diff --git a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_con/ecore_con.c b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_con/ecore_con.c
index 702d7a0c99..de291b3b96 100644
--- a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_con/ecore_con.c
+++ b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_con/ecore_con.c
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
 
 static Eina_Bool _ecore_con_client_timer(Ecore_Con_Client *cl);
 static void      _ecore_con_cl_timer_update(Ecore_Con_Client *cl);
-static void      _ecore_con_client_kill(Ecore_Con_Client *cl);
 static Eina_Bool _ecore_con_server_timer(Ecore_Con_Server *svr);
 static void      _ecore_con_server_timer_update(Ecore_Con_Server *svr);
 
@@ -105,7 +104,7 @@ static void _ecore_con_lookup_done(void           *data,
 static const char * _ecore_con_pretty_ip(struct sockaddr *client_addr);
 
 
-static void
+void
 _ecore_con_client_kill(Ecore_Con_Client *cl)
 {
    if (cl->delete_me)
diff --git a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_con/ecore_con_local_win32.c b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_con/ecore_con_local_win32.c
index 90f092920c..2b7e5c5bd2 100644
--- a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_con/ecore_con_local_win32.c
+++ b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_con/ecore_con_local_win32.c
@@ -75,8 +75,7 @@ _ecore_con_local_win32_server_read_client_handler(void *data, Ecore_Win32_Handle
             free(msg);
          }
 #endif
-       if (!cl->delete_me)
-         ecore_con_event_client_del(cl);
+       _ecore_con_client_kill(cl);
        return ECORE_CALLBACK_CANCEL;
     }
 
@@ -109,8 +108,7 @@ _ecore_con_local_win32_server_peek_client_handler(void *data, Ecore_Win32_Handle
         free(msg);
      }
 #endif
-   if (!cl->host_server->delete_me)
-     ecore_con_event_server_del(cl->host_server);
+   _ecore_con_server_kill(cl->host_server);
    return ECORE_CALLBACK_CANCEL;
 
    ecore_main_win32_handler_del(wh);
@@ -138,8 +136,7 @@ _ecore_con_local_win32_client_peek_server_handler(void *data, Ecore_Win32_Handle
         free(msg);
      }
 #endif
-   if (!svr->delete_me)
-     ecore_con_event_server_del(svr);
+   _ecore_con_server_kill(svr);
    return ECORE_CALLBACK_CANCEL;
 
    ecore_main_win32_handler_del(wh);
@@ -188,8 +185,7 @@ _ecore_con_local_win32_client_read_server_handler(void *data, Ecore_Win32_Handle
             free(msg);
          }
 #endif
-       if (!svr->delete_me)
-         ecore_con_event_server_del(svr);
+       _ecore_con_server_kill(svr);
        return ECORE_CALLBACK_CANCEL;
     }
 
@@ -691,15 +687,14 @@ ecore_con_local_win32_server_flush(Ecore_Con_Server *svr)
              ecore_con_event_server_error(svr, msg);
              free(msg);
           }
-        if (!svr->delete_me)
-          ecore_con_event_server_del(svr);
+        _ecore_con_server_kill(svr);
      }
 
    svr->write_buf_offset += written;
    if (svr->write_buf_offset >= eina_binbuf_length_get(svr->buf))
      {
         svr->write_buf_offset = 0;
-	eina_binbuf_free(svr->buf);
+        eina_binbuf_free(svr->buf);
         svr->buf = NULL;
         svr->want_write = 0;
      }
@@ -741,8 +736,7 @@ ecore_con_local_win32_client_flush(Ecore_Con_Client *cl)
              ecore_con_event_client_error(cl, msg);
              free(msg);
           }
-        if (!cl->delete_me)
-          ecore_con_event_client_del(cl);
+        _ecore_con_client_kill(cl);
      }
 
    cl->buf_offset += written;
diff --git a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_con/ecore_con_private.h b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_con/ecore_con_private.h
index e48f553c1e..35f2310a76 100644
--- a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_con/ecore_con_private.h
+++ b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_con/ecore_con_private.h
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ void ecore_con_event_client_data(Ecore_Con_Client *cl, unsigned char *buf, int n
 void ecore_con_event_client_del(Ecore_Con_Client *cl);
 void ecore_con_event_client_error(Ecore_Con_Client *cl, const char *error);
 void _ecore_con_server_kill(Ecore_Con_Server *svr);
+void _ecore_con_client_kill(Ecore_Con_Client *cl);
 /* from ecore_local_win32.c */
 #ifdef _WIN32
 Eina_Bool ecore_con_local_listen(Ecore_Con_Server *svr);