diff --git a/funcs/func_cut.c b/funcs/func_cut.c
index dda907ca26..3a3c2f309e 100644
--- a/funcs/func_cut.c
+++ b/funcs/func_cut.c
@@ -270,9 +270,6 @@ static int acf_cut_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *cmd, char *data, c
 {
 	int ret = -1;
 
-	if (chan)
-		ast_autoservice_start(chan);
-
 	switch (cut_internal(chan, data, buf, len)) {
 	case ERROR_NOARG:
 		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Syntax: CUT(<varname>,<char-delim>,<range-spec>) - missing argument!\n");
@@ -290,9 +287,6 @@ static int acf_cut_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *cmd, char *data, c
 		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Unknown internal error\n");
 	}
 
-	if (chan)
-		ast_autoservice_stop(chan);
-
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/funcs/func_strings.c b/funcs/func_strings.c
index 350a5ea198..da7525170c 100644
--- a/funcs/func_strings.c
+++ b/funcs/func_strings.c
@@ -285,9 +285,6 @@ static int function_fieldqty(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *cmd,
 	char delim[2] = "";
 	size_t delim_used;
 
-	if (chan)
-		ast_autoservice_start(chan);
-
 	AST_STANDARD_APP_ARGS(args, parse);
 	if (args.delim) {
 		ast_get_encoded_char(args.delim, delim, &delim_used);
@@ -307,9 +304,6 @@ static int function_fieldqty(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *cmd,
 	}
 	snprintf(buf, len, "%d", fieldcount);
 
-	if (chan)
-		ast_autoservice_stop(chan);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -566,9 +560,6 @@ static int array(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *cmd, char *var,
 	if (!var || !value2)
 		return -1;
 
-	if (chan)
-		ast_autoservice_start(chan);
-
 	if (!strcmp(cmd, "HASH")) {
 		const char *var2 = pbx_builtin_getvar_helper(chan, "~ODBCFIELDS~");
 		origvar = var;
@@ -615,9 +606,6 @@ static int array(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *cmd, char *var,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (chan)
-		ast_autoservice_stop(chan);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -855,11 +843,7 @@ static int function_eval(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *cmd, char *data,
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	if (chan)
-		ast_autoservice_start(chan);
 	pbx_substitute_variables_helper(chan, data, buf, buflen - 1);
-	if (chan)
-		ast_autoservice_stop(chan);
 
 	return 0;
 }