diff --git a/openbsc/src/telnet_interface.c b/openbsc/src/telnet_interface.c
index b86afef..c2be1b8 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/telnet_interface.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/telnet_interface.c
@@ -39,13 +39,6 @@
 
 #include <vty/buffer.h>
 
-#define WRITE_CONNECTION(fd, msg...) \
-	int ret; \
-	char buf[4096]; \
-	snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), msg); \
-	ret = write(fd, buf, strlen(buf));
-
-
 /* per connection data */
 LLIST_HEAD(active_connections);