diff --git a/src/core/pbuf.c b/src/core/pbuf.c
index ffea70b7..febfa788 100644
--- a/src/core/pbuf.c
+++ b/src/core/pbuf.c
@@ -853,7 +853,6 @@ pbuf_take(struct pbuf *p)
   return head;
 }
 
-#if 0 /* TODO: See if we might need this for future features */
 /**
  * Dechains the first pbuf from its succeeding pbufs in the chain.
  *
@@ -890,7 +889,6 @@ pbuf_dechain(struct pbuf *p)
   LWIP_ASSERT("p->tot_len == p->len", p->tot_len == p->len);
   return (tail_gone > 0? NULL: q);
 }
-#endif /* pbuf_dechain() */
 
 /* TODO: This function is unused in the lwIP stack and will be deprecated. This is due
  * to the new way chains are built. */
diff --git a/src/include/lwip/pbuf.h b/src/include/lwip/pbuf.h
index 26288302..3c755f7e 100644
--- a/src/include/lwip/pbuf.h
+++ b/src/include/lwip/pbuf.h
@@ -110,8 +110,6 @@ u8_t pbuf_free(struct pbuf *p);
 u8_t pbuf_clen(struct pbuf *p);  
 void pbuf_chain(struct pbuf *h, struct pbuf *t);
 struct pbuf *pbuf_take(struct pbuf *f);
-#if 0 /* see remark in code */
 struct pbuf *pbuf_dechain(struct pbuf *p);
-#endif
 
 #endif /* __LWIP_PBUF_H__ */