diff --git a/res/res_http_websocket.c b/res/res_http_websocket.c
index ca144b0d4f..e47bcd2310 100644
--- a/res/res_http_websocket.c
+++ b/res/res_http_websocket.c
@@ -1292,7 +1292,7 @@ static int load_module(void)
 
 static int unload_module(void)
 {
-	ast_websocket_remove_protocol("echo", websocket_echo_callback);
+	websocket_remove_protocol_internal("echo", websocket_echo_callback);
 	ast_http_uri_unlink(&websocketuri);
 	ao2_ref(websocketuri.data, -1);
 	websocketuri.data = NULL;