diff --git a/src/platforms/common/px4_log.c b/src/platforms/common/px4_log.c
index 73ca717b827c..04086d967d57 100644
--- a/src/platforms/common/px4_log.c
+++ b/src/platforms/common/px4_log.c
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@
 
 #include <px4_log.h>
 #if defined(__PX4_POSIX)
-#if !defined(__PX4_CYGWIN)
-#include <execinfo.h>
-#endif
 #include <px4_daemon/server_io.h>
 #endif
 
@@ -78,27 +75,6 @@ void px4_log_initialize(void)
 	}
 }
 
-void px4_backtrace()
-{
-#if defined(__PX4_POSIX) && !defined(__PX4_CYGWIN)
-	void *buffer[10];
-	char **callstack;
-	int bt_size;
-	int idx;
-
-	bt_size = backtrace(buffer, 10);
-	callstack = backtrace_symbols(buffer, bt_size);
-
-	PX4_INFO("Backtrace: %d", bt_size);
-
-	for (idx = 0; idx < bt_size; idx++) {
-		PX4_INFO("%s", callstack[idx]);
-	}
-
-	free(callstack);
-#endif
-}
-
 
 __EXPORT void px4_log_modulename(int level, const char *moduleName, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
diff --git a/src/platforms/px4_log.h b/src/platforms/px4_log.h
index 2d6a178fac3c..3969251472e6 100644
--- a/src/platforms/px4_log.h
+++ b/src/platforms/px4_log.h
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ __BEGIN_DECLS
 
 __EXPORT extern const char *__px4_log_level_str[_PX4_LOG_LEVEL_PANIC + 1];
 __EXPORT extern const char *__px4_log_level_color[_PX4_LOG_LEVEL_PANIC + 1];
-__EXPORT extern void px4_backtrace(void);
 __EXPORT void px4_log_modulename(int level, const char *moduleName, const char *fmt, ...)
 __attribute__((format(printf, 3, 4)));
 __EXPORT void px4_log_raw(int level, const char *fmt, ...)