pBN->bytes, (const unsigned char *)source,
 	nbytes, 0, 0);
 
   pBN->msb_first = msbitfirst;
@@ -148,7 +143,7 @@ int my_bignumsendupcall(struct NFast_Application *app,
 
   swapends = (!msbitfirst) ^ (!pBN->msb_first);
   swapwords = (!mswordfirst) ^ (!pBN->msw_first);
-  my_util_copybytes( (unsigned char *)dest, (*bignum)->bytes, nbytes,
+  my_bignum_copybytes( (unsigned char *)dest, (*bignum)->bytes, nbytes,
 	swapends, swapwords );
   return Status_OK;
 }
@@ -162,7 +157,6 @@ void my_bignumfreeupcall(struct NFast_Application *app,
 {
   NFastApp_Free(app, (*bignum), cctx, tctx);
   *bignum=NULL;
-  alloc_counter--;
 }
 
 /* --------------------- */
@@ -225,7 +219,6 @@ int my_char2bignum ( struct NFast_Bignum **ppBN_out,
 
   pBN = (struct NFast_Bignum *)NFastApp_Malloc(app, sizeof(struct NFast_Bignum), cctx, tctx);
   if ( !pBN ) return NOMEM;
-  alloc_counter++;
 
   pBN->msb_first = 0;
   pBN->msw_first = 0;
@@ -268,7 +261,6 @@ int my_bin2bignum ( struct NFast_Bignum **ppBN_out,
 
 	pBN = (struct NFast_Bignum *)NFastApp_Malloc( app, sizeof(struct NFast_Bignum), NULL, NULL );
 	if ( !pBN ) return NOMEM;
-	alloc_counter++;
 	
 	pBN->msb_first = 0;
 	pBN->msw_first = 0;
@@ -374,7 +366,6 @@ int my_bignumCopy( struct NFast_Bignum **dst,
 	struct NFast_Bignum *pBN;
 	pBN = (struct NFast_Bignum *)NFastApp_Malloc( app, sizeof(struct NFast_Bignum), NULL, NULL );
 	if ( !pBN ) return NOMEM;
-	alloc_counter++;
 	
 	pBN->msb_first = src->msb_first;
 	pBN->msw_first = src->msw_first;
@@ -422,9 +413,4 @@ int my_compare ( const struct NFast_Bignum *pA,
 
 /* --------------------- */
 
-int my_bignum_get_alloc_counter( void )
-{
-  return alloc_counter;
-}
-
 #endif	// HSM
diff --git a/cr_hsm_bignum.h b/cr_hsm_bignum.h
index 8d69cee..21b098a 100644
--- a/cr_hsm_bignum.h
+++ b/cr_hsm_bignum.h
@@ -170,8 +170,6 @@ extern void my_printbignum ( FILE *f,
 extern int my_compare ( const struct NFast_Bignum *pA, 
 			const struct NFast_Bignum *pB );
 
-extern int my_bignum_get_alloc_counter( void );
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif