3 files changed, 11 insertions, 35 deletions
diff --git a/src/H5.c b/src/H5.c
index f3e56d0..552330d 100644
--- a/src/H5.c
+++ b/src/H5.c
@@ -415,8 +415,7 @@ H5_term_library(void)
     /* Mark library as closed */
     H5_INIT_GLOBAL = FALSE;
 
-    /* Don't pop the API context, since it's been shut down already */
-    /* H5CX_pop_special(); */
+    /* Don't pop the API context (i.e. H5CX_pop), since it's been shut down already */
 
 done:
 #ifdef H5_HAVE_THREADSAFE
diff --git a/src/H5CX.c b/src/H5CX.c
index af2619b..c81a0f4 100644
--- a/src/H5CX.c
+++ b/src/H5CX.c
@@ -535,6 +535,16 @@ H5CX_term_package(void)
     FUNC_ENTER_NOAPI_NOINIT_NOERR
 
     if(H5_PKG_INIT_VAR) {
+        H5CX_node_t *cnode;         /* Context node */
+
+        /* Pop the top context node from the stack */
+        /* (Can't check for errors, as rest of library is shut down) */
+        cnode = H5CX__pop_common();
+
+        /* Free the context node */
+        /* (Allocated with HDmalloc() in H5CX_push_special() ) */
+        HDfree(cnode);
+
 #ifndef H5_HAVE_THREADSAFE
         /* Release pointer to head of API context stack */
         HDfree(H5CX_head_g);
@@ -2810,35 +2820,3 @@ done:
     FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI(ret_value)
 } /* end H5CX_pop() */
 
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
- * Function:    H5CX_pop_special
- *
- * Purpose:     Pops the context for an API call, without using library routines.
- *
- * Note:	This should only be called in special circumstances, like H5close.
- *
- * Return:      <none>
- *
- * Programmer:  Quincey Koziol
- *              Februrary 22, 2018
- *
- *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
- */
-void
-H5CX_pop_special(void)
-{
-    H5CX_node_t *cnode;         /* Context node */
-
-    FUNC_ENTER_NOAPI_NOINIT_NOERR
-
-    /* Perform common operations and get top context from stack */
-    cnode = H5CX__pop_common();
-    HDassert(cnode);
-
-    /* Free the context node */
-    HDfree(cnode);
-
-    FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI_VOID
-} /* end H5CX_pop_special() */
-
diff --git a/src/H5CXprivate.h b/src/H5CXprivate.h
index 78f4793..3566f11 100644
--- a/src/H5CXprivate.h
+++ b/src/H5CXprivate.h
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ H5_DLL herr_t H5CX_pop(void);
 #endif  /* _H5private_H */
 H5_DLL void H5CX_push_special(void);
 H5_DLL hbool_t H5CX_is_def_dxpl(void);
-H5_DLL void H5CX_pop_special(void);
 
 /* "Setter" routines for API context info */
 H5_DLL void H5CX_set_dxpl(hid_t dxpl_id);