diff --git a/include/sigar_util.h b/include/sigar_util.h
index 81b24bc8..efc19ed5 100644
--- a/include/sigar_util.h
+++ b/include/sigar_util.h
@@ -93,10 +93,6 @@ int sigar_proc_list_procfs_get(sigar_t *sigar,
 int sigar_proc_fd_count(sigar_t *sigar, sigar_pid_t pid,
                         sigar_uint64_t *total);
 
-/* generic util functions for all platforms */
-
-int sigar_proc_count(sigar_t *sigar, sigar_uint64_t *total);
-
 /* linux + freebsd */
 int sigar_procfs_args_get(sigar_t *sigar, sigar_pid_t pid,
                           sigar_proc_args_t *procargs);
diff --git a/src/sigar.c b/src/sigar.c
index 9d200d53..51e344cc 100644
--- a/src/sigar.c
+++ b/src/sigar.c
@@ -137,9 +137,18 @@ SIGAR_DECLARE(int) sigar_proc_cpu_get(sigar_t *sigar, sigar_pid_t pid,
 SIGAR_DECLARE(int) sigar_proc_stat_get(sigar_t *sigar,
                                        sigar_proc_stat_t *procstat)
 {
-    int status = sigar_proc_count(sigar, &procstat->total);
+    int status;
+    sigar_proc_list_t proclist;
 
-    return status;
+    if ((status = sigar_proc_list_get(sigar, &proclist)) != SIGAR_OK) {
+        return status;
+    }
+
+    procstat->total = proclist.number;
+
+    sigar_proc_list_destroy(sigar, &proclist);
+
+    return SIGAR_OK;
 }
 
 static char *sigar_error_string(int err)
diff --git a/src/sigar_util.c b/src/sigar_util.c
index c1d1a0d0..f33410e6 100644
--- a/src/sigar_util.c
+++ b/src/sigar_util.c
@@ -293,25 +293,6 @@ int sigar_procfs_args_get(sigar_t *sigar, sigar_pid_t pid,
 
 #endif /* WIN32 */
 
-/* os impls should use an optimized version of this */
-int sigar_proc_count(sigar_t *sigar, sigar_uint64_t *total)
-{
-    int status;
-    sigar_proc_list_t proclist;
-
-    *total = 0;
-
-    if ((status = sigar_proc_list_get(sigar, &proclist)) != SIGAR_OK) {
-        return status;
-    }
-
-    *total = proclist.number;
-
-    sigar_proc_list_destroy(sigar, &proclist);
-
-    return SIGAR_OK;
-}
-
 int sigar_mem_calc_ram(sigar_t *sigar, sigar_mem_t *mem)
 {
     sigar_uint64_t lram = (mem->total / (1024 * 1024));