diff --git a/porting/npl/linux/include/nimble/nimble_npl_os.h b/porting/npl/linux/include/nimble/nimble_npl_os.h
index 17e61b22a..d171fc048 100644
--- a/porting/npl/linux/include/nimble/nimble_npl_os.h
+++ b/porting/npl/linux/include/nimble/nimble_npl_os.h
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #define BLE_NPL_TIME_FOREVER    INT32_MAX
 
-#define SYSINIT_PANIC_MSG(msg) __assert_fail(msg, __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__)
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/porting/npl/nuttx/include/nimble/nimble_npl_os.h b/porting/npl/nuttx/include/nimble/nimble_npl_os.h
index a2fcbc42e..8a41d411d 100644
--- a/porting/npl/nuttx/include/nimble/nimble_npl_os.h
+++ b/porting/npl/nuttx/include/nimble/nimble_npl_os.h
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #define BLE_NPL_TIME_FOREVER    INT32_MAX
 
-#define SYSINIT_PANIC_MSG(msg) { fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", msg); abort(); }
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif