diff --git a/tests/examples/ges-ui.c b/tests/examples/ges-ui.c
index 89a02e1c12..708e986bbb 100644
--- a/tests/examples/ges-ui.c
+++ b/tests/examples/ges-ui.c
@@ -1675,9 +1675,6 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
   App *app;
 
   /* intialize GStreamer and GES */
-  if (!g_thread_supported ())
-    g_thread_init (NULL);
-
   gst_init (&argc, &argv);
   ges_init ();
 
diff --git a/tests/examples/overlays.c b/tests/examples/overlays.c
index 6d360c101d..06d3d94bf9 100644
--- a/tests/examples/overlays.c
+++ b/tests/examples/overlays.c
@@ -145,9 +145,6 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
     {NULL}
   };
 
-  if (!g_thread_supported ())
-    g_thread_init (NULL);
-
   ctx = g_option_context_new ("- file segment playback with text overlay");
   g_option_context_add_main_entries (ctx, options, NULL);
   g_option_context_add_group (ctx, gst_init_get_option_group ());
diff --git a/tests/examples/simple1.c b/tests/examples/simple1.c
index 6976407502..36b4d944bf 100644
--- a/tests/examples/simple1.c
+++ b/tests/examples/simple1.c
@@ -49,10 +49,6 @@ main (int argc, gchar ** argv)
     {NULL}
   };
 
-  /* Initialization and option parsing */
-  if (!g_thread_supported ())
-    g_thread_init (NULL);
-
   ctx =
       g_option_context_new
       ("- Plays an video file with sound (origin/muted/replaced)");
diff --git a/tests/examples/text_properties.c b/tests/examples/text_properties.c
index 90d3cc388c..fbbcf378cc 100644
--- a/tests/examples/text_properties.c
+++ b/tests/examples/text_properties.c
@@ -107,9 +107,6 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
     {NULL}
   };
 
-  if (!g_thread_supported ())
-    g_thread_init (NULL);
-
   ctx = g_option_context_new ("- transition between two media files");
   g_option_context_add_main_entries (ctx, options, NULL);
   g_option_context_add_group (ctx, gst_init_get_option_group ());
diff --git a/tests/examples/thumbnails.c b/tests/examples/thumbnails.c
index ab0dfb98b5..2a64575f5c 100644
--- a/tests/examples/thumbnails.c
+++ b/tests/examples/thumbnails.c
@@ -146,9 +146,6 @@ main (int argc, gchar ** argv)
   GMainLoop *mainloop;
   GstBus *bus;
 
-  if (!g_thread_supported ())
-    g_thread_init (NULL);
-
   ctx = g_option_context_new ("tests thumbnail supoprt (produces no output)");
   g_option_context_set_summary (ctx, "");
   g_option_context_add_main_entries (ctx, options, NULL);
diff --git a/tests/examples/transition.c b/tests/examples/transition.c
index 724234c1ba..72f50c8b62 100644
--- a/tests/examples/transition.c
+++ b/tests/examples/transition.c
@@ -170,9 +170,6 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
     {NULL}
   };
 
-  if (!g_thread_supported ())
-    g_thread_init (NULL);
-
   ctx = g_option_context_new ("- transition between two media files");
   g_option_context_set_summary (ctx,
       "Select two files, and optionally a transition duration and type.\n"
diff --git a/tools/ges-launch.c b/tools/ges-launch.c
index 0756d2e1d7..f3d337f426 100644
--- a/tools/ges-launch.c
+++ b/tools/ges-launch.c
@@ -457,9 +457,6 @@ main (int argc, gchar ** argv)
   GMainLoop *mainloop;
   GstBus *bus;
 
-  if (!g_thread_supported ())
-    g_thread_init (NULL);
-
   ctx = g_option_context_new ("- plays or renders a timeline.");
   g_option_context_set_summary (ctx,
       "ges-launch renders a timeline, which can be specified on the commandline,\n"