diff --git a/modules_k/rtpproxy/rtpproxy.c b/modules_k/rtpproxy/rtpproxy.c
index a2d088123..e3d5af550 100644
--- a/modules_k/rtpproxy/rtpproxy.c
+++ b/modules_k/rtpproxy/rtpproxy.c
@@ -1673,10 +1673,10 @@ unforce_rtp_proxy1_f(struct sip_msg* msg, char* str1, char* str2)
 		LM_ERR("can't get Call-Id field\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
-        if (via1 && get_via1_branch(msg, &viabranch) == -1 && viabranch.len == 0) {
+        if (via1 && get_via_branch(msg, 1, &viabranch) == -1 && viabranch.len == 0) {
 		LM_ERR("can't get via1 branch\n");
 		return -1;
-        } else if (via2 && get_via2_branch(msg, &viabranch) == -1 && viabranch.len == 0) {
+        } else if (via2 && get_via_branch(msg, 2, &viabranch) == -1 && viabranch.len == 0) {
 		LM_ERR("can't get via2 branch\n");
 		return -1;
         } else if(via1 || via2) {
@@ -2020,10 +2020,10 @@ force_rtp_proxy(struct sip_msg* msg, char* str1, char* str2, int offer)
 		LM_ERR("can't get From tag\n");
 		FORCE_RTP_PROXY_RET (-1);
 	}
-        if(via1 && get_via1_branch(msg, &viabranch) == -1 && viabranch.len == 0) {
+        if(via1 && get_via_branch(msg, 1, &viabranch) == -1 && viabranch.len == 0) {
 		LM_ERR("can't get via1 branch\n");
 		FORCE_RTP_PROXY_RET (-1);
-        } else if(via2 && get_via2_branch(msg, &viabranch) == -1 && viabranch.len == 0) {
+        } else if(via2 && get_via_branch(msg, 2, &viabranch) == -1 && viabranch.len == 0) {
 		LM_ERR("can't get via2 branch\n");
 		FORCE_RTP_PROXY_RET (-1);
         } else if(via1 || via2) {
diff --git a/modules_k/rtpproxy/rtpproxy_funcs.c b/modules_k/rtpproxy/rtpproxy_funcs.c
index d04571252..3d2b5abd4 100644
--- a/modules_k/rtpproxy/rtpproxy_funcs.c
+++ b/modules_k/rtpproxy/rtpproxy_funcs.c
@@ -345,18 +345,13 @@ get_callid(struct sip_msg* _m, str* _cid)
         return 0;
 }
 
-static int
-get_via_branch(struct sip_msg* msg, hdr_field_t *hdr, str* _branch, int vianum)
+int
+get_via_branch(struct sip_msg* msg, int vianum, str* _branch)
 {
         struct via_body *via;
         struct via_param *p;
 
-        via = (struct via_body*)hdr->parsed;
-	if(!via) {
-		if(parse_via_header(msg, vianum, &via) < 0)
-			return -1;
-	}
-	if(!via)
+	if(parse_via_header(msg, vianum, &via) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
         for(p = via->param_lst; p; p = p->next)
@@ -371,26 +366,6 @@ get_via_branch(struct sip_msg* msg, hdr_field_t *hdr, str* _branch, int vianum)
         return -1;
 }
 
-
-int
-get_via1_branch(struct sip_msg* _m, str* _branch)
-{
-        hdr_field_t *hdr;
-
-        hdr = _m->h_via1;
-        return get_via_branch(_m, hdr, _branch, 1);
-}
-
-int
-get_via2_branch(struct sip_msg* _m, str* _branch)
-{
-        hdr_field_t *hdr;
-
-        hdr = _m->h_via2;
-        return get_via_branch(_m, hdr, _branch, 2);
-}
-
-
 /*
  * Extract tag from To header field of a response
  * assumes the to header is already parsed, so
diff --git a/modules_k/rtpproxy/rtpproxy_funcs.h b/modules_k/rtpproxy/rtpproxy_funcs.h
index 9f5934687..fb65fd58f 100644
--- a/modules_k/rtpproxy/rtpproxy_funcs.h
+++ b/modules_k/rtpproxy/rtpproxy_funcs.h
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ int extract_body(struct sip_msg * , str *);
 int check_content_type(struct sip_msg * );
 void *ser_memmem(const void *, const void *, size_t, size_t);
 int get_callid(struct sip_msg *, str *);
-int get_via1_branch(struct sip_msg *, str *);
-int get_via2_branch(struct sip_msg *, str *);
+int get_via_branch(struct sip_msg *, int, str *);
 int get_to_tag(struct sip_msg *, str *);
 int get_from_tag(struct sip_msg *, str *);
 int get_contact_uri(struct sip_msg *, struct sip_uri *, contact_t **);