diff --git a/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_key_grab.c b/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_key_grab.c
index 7d856d2d5a..aaf6e6a2d0 100644
--- a/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_key_grab.c
+++ b/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_key_grab.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ evas_key_grab_new(Evas_Object *eo_obj, Evas_Object_Protected_Data *obj, const ch
 
    if (have_exclusion && exclusive) return NULL;
 
-   g = evas_mem_calloc(sizeof(Evas_Key_Grab));
+   g = calloc(1, sizeof(Evas_Key_Grab));
    if (!g) return NULL;
    g->object = eo_obj;
    g->modifiers = modifiers;
@@ -47,17 +47,8 @@ evas_key_grab_new(Evas_Object *eo_obj, Evas_Object_Protected_Data *obj, const ch
    g->is_active = EINA_TRUE;
    if (!g->keyname)
      {
-        if (!evas_mem_free(strlen(keyname) + 1))
-          {
-             free(g);
-             return NULL;
-          }
-        g->keyname = strdup(keyname);
-        if (!g->keyname)
-          {
-             free(g);
-             return NULL;
-          }
+        free(g);
+        return NULL;
      }
 
    if (exclusive)
diff --git a/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_intercept.c b/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_intercept.c
index 9ce9d0b5a2..fc482ad222 100644
--- a/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_intercept.c
+++ b/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_intercept.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ evas_object_intercept_init(Evas_Object *eo_obj)
 {
    Evas_Object_Protected_Data *obj = efl_data_scope_get(eo_obj, EFL_CANVAS_OBJECT_CLASS);
    if (!obj->interceptors)
-     obj->interceptors = evas_mem_calloc(sizeof(Evas_Intercept_Func));
+     obj->interceptors = calloc(1, sizeof(Evas_Intercept_Func));
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_smart.c b/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_smart.c
index a070c98a95..e93c3fc0e8 100644
--- a/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_smart.c
+++ b/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_smart.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ evas_smart_class_new(const Evas_Smart_Class *sc)
    /* api does not match abi! for now refuse as we only have 1 version */
    if (sc->version != EVAS_SMART_CLASS_VERSION) return NULL;
 
-   s = evas_mem_calloc(sizeof(Evas_Smart));
+   s = calloc(1, sizeof(Evas_Smart));
    if (!s) return NULL;
 
    s->magic = MAGIC_SMART;
diff --git a/src/lib/evas/include/evas_private.h b/src/lib/evas/include/evas_private.h
index 15322f18e8..f055bc09c6 100644
--- a/src/lib/evas/include/evas_private.h
+++ b/src/lib/evas/include/evas_private.h
@@ -1671,8 +1671,6 @@ void evas_object_callback_init(Efl_Canvas_Object *eo_obj, Evas_Object_Protected_
 void evas_object_callback_shutdown(Efl_Canvas_Object *eo_obj, Evas_Object_Protected_Data *obj);
 void evas_object_event_callback_call(Evas_Object *obj, Evas_Object_Protected_Data *pd, Evas_Callback_Type type, void *event_info, int event_id, const Efl_Event_Description *efl_event_desc);
 Eina_List *evas_event_objects_event_list(Evas *e, Evas_Object *stop, int x, int y);
-int evas_mem_free(int mem_required);
-int evas_mem_degrade(int mem_required);
 void evas_debug_error(void);
 void evas_debug_input_null(void);
 void evas_debug_magic_null(void);
@@ -1722,7 +1720,6 @@ void evas_object_smart_bounding_box_update(Evas_Object_Protected_Data *obj);
 void evas_object_smart_need_bounding_box_update(Evas_Smart_Data *o, Evas_Object_Protected_Data *obj);
 Eina_Bool evas_object_smart_changed_get(Evas_Object *eo_obj);
 void evas_object_smart_attach(Evas_Object *eo_obj, Evas_Smart *s);
-void *evas_mem_calloc(int size);
 void _evas_post_event_callback_call_real(Evas *e, Evas_Public_Data* e_pd, int min_event_id);
 #define _evas_post_event_callback_call(e, pd, id) do { \
    if (!pd->delete_me && pd->post_events) _evas_post_event_callback_call_real(e, pd, id); } while (0)
diff --git a/src/lib/evas/main.c b/src/lib/evas/main.c
index 8c31d8edd9..c0f7e91312 100644
--- a/src/lib/evas/main.c
+++ b/src/lib/evas/main.c
@@ -19,36 +19,6 @@ evas_alloc_error(void)
    return _evas_alloc_error;
 }
 
-/* free cached items only in ram for speed reasons. return 0 if can't free */
-int
-evas_mem_free(int mem_required EINA_UNUSED)
-{
-   return 0;
-}
-
-/* start reducing quality of images etc. return 0 if can't free anything */
-int
-evas_mem_degrade(int mem_required EINA_UNUSED)
-{
-   return 0;
-}
-
-void *
-evas_mem_calloc(int size)
-{
-   void *ptr;
-
-   ptr = calloc(1, size);
-   if (ptr) return ptr;
-   MERR_BAD();
-   while ((!ptr) && (evas_mem_free(size))) ptr = calloc(1, size);
-   if (ptr) return ptr;
-   while ((!ptr) && (evas_mem_degrade(size))) ptr = calloc(1, size);
-   if (ptr) return ptr;
-   MERR_FATAL();
-   return NULL;
-}
-
 static void
 _evas_debug_init_from_env(void)
 {