diff --git a/src/pkcs15init/pkcs15-lib.c b/src/pkcs15init/pkcs15-lib.c
index c4060dfd..f0f00068 100644
--- a/src/pkcs15init/pkcs15-lib.c
+++ b/src/pkcs15init/pkcs15-lib.c
@@ -293,7 +293,6 @@ sc_pkcs15init_bind(sc_card_t *card, const char *name,
 
 	profile = sc_profile_new();
 	profile->card = card;
-	profile->cbs = &callbacks;
 
 	for (i = 0; profile_operations[i].name; i++) {
 		if (!strcasecmp(driver, profile_operations[i].name)) {
diff --git a/src/pkcs15init/profile.c b/src/pkcs15init/profile.c
index 6ca6e035..6e3654ce 100644
--- a/src/pkcs15init/profile.c
+++ b/src/pkcs15init/profile.c
@@ -1023,8 +1023,6 @@ process_tmpl(struct state *cur, struct block *info,
 		return 1;
 	}
 		
-	templ->cbs = cur->profile->cbs;
-
 	tinfo = (sc_template_t *) calloc(1, sizeof(*tinfo));
 	if (tinfo == NULL) {
 		parse_error(cur, "memory allocation failed");
diff --git a/src/pkcs15init/profile.h b/src/pkcs15init/profile.h
index a1ac2923..7db673f4 100644
--- a/src/pkcs15init/profile.h
+++ b/src/pkcs15init/profile.h
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ struct sc_profile {
 	sc_card_t *		card;
 	char *			driver;
 	struct sc_pkcs15init_operations *ops;
-	struct sc_pkcs15init_callbacks *cbs;
 	void *			dll;	/* handle for dynamic modules */
 
 	struct file_info *	mf_info;