diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 338289cb..d2c0eeb9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Version 184:
+
+* Remove extraneous function
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 Version 183:
 
 * Fix a rare case of failed UTF8 validation
diff --git a/include/boost/beast/http/impl/error.ipp b/include/boost/beast/http/impl/error.ipp
index 45075f5c..b6320cf4 100644
--- a/include/boost/beast/http/impl/error.ipp
+++ b/include/boost/beast/http/impl/error.ipp
@@ -94,23 +94,15 @@ public:
     }
 };
 
-inline
-error_category const&
-get_http_error_category()
-{
-    static http_error_category const cat{};
-    return cat;
-}
-
 } // detail
 
 inline
 error_code
 make_error_code(error ev)
 {
-    return error_code{
-        static_cast<std::underlying_type<error>::type>(ev),
-            detail::get_http_error_category()};
+    static detail::http_error_category const cat{};
+    return error_code{static_cast<
+        std::underlying_type<error>::type>(ev), cat};
 }
 
 } // http
diff --git a/test/beast/http/error.cpp b/test/beast/http/error.cpp
index afd2b246..18abbf68 100644
--- a/test/beast/http/error.cpp
+++ b/test/beast/http/error.cpp
@@ -24,16 +24,17 @@ public:
     check(char const* name, error ev)
     {
         auto const ec = make_error_code(ev);
+        auto const& cat =
+            make_error_code(static_cast<http::error>(0)).category();
         BEAST_EXPECT(std::string(ec.category().name()) == name);
         BEAST_EXPECT(! ec.message().empty());
-        BEAST_EXPECT(std::addressof(ec.category()) ==
-            std::addressof(detail::get_http_error_category()));
-        BEAST_EXPECT(detail::get_http_error_category().equivalent(
+        BEAST_EXPECT(std::addressof(ec.category()) == std::addressof(cat));
+        BEAST_EXPECT(cat.equivalent(
             static_cast<std::underlying_type<error>::type>(ev),
                 ec.category().default_error_condition(
                     static_cast<std::underlying_type<error>::type>(ev))));
-        BEAST_EXPECT(detail::get_http_error_category().equivalent(
-            ec, static_cast<std::underlying_type<error>::type>(ev)));
+        BEAST_EXPECT(cat.equivalent(ec,
+            static_cast<std::underlying_type<error>::type>(ev)));
     }
 
     void