diff --git a/include/library/private/libbwc.h b/include/library/private/libbwc.h
index c2b003d..5d67736 100755
--- a/include/library/private/libbwc.h
+++ b/include/library/private/libbwc.h
@@ -76,9 +76,6 @@
                                            char                  const  *const  aux, 
                                            uint32                const          size);
   //==========|==========================|======================|======|=======|====================
-  // TODO: remove
-  void         bwc_free_data              (bwc_stream                   *const  data);
-  //==========|==========================|======================|======|=======|====================
   uchar        create_codec               (bwc_codec                    *const  codec);
   //==========|==========================|======================|======|=======|====================
   bwc_codec*   configure_codec            (bwc_codec                    *const  codec,
diff --git a/src/library/libbwc.c b/src/library/libbwc.c
index 42b09cc..bf01f88 100755
--- a/src/library/libbwc.c
+++ b/src/library/libbwc.c
@@ -1552,61 +1552,6 @@ bwc_set_aux(bwc_stream *const  data, char const *const aux, uint32 size)
    return 0;
 }
 
-/*----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
-!   FUNCTION NAME: void bwc_free_data(bwc_stream* file)                                                        !
-!   --------------                                                                                           !
-!                                                                                                            !
-!   DESCRIPTION:                                                                                             !
-!   ------------                                                                                             !
-!                This function deallocates the data structure used to store an numerical dataset/compressed  !
-!                and can be called if an error occurs or once the data is no longer needed is to be closed.  !
-!                The deallocation will be carried out down to the structure levels that have been allocated. !
-!                                                                                                            !
-!   PARAMETERS:                                                                                              !
-!   -----------                                                                                              !
-!                                                                                                            !
-!                Variable                    Type                    Description                             !
-!                --------                    ----                    -----------                             !
-!                file                        bwc_stream              - Defines a structure used to store all   !
-!                                                                    the relevant parameters and the data    !
-!                                                                    field of a numerical dataset or com-    !
-!                                                                    pressed codestream.                     !
-!                                                                                                            !
-!   RETURN VALUE:                                                                                            !
-!   -------------                                                                                            !
-!                                                                                                            !
-!                Variable                    Type                    Description                             !
-!                --------                    ----                    -----------                             !
-!                -                           -                       -                                       !
-!                                                                                                            !
-!   DEVELOPMENT HISTORY:                                                                                     !
-!   --------------------                                                                                     !
-!                                                                                                            !
-!                Date        Author             Change Id   Release     Description Of Change                !
-!                ----        ------             ---------   -------     ---------------------                !
-!                20.06.2018  Patrick Vogler     B87D120     V 0.1.0     function created                     !
-!                04.12.2019  Patrick Vogler     B87E7E4     V 0.1.0     
-!                                                                                                            !
-\*----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-void
-bwc_free_data(bwc_stream* data)
-{
-   if(data)
-   {   
-      if(data->codestream.aux)
-      {
-         release_packed_stream(data->codestream.aux);
-      }
-      if(data->codestream.com)
-      {
-         release_packed_stream(data->codestream.com);
-      }
-      free(data->codestream.aux);
-      free(data->codestream.com);
-      free(data);
-   }
-}
-
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
 !   FUNCTION NAME: uchar create_codec(bwc_codec *const codec)                                                !
 !   --------------                                                                                           !