diff --git a/src/interfaces/reader/eas3.c b/src/interfaces/reader/eas3.c
index 19e6558..4cdbc34 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/reader/eas3.c
+++ b/src/interfaces/reader/eas3.c
@@ -263,97 +263,6 @@ eas3_init_stream(uchar* memory, uint32 size, char instr)
    }                                                           \
 }
 
-/*----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
-!   FUNCTION NAME: void *test(void)                                                                          !
-!   --------------                                                                                           !
-!                                                                                                            !
-!   DESCRIPTION:                                                                                             !
-!   ------------                                                                                             !
-!                DESCRIPTION NEEDED                                                                          !
-!                                                                                                            !
-!   PARAMETERS:                                                                                              !
-!   -----------                                                                                              !
-!                Variable                    Type                    Description                             !
-!                --------                    ----                    -----------                             !
-!                stream                      bitstream*            - Structure used to assemble a bwc bit-   !
-!                                                                    bitstream.                              !
-!                                                                                                            !
-!                size                        unsigned int(64 bit)  - Size of the data block.                 !
-!                                                                                                            !
-!   RETURN VALUE:                                                                                            !
-!   -------------                                                                                            !
-!                Type                        Description                                                     !
-!                ----                        -----------                                                     !
-!                uchar*                    - Data chunck requested by the function caller.                   !
-!                                                                                                            !
-!   DEVELOPMENT HISTORY:                                                                                     !
-!   --------------------                                                                                     !
-!                                                                                                            !
-!                Date        Author             Change Id   Release     Description Of Change                !
-!                ----        ------             ---------   -------     ---------------------                !
-!                22.06.2019  Patrick Vogler     B87D120     V 0.1.0     function created                     !
-!                                                                                                            !
-\*----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-uchar*
-eas3_get_chunck(span *const stream, const uint64 size)
-{
-  /*-----------------------*\
-  ! DEFINE CHAR VARIABLES:  !
-  \*-----------------------*/
-  uchar             *tmp;
-
-  /*-----------------------*\
-  ! DEFINE ASSERTIONS:      !
-  \*-----------------------*/
-  assert(stream);
-
-  /*--------------------------------------------------------*\
-  ! Check if the number of bytes to be read from the stream  !
-  ! does not exceed the number of bytes still present in its !
-  ! memory block.                                            !
-  \*--------------------------------------------------------*/
-  if(eas3_bytes_used(stream) + size <= stream->Lmax)
-  {
-    /*--------------------------------------------------------*\
-    ! Allocate a temporary array used to store the bytes that  !
-    ! are extracted from the stream.                           !
-    \*--------------------------------------------------------*/
-    tmp = calloc(size, sizeof(uchar));
-    if(!tmp)
-    {
-      // memory allocation error
-      fprintf(stderr, MEMERROR);
-      return NULL;
-    }
-
-    /*--------------------------------------------------------*\
-    ! Copy the bytes requested from the function caller from   !
-    ! the stream to the temporary data block.                  !
-    \*--------------------------------------------------------*/
-    memcpy(tmp, stream->memory + stream->L, size);
-
-    /*--------------------------------------------------------*\
-    ! Increment the number of bytes read from the bitstream.   !
-    \*--------------------------------------------------------*/
-    stream->L += size;
-
-    /*--------------------------------------------------------*\
-    ! Return the temporary data block to the function caller.  !
-    \*--------------------------------------------------------*/
-    return tmp;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    /*--------------------------------------------------------*\
-    ! If the requested block size exceeds the information left !
-    ! in the bitstream, set the bitstream error flag and       !
-    ! return a NULL pointer.                                   !
-    \*--------------------------------------------------------*/
-    stream->error |= 1;
-    return NULL;
-  }
-}
-
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
 !                                                                                                            !
 !   DESCRIPTION:                                                                                             !