diff --git a/coreapi/linphonecore.c b/coreapi/linphonecore.c
index de27eaa38..78ce379fd 100644
--- a/coreapi/linphonecore.c
+++ b/coreapi/linphonecore.c
@@ -1686,7 +1686,6 @@ static void linphone_core_init(LinphoneCore * lc, const LinphoneCoreVTable *vtab
 	LinphoneCoreVTable* local_vtable= linphone_core_v_table_new();
 	LinphoneCoreVTable *internal_vtable = linphone_core_v_table_new();
 
-	linphone_core_v_table_set_internal(internal_vtable, TRUE);
 	ms_message("Initializing LinphoneCore %s", linphone_core_get_version());
 
 	lc->config=lp_config_ref(config);
@@ -1696,9 +1695,9 @@ static void linphone_core_init(LinphoneCore * lc, const LinphoneCoreVTable *vtab
 	linphone_task_list_init(&lc->hooks);
 
 	internal_vtable->notify_received = linphone_core_internal_notify_received;
-	_linphone_core_add_listener(lc, internal_vtable, TRUE);
+	_linphone_core_add_listener(lc, internal_vtable, TRUE, TRUE);
 	memcpy(local_vtable,vtable,sizeof(LinphoneCoreVTable));
-	_linphone_core_add_listener(lc, local_vtable, TRUE, TRUE);
+	_linphone_core_add_listener(lc, local_vtable, TRUE, FALSE);
 
 	linphone_core_set_state(lc,LinphoneGlobalStartup,"Starting up");
 	ortp_init();
diff --git a/coreapi/linphonecore.h b/coreapi/linphonecore.h
index f42930fc4..d28540df4 100644
--- a/coreapi/linphonecore.h
+++ b/coreapi/linphonecore.h
@@ -2108,7 +2108,6 @@ typedef struct _LinphoneCoreVTable{
 	LinphoneCoreLogCollectionUploadStateChangedCb log_collection_upload_state_changed; /**< Callback to upload collected logs */
 	LinphoneCoreLogCollectionUploadProgressIndicationCb log_collection_upload_progress_indication; /**< Callback to indicate log collection upload progress */
 	void *user_data; /**<User data associated with the above callbacks */
-	bool_t internal;
 } LinphoneCoreVTable;
 
 /**
diff --git a/coreapi/private.h b/coreapi/private.h
index 3cbe173de..03161f5e5 100644
--- a/coreapi/private.h
+++ b/coreapi/private.h
@@ -1412,9 +1412,6 @@ typedef struct _VTableReference  VTableReference;
 
 void v_table_reference_destroy(VTableReference *ref);
 
-LINPHONE_PUBLIC void linphone_core_v_table_set_internal(LinphoneCoreVTable *table, bool_t internal);
-bool_t linphone_core_v_table_is_internal(LinphoneCoreVTable *table);
-
 void _linphone_core_add_listener(LinphoneCore *lc, LinphoneCoreVTable *vtable, bool_t autorelease, bool_t internal);
 
 #ifdef VIDEO_ENABLED
diff --git a/coreapi/vtables.c b/coreapi/vtables.c
index 9692240e2..ae523925d 100644
--- a/coreapi/vtables.c
+++ b/coreapi/vtables.c
@@ -33,14 +33,6 @@ void* linphone_core_v_table_get_user_data(LinphoneCoreVTable *table) {
 	return table->user_data;
 }
 
-void linphone_core_v_table_set_internal(LinphoneCoreVTable *table, bool_t internal) {
-	table->internal = internal;
-}
-
-bool_t linphone_core_v_table_is_internal(LinphoneCoreVTable *table) {
-	return table->internal;
-}
-
 void linphone_core_v_table_destroy(LinphoneCoreVTable* table) {
 	ms_free(table);
 }
@@ -74,12 +66,12 @@ static void cleanup_dead_vtable_refs(LinphoneCore *lc){
 		}\
 	if (has_cb) ms_message("Linphone core [%p] notifying [%s]",lc,#function_name)
 
-#define NOTIFY_IF_EXIST_INTERNAL(function_name, internal, ...) \
+#define NOTIFY_IF_EXIST_INTERNAL(function_name, internal_val, ...) \
 	MSList* iterator; \
 	VTableReference *ref; \
 	bool_t has_cb = FALSE; \
 	for (iterator=lc->vtable_refs; iterator!=NULL; iterator=iterator->next)\
-		if ((ref=(VTableReference*)iterator->data)->valid && (lc->current_vtable=ref->vtable)->function_name && (linphone_core_v_table_is_internal(lc->current_vtable) == internal)) {\
+		if ((ref=(VTableReference*)iterator->data)->valid && (lc->current_vtable=ref->vtable)->function_name && (ref->internal == internal_val)) {\
 			lc->current_vtable->function_name(__VA_ARGS__);\
 			has_cb = TRUE;\
 		}\