diff --git a/daemon/cli.c b/daemon/cli.c
index 5887350fd..42c3157a2 100644
--- a/daemon/cli.c
+++ b/daemon/cli.c
@@ -1725,15 +1725,17 @@ static void cli_incoming_list_jsonstats(str *instr, struct cli_writer *cw) {
 static void cli_incoming_list_transcoders(str *instr, struct cli_writer *cw) {
 	mutex_lock(&rtpe_codec_stats_lock);
 
-	GList *chains = g_hash_table_get_keys(rtpe_codec_stats);
-	if (!chains)
+	if (t_hash_table_size(rtpe_codec_stats) == 0)
 		cw->cw_printf(cw, "No stats entries\n");
 	else {
 		int last_tv_sec = rtpe_now.tv_sec - 1;
 		unsigned int idx = last_tv_sec & 1;
-		for (GList *l = chains; l; l = l->next) {
-			char *chain = l->data;
-			struct codec_stats *stats_entry = g_hash_table_lookup(rtpe_codec_stats, chain);
+
+		codec_stats_ht_iter iter;
+		t_hash_table_iter_init(&iter, rtpe_codec_stats);
+		char *chain;
+		struct codec_stats *stats_entry;
+		while (t_hash_table_iter_next(&iter, &chain, &stats_entry)) {
 			cw->cw_printf(cw, "%s: %i transcoders\n", chain, g_atomic_int_get(&stats_entry->num_transcoders));
 			if (g_atomic_int_get(&stats_entry->last_tv_sec[idx]) != last_tv_sec)
 				continue;
@@ -1744,8 +1746,6 @@ static void cli_incoming_list_transcoders(str *instr, struct cli_writer *cw) {
 	}
 
 	mutex_unlock(&rtpe_codec_stats_lock);
-
-	g_list_free(chains);
 }
 
 static void cli_incoming_list_controltos(str *instr, struct cli_writer *cw) {
diff --git a/daemon/codec.c b/daemon/codec.c
index f2b353655..1b0a23b9e 100644
--- a/daemon/codec.c
+++ b/daemon/codec.c
@@ -479,11 +479,11 @@ reset:
 
 	mutex_lock(&rtpe_codec_stats_lock);
 	struct codec_stats *stats_entry =
-		g_hash_table_lookup(rtpe_codec_stats, handler->stats_chain);
+		t_hash_table_lookup(rtpe_codec_stats, handler->stats_chain);
 	if (!stats_entry) {
 		stats_entry = g_slice_alloc0(sizeof(*stats_entry));
 		stats_entry->chain = strdup(handler->stats_chain);
-		g_hash_table_insert(rtpe_codec_stats, stats_entry->chain, stats_entry);
+		t_hash_table_insert(rtpe_codec_stats, stats_entry->chain, stats_entry);
 		stats_entry->chain_brief = g_strdup_printf(STR_FORMAT "_" STR_FORMAT,
 				STR_FMT(&handler->source_pt.encoding_with_params),
 				STR_FMT(&dest->encoding_with_params));
diff --git a/daemon/graphite.c b/daemon/graphite.c
index 81c57bfa0..69feafe6e 100644
--- a/daemon/graphite.c
+++ b/daemon/graphite.c
@@ -193,12 +193,14 @@ GString *print_graphite_data(void) {
 
 	mutex_lock(&rtpe_codec_stats_lock);
 
-	GList *chains = g_hash_table_get_keys(rtpe_codec_stats);
 	int last_tv_sec = rtpe_now.tv_sec - 1;
 	unsigned int idx = last_tv_sec & 1;
-	for (GList *l = chains; l; l = l->next) {
-		char *chain = l->data;
-		struct codec_stats *stats_entry = g_hash_table_lookup(rtpe_codec_stats, chain);
+
+	codec_stats_ht_iter iter;
+	t_hash_table_iter_init(&iter, rtpe_codec_stats);
+	char *chain;
+	struct codec_stats *stats_entry;
+	while (t_hash_table_iter_next(&iter, &chain, &stats_entry)) {
 		GPF("transcoder_%s %i", stats_entry->chain_brief,
 				g_atomic_int_get(&stats_entry->num_transcoders));
 		if (g_atomic_int_get(&stats_entry->last_tv_sec[idx]) != last_tv_sec)
@@ -213,8 +215,6 @@ GString *print_graphite_data(void) {
 
 	mutex_unlock(&rtpe_codec_stats_lock);
 
-	g_list_free(chains);
-
 
 	ilog(LOG_DEBUG, "min_sessions:%llu max_sessions:%llu, call_dur_per_interval:%.6f at time %llu\n",
 			(unsigned long long) atomic64_get_na(&rtpe_gauge_graphite_min_max_sampled.min.total_sessions),
diff --git a/daemon/statistics.c b/daemon/statistics.c
index 81b03706c..17795024d 100644
--- a/daemon/statistics.c
+++ b/daemon/statistics.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ struct timeval rtpe_started;
 
 
 mutex_t rtpe_codec_stats_lock;
-GHashTable *rtpe_codec_stats;
+codec_stats_ht rtpe_codec_stats;
 
 
 struct global_stats_gauge rtpe_stats_gauge;			// master values
@@ -874,13 +874,15 @@ stats_metric_q *statistics_gather_metrics(struct interface_sampled_rate_stats *i
 	mutex_lock(&rtpe_codec_stats_lock);
 	HEADER("transcoders", NULL);
 	HEADER("[", "");
-	GList *chains = g_hash_table_get_keys(rtpe_codec_stats);
 
 	int last_tv_sec = rtpe_now.tv_sec - 1;
 	unsigned int idx = last_tv_sec & 1;
-	for (GList *l = chains; l; l = l->next) {
-		char *chain = l->data;
-		struct codec_stats *stats_entry = g_hash_table_lookup(rtpe_codec_stats, chain);
+
+	codec_stats_ht_iter iter;
+	t_hash_table_iter_init(&iter, rtpe_codec_stats);
+	char *chain;
+	struct codec_stats *stats_entry;
+	while (t_hash_table_iter_next(&iter, &chain, &stats_entry)) {
 		HEADER("{", "");
 		METRICsva("chain", "\"%s\"", chain);
 		METRICs("num", "%i", g_atomic_int_get(&stats_entry->num_transcoders));
@@ -904,7 +906,6 @@ stats_metric_q *statistics_gather_metrics(struct interface_sampled_rate_stats *i
 	}
 
 	mutex_unlock(&rtpe_codec_stats_lock);
-	g_list_free(chains);
 	HEADER("]", "");
 
 	HEADER("}", NULL);
@@ -929,23 +930,24 @@ void statistics_free_metrics(stats_metric_q *q) {
 
 void statistics_free(void) {
 	mutex_destroy(&rtpe_codec_stats_lock);
-	g_hash_table_destroy(rtpe_codec_stats);
+	t_hash_table_destroy(rtpe_codec_stats);
 }
 
-static void codec_stats_free(void *p) {
-	struct codec_stats *stats_entry = p;
+static void codec_stats_free(struct codec_stats *stats_entry) {
 	free(stats_entry->chain);
 	g_free(stats_entry->chain_brief);
 	g_slice_free1(sizeof(*stats_entry), stats_entry);
 }
 
+TYPED_GHASHTABLE_IMPL(codec_stats_ht, g_str_hash, g_str_equal, NULL, codec_stats_free)
+
 void statistics_init(void) {
 	gettimeofday(&rtpe_started, NULL);
 	//rtpe_totalstats_interval.managed_sess_min = 0; // already zeroed
 	//rtpe_totalstats_interval.managed_sess_max = 0;
 
 	mutex_init(&rtpe_codec_stats_lock);
-	rtpe_codec_stats = g_hash_table_new_full(g_str_hash, g_str_equal, NULL, codec_stats_free);
+	rtpe_codec_stats = codec_stats_ht_new();
 }
 
 const char *statistics_ng(bencode_item_t *input, bencode_item_t *output) {
diff --git a/include/statistics.h b/include/statistics.h
index a9e1016da..9561e0680 100644
--- a/include/statistics.h
+++ b/include/statistics.h
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ struct call_stats {
 extern struct timeval rtpe_started;
 
 extern mutex_t rtpe_codec_stats_lock;
-extern GHashTable *rtpe_codec_stats;
+extern codec_stats_ht rtpe_codec_stats;
 
 
 extern struct global_stats_gauge rtpe_stats_gauge;			// master values
diff --git a/include/types.h b/include/types.h
index b2b77d93f..b111912a1 100644
--- a/include/types.h
+++ b/include/types.h
@@ -37,4 +37,7 @@ TYPED_GQUEUE(sink_handler, struct sink_handler)
 struct dtmf_event;
 TYPED_GQUEUE(dtmf_event, struct dtmf_event)
 
+struct codec_stats;
+TYPED_GHASHTABLE_PROTO(codec_stats_ht, char, struct codec_stats)
+
 #endif