3 files changed, 1 insertions, 72 deletions
diff --git a/include/mbgl/util/run_loop.hpp b/include/mbgl/util/run_loop.hpp
index 6075d76c8c..fbc4794940 100644
--- a/include/mbgl/util/run_loop.hpp
+++ b/include/mbgl/util/run_loop.hpp
@@ -41,9 +41,6 @@ public:
     void runOnce();
     void stop();
 
-    void ref();
-    void unref();
-
     // So far only needed by the libcurl backend.
     void addWatch(int fd, Event, std::function<void(int, Event)>&& callback);
     void removeWatch(int fd);
diff --git a/platform/default/run_loop.cpp b/platform/default/run_loop.cpp
index 27f97d65e6..76c01b80b7 100644
--- a/platform/default/run_loop.cpp
+++ b/platform/default/run_loop.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#include <mbgl/platform/log.hpp>
 #include <mbgl/util/run_loop.hpp>
 #include <mbgl/util/async_task.hpp>
 #include <mbgl/util/thread_local.hpp>
@@ -73,8 +72,6 @@ public:
         return reinterpret_cast<uv_handle_t*>(holder);
     }
 
-    int refCount = 1;
-
     uv_loop_t *loop = nullptr;
     uv_async_t* holder = new uv_async_t;
 
@@ -164,28 +161,7 @@ void RunLoop::runOnce() {
 }
 
 void RunLoop::stop() {
-    invoke([&] {
-        unref();
-
-        if (impl->refCount) {
-            Log::Debug(mbgl::Event::General, "Blocking on pending events.");
-        }
-    });
-}
-
-void RunLoop::ref() {
-    ++impl->refCount;
-}
-
-void RunLoop::unref() {
-    // Main loop already stopped.
-    if (impl->refCount == 0) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if (!--impl->refCount) {
-        uv_unref(impl->holderHandle());
-    }
+    invoke([&] { uv_unref(impl->holderHandle()); });
 }
 
 void RunLoop::addWatch(int fd, Event event, std::function<void(int, Event)>&& callback) {
diff --git a/test/util/run_loop.cpp b/test/util/run_loop.cpp
index f00f7248b5..b6e5acca09 100644
--- a/test/util/run_loop.cpp
+++ b/test/util/run_loop.cpp
@@ -29,47 +29,3 @@ TEST(RunLoop, MultipleStop) {
 
     loop.run();
 }
-
-TEST(RunLoop, UnrefShouldStop) {
-    RunLoop loop(RunLoop::Type::New);
-
-    Timer timer;
-    timer.start(mbgl::Duration::zero(), mbgl::Duration::zero(), [&] {
-        loop.unref();
-    });
-
-    loop.run();
-}
-
-TEST(RunLoop, RefUnref) {
-    RunLoop loop(RunLoop::Type::New);
-
-    Timer timer;
-    auto zero = mbgl::Duration::zero();
-
-    auto cb3 = [&] {
-        loop.stop();
-    };
-
-    auto cb2 = [&] {
-        loop.unref();
-        loop.unref();
-
-        loop.ref();
-
-        timer.start(zero, zero, cb3);
-    };
-
-    auto cb1 = [&] {
-        loop.ref();
-        loop.ref();
-
-        loop.unref();
-
-        timer.start(zero, zero, cb2);
-    };
-
-    timer.start(zero, zero, cb1);
-
-    loop.run();
-}