diff --git a/app/main.c b/app/main.c
index 8ae2915..690a5b3 100644
--- a/app/main.c
+++ b/app/main.c
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ static repl_t repl = {
 
 int main(void)
 {
-	init_repl(&repl);
 	run_repl(&repl);
 	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }
diff --git a/lib/include/repl.h b/lib/include/repl.h
index 908ec0a..7a99b8c 100644
--- a/lib/include/repl.h
+++ b/lib/include/repl.h
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ typedef struct {
 	char result_buffer[REPL_RESULT_BUFFER_SIZE];
 } repl_t;
 
-void init_repl(repl_t *repl);
 bool step_repl(repl_t *repl);
 void run_repl(repl_t *repl);
 
diff --git a/lib/repl.c b/lib/repl.c
index 18dad2f..af3e77c 100644
--- a/lib/repl.c
+++ b/lib/repl.c
@@ -3,13 +3,10 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-void init_repl(repl_t *repl)
-{
-	init_memory_pool(&repl->pool);
-}
-
 bool step_repl(repl_t *repl)
 {
+	init_memory_pool(&repl->pool);
+
 	int len;
 	for (len = 0; len < REPL_LINE_BUFFER_SIZE; ++len) {
 		const int byte = repl->get_byte();
diff --git a/tests/repl_tests.c b/tests/repl_tests.c
index 1306ba2..69d39a1 100644
--- a/tests/repl_tests.c
+++ b/tests/repl_tests.c
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ static void set_up_valid_state(void)
 	input_len = 14;
 	read_result = &expression;
 	evaluate_result = 4321;
-	init_repl(&repl);
 }
 
 static void read_is_called_on_first_line_line_in_input(void)