diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_routemap.c b/bgpd/bgp_routemap.c
index d9457ea616..5274c4fae0 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_routemap.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_routemap.c
@@ -346,7 +346,8 @@ route_match_command(void *rule, const struct prefix *prefix, void *object)
 	u_int32_t newlocpref = 0;
 	enum frrlua_rm_status lrm_status;
 	struct bgp_path_info *path = (struct bgp_path_info *)object;
-	lua_State *L = frrlua_initialize("/etc/frr/lua.scr");
+	lua_State *L = luaL_newstate();;
+	luaL_openlibs(L);
 
 	if (L == NULL)
 		return status;
diff --git a/lib/frrlua.c b/lib/frrlua.c
index 4c38e08a07..7dc8786901 100644
--- a/lib/frrlua.c
+++ b/lib/frrlua.c
@@ -194,38 +194,4 @@ enum frrlua_rm_status frrlua_run_rm_rule(lua_State *L, const char *rule)
 	return status;
 }
 
-/* Initialization */
-
-static void *frrlua_alloc(void *ud, void *ptr, size_t osize, size_t nsize)
-{
-	(void)ud;
-	(void)osize; /* not used */
-
-	if (nsize == 0) {
-		free(ptr);
-		return NULL;
-	} else
-		return realloc(ptr, nsize);
-}
-
-lua_State *frrlua_initialize(const char *file)
-{
-	int status;
-	lua_State *L = lua_newstate(frrlua_alloc, NULL);
-
-	luaL_openlibs(L);
-	if (file) {
-		status = luaL_loadfile(L, file);
-		if (status) {
-			zlog_debug("Failure to open %s %d", file, status);
-			lua_close(L);
-			return NULL;
-		}
-		lua_pcall(L, 0, LUA_MULTRET, 0);
-	}
-
-	return L;
-}
-
-
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/frrlua.h b/lib/frrlua.h
index d6ee2347a9..56c43b7755 100644
--- a/lib/frrlua.h
+++ b/lib/frrlua.h
@@ -56,15 +56,6 @@ enum frrlua_rm_status {
 	LUA_RM_MATCH_AND_CHANGE,
 };
 
-/*
- * Creates a new Lua state, loads all libraries, and if a script is provided,
- * runs it.
- *
- * Returns:
- *    The new Lua state.
- */
-lua_State *frrlua_initialize(const char *file);
-
 /*
  * Pushes a new table containing relevant fields from a prefix structure.
  *