diff --git a/raster/loader/raster2pgsql.c b/raster/loader/raster2pgsql.c
index 6e6286c04..da3b35b1f 100644
--- a/raster/loader/raster2pgsql.c
+++ b/raster/loader/raster2pgsql.c
@@ -2279,6 +2279,8 @@ main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	GDALDriverH drv = NULL;
 	char *tmp = NULL;
 
+	rt_init_allocators();
+	
 #ifdef USE_NLS
 	setlocale (LC_ALL, "");
 	bindtextdomain (PACKAGE, LOCALEDIR);
diff --git a/raster/rt_core/rt_context.c b/raster/rt_core/rt_context.c
index c67f3c301..104d3021e 100644
--- a/raster/rt_core/rt_context.c
+++ b/raster/rt_core/rt_context.c
@@ -36,14 +36,6 @@
 * rt_context
 ******************************************************************************/
 
-/* Functions definitions */
-void * init_rt_allocator(size_t size);
-void * init_rt_reallocator(void * mem, size_t size);
-void init_rt_deallocator(void * mem);
-void init_rt_errorreporter(const char * fmt, va_list ap);
-void init_rt_warnreporter(const char * fmt, va_list ap);
-void init_rt_inforeporter(const char * fmt, va_list ap);
-
 /*
  * Default allocators
  *
@@ -124,12 +116,12 @@ struct rt_context_t {
 
 /* Static variable, to be used for all rt_core functions */
 static struct rt_context_t ctx_t = {
-    .alloc = init_rt_allocator,
-    .realloc = init_rt_reallocator,
-    .dealloc = init_rt_deallocator,
-    .err = init_rt_errorreporter,
-    .warn = init_rt_warnreporter,
-    .info = init_rt_inforeporter
+    .alloc = default_rt_allocator,
+    .realloc = default_rt_reallocator,
+    .dealloc = default_rt_deallocator,
+    .err = default_rt_error_handler,
+    .warn = default_rt_warning_handler,
+    .info = default_rt_info_handler
 };
 
 
@@ -170,66 +162,6 @@ rt_set_handlers(rt_allocator allocator, rt_reallocator reallocator,
     ctx_t.warn = warning_handler;
 }
 
-/**
- * Initialisation allocators
- *
- * These are used the first time any of the allocators are called to enable
- * executables/libraries that link into raster to be able to set up their own
- * allocators. This is mainly useful for older PostgreSQL versions that don't
- * have functions that are called upon startup.
- **/
-void *
-init_rt_allocator(size_t size)
-{
-    rt_init_allocators();
-
-    return ctx_t.alloc(size);
-}
-
-void
-init_rt_deallocator(void *mem)
-{
-    rt_init_allocators();
-
-    ctx_t.dealloc(mem);
-}
-
-
-void *
-init_rt_reallocator(void *mem, size_t size)
-{
-    rt_init_allocators();
-
-    return ctx_t.realloc(mem, size);
-}
-
-void
-init_rt_inforeporter(const char *fmt, va_list ap)
-{
-    rt_init_allocators();
-
-    (*ctx_t.info)(fmt, ap);
-}
-
-void
-init_rt_warnreporter(const char *fmt, va_list ap)
-{
-    rt_init_allocators();
-
-    (*ctx_t.warn)(fmt, ap);
-}
-
-
-void
-init_rt_errorreporter(const char *fmt, va_list ap)
-{
-    rt_init_allocators();
-
-    (*ctx_t.err)(fmt, ap);
-
-}
-
-
 
 /**
  * Raster core memory management functions.
diff --git a/raster/rt_pg/rtpostgis.c b/raster/rt_pg/rtpostgis.c
index ed36fbe2c..3a679446b 100644
--- a/raster/rt_pg/rtpostgis.c
+++ b/raster/rt_pg/rtpostgis.c
@@ -381,10 +381,10 @@ _PG_init(void) {
 	/* Install liblwgeom handlers */
 	pg_install_lwgeom_handlers();
 
-	/* TODO: Install raster callbacks (see rt_init_allocators)??? */
+	/* Install rtcore handlers */
+	rt_init_allocators();
 
 	/* Define custom GUC variables. */
-
 	if ( postgis_guc_find_option("postgis.gdal_datapath") )
 	{
 		/* In this narrow case the previously installed GUC is tied to the callback in */