diff --git a/libraries/AP_HAL_Empty/Console.cpp b/libraries/AP_HAL_Empty/Console.cpp
index c0638e7123..c246d63504 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_HAL_Empty/Console.cpp
+++ b/libraries/AP_HAL_Empty/Console.cpp
@@ -24,36 +24,6 @@ size_t EmptyConsoleDriver::backend_write(const uint8_t *data, size_t len) {
     return 0;
 }
 
-void EmptyConsoleDriver::print_P(const prog_char_t *pstr) {
-    _d->print_P(pstr);
-}
-
-void EmptyConsoleDriver::println_P(const prog_char_t *pstr) {
-    _d->println_P(pstr);
-}
-
-void EmptyConsoleDriver::printf(const char *fmt, ...) {
-    va_list ap;
-    va_start(ap, fmt);
-    vprintf(fmt, ap);
-    va_end(ap);
-}
-
-void EmptyConsoleDriver::_printf_P(const prog_char *fmt, ...) {
-    va_list ap;
-    va_start(ap,fmt);
-    vprintf_P(fmt, ap);
-    va_end(ap);
-}
-
-void EmptyConsoleDriver::vprintf(const char *fmt, va_list ap) {
-    _d->vprintf(fmt, ap);
-}
-
-void EmptyConsoleDriver::vprintf_P(const prog_char *fmt, va_list ap) {
-    _d->vprintf_P(fmt, ap);
-}
-
 int16_t EmptyConsoleDriver::available() {
     return _d->available();
 }
diff --git a/libraries/AP_HAL_Empty/Console.h b/libraries/AP_HAL_Empty/Console.h
index ffddf5aa04..c7a67258cd 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_HAL_Empty/Console.h
+++ b/libraries/AP_HAL_Empty/Console.h
@@ -13,13 +13,6 @@ public:
     size_t backend_read(uint8_t *data, size_t len);
     size_t backend_write(const uint8_t *data, size_t len);
 
-    void print_P(const prog_char_t *pstr);
-    void println_P(const prog_char_t *pstr);
-    void printf(const char *pstr, ...);
-    void _printf_P(const prog_char *pstr, ...);
-    void vprintf(const char *pstr, va_list ap);
-    void vprintf_P(const prog_char *pstr, va_list ap);
-
     int16_t available();
     int16_t txspace();
     int16_t read();
diff --git a/libraries/AP_HAL_Empty/UARTDriver.cpp b/libraries/AP_HAL_Empty/UARTDriver.cpp
index 956ad8af87..8ed3a25213 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_HAL_Empty/UARTDriver.cpp
+++ b/libraries/AP_HAL_Empty/UARTDriver.cpp
@@ -13,14 +13,6 @@ bool EmptyUARTDriver::is_initialized() { return false; }
 void EmptyUARTDriver::set_blocking_writes(bool blocking) {}
 bool EmptyUARTDriver::tx_pending() { return false; }
 
-/* Empty implementations of BetterStream virtual methods */
-void EmptyUARTDriver::print_P(const prog_char_t *pstr) {}
-void EmptyUARTDriver::println_P(const prog_char_t *pstr) {}
-void EmptyUARTDriver::printf(const char *pstr, ...) {}
-void EmptyUARTDriver::_printf_P(const prog_char *pstr, ...) {}
-void EmptyUARTDriver::vprintf(const char *pstr, va_list ap) {}
-void EmptyUARTDriver::vprintf_P(const prog_char *pstr, va_list ap) {}
-
 /* Empty implementations of Stream virtual methods */
 int16_t EmptyUARTDriver::available() { return 0; }
 int16_t EmptyUARTDriver::txspace() { return 1; }
@@ -28,4 +20,3 @@ int16_t EmptyUARTDriver::read() { return -1; }
 
 /* Empty implementations of Print virtual methods */
 size_t EmptyUARTDriver::write(uint8_t c) { return 0; }
-
diff --git a/libraries/AP_HAL_Empty/UARTDriver.h b/libraries/AP_HAL_Empty/UARTDriver.h
index 0787126fe9..358350bf1b 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_HAL_Empty/UARTDriver.h
+++ b/libraries/AP_HAL_Empty/UARTDriver.h
@@ -16,15 +16,6 @@ public:
     void set_blocking_writes(bool blocking);
     bool tx_pending();
 
-    /* Empty implementations of BetterStream virtual methods */
-    void print_P(const prog_char_t *pstr);
-    void println_P(const prog_char_t *pstr);
-    void printf(const char *pstr, ...);
-    void _printf_P(const prog_char *pstr, ...);
-
-    void vprintf(const char* fmt, va_list ap);
-    void vprintf_P(const prog_char* fmt, va_list ap);
-
     /* Empty implementations of Stream virtual methods */
     int16_t available();
     int16_t txspace();