diff --git a/include/spisend.h b/include/spisend.h
index 70cc4437..750a3c20 100644
--- a/include/spisend.h
+++ b/include/spisend.h
@@ -1,34 +1,9 @@
 #ifndef _SPISEND_H
 #define _SPISEND_H
 
-#include "globals.h"
-#include "spi.h"
-
 extern TaskHandle_t SpiTask;
 extern QueueHandle_t SPISendQueue;
 
-/*
- * Process data in SPI send queue
- */
 void spi_loop(void *pvParameters);
 
-/*
-* initialize local SPI wire interface
-*/
-void hal_spi_init();
-
-/*
- * Perform SPI write transaction on local SPI wire interface
- *   - write the command byte 'cmd'
- *   - write 'len' bytes out of 'buf'
- */
-void hal_spi_write(uint8_t cmd, const uint8_t* buf, int len);
-
-/*
- * Perform SPI read transaction on local SPI wire interface
- *   - read the command byte 'cmd'
- *   - read 'len' bytes into 'buf'
- */
-void hal_spi_read(uint8_t cmd, uint8_t* buf, int len);
-
 #endif
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diff --git a/src/spisend.cpp b/src/spisend.cpp
index c778a887..57da9287 100644
--- a/src/spisend.cpp
+++ b/src/spisend.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #ifdef HAS_SPI
 
-#include "spisend.h"
+#include "globals.h"
 
 // Local logging tag
 static const char TAG[] = "main";
@@ -13,62 +13,18 @@ TaskHandle_t SpiTask;
 // SPI feed Task
 void spi_loop(void *pvParameters) {
 
-  uint8_t buf[32];
-
   configASSERT(((uint32_t)pvParameters) == 1); // FreeRTOS check
 
   while (1) {
-    // check if data to send on SPI interface
     if (xQueueReceive(SPISendQueue, &SendBuffer, (TickType_t)0) == pdTRUE) {
-      hal_spi_write(SendBuffer.MessagePort, SendBuffer.Message,
-                    SendBuffer.MessageSize);
       ESP_LOGI(TAG, "%d bytes sent to SPI", SendBuffer.MessageSize);
     }
-
-    // check if command is received on SPI command port, then call interpreter
-    hal_spi_read(RCMDPORT, buf, 32);
-    if (buf[0])
-      rcommand(buf, sizeof(buf));
-
     vTaskDelay(2 / portTICK_PERIOD_MS); // yield to CPU
-  }                                     // end of infinite loop
+
+  } // end of infinite loop
 
   vTaskDelete(NULL); // shoud never be reached
 
 } // spi_loop()
 
-// SPI hardware abstraction layer
-
-void hal_spi_init() { SPI.begin(SCK, MISO, MOSI, SS); }
-
-void hal_spi_trx(u1_t cmd, u1_t *buf, int len, u1_t is_read) {
-
-  u1_t nss = SS;
-  SPISettings settings(1E6, MSBFIRST, SPI_MODE0);
-  SPI.beginTransaction(settings);
-
-  digitalWrite(nss, 0);
-
-  SPI.transfer(cmd);
-
-  for (u1_t i = 0; i < len; i++) {
-    u1_t *p = buf + i;
-    u1_t data = is_read ? 0x00 : *p;
-    data = SPI.transfer(data);
-    if (is_read)
-      *p = data;
-  }
-
-  digitalWrite(nss, 1);
-  SPI.endTransaction();
-}
-
-void hal_spi_write(u1_t cmd, const u1_t *buf, int len) {
-  hal_spi_trx(cmd, (u1_t *)buf, len, 0);
-}
-
-void hal_spi_read(u1_t cmd, u1_t *buf, int len) {
-  hal_spi_trx(cmd, buf, len, 1);
-}
-
 #endif // HAS_SPI
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