diff --git a/src/btstack_control.h b/src/btstack_control.h
index a5c9f5a21..905839e11 100644
--- a/src/btstack_control.h
+++ b/src/btstack_control.h
@@ -65,10 +65,6 @@ typedef struct {
     int          (*sleep)(void *config);  // <-- put BT module to sleep    - only to be called after ON
     int          (*wake) (void *config);  // <-- wake BT module from sleep - only to be called after SLEEP
     void         (*register_for_power_notifications)(void (*cb)(POWER_NOTIFICATION_t event));
-
-    // move to hci.h
-    void         (*hw_error)(void); 
-
 } bt_control_t;
 
 #if defined __cplusplus
diff --git a/src/hci.c b/src/hci.c
index 879f7dfaa..0ff320bb9 100644
--- a/src/hci.c
+++ b/src/hci.c
@@ -1688,8 +1688,6 @@ static void event_handler(uint8_t *packet, int size){
         case HCI_EVENT_HARDWARE_ERROR:
             if (hci_stack->hardware_error_callback){
                 (*hci_stack->hardware_error_callback)();
-            } else if(hci_stack->control && hci_stack->control->hw_error){
-                (*hci_stack->control->hw_error)();
             } else {
                 // if no special requests, just reboot stack
                 hci_power_control_off();