diff --git a/src/helpers.cpp b/src/helpers.cpp
index 5fbcb8792..3320f5037 100644
--- a/src/helpers.cpp
+++ b/src/helpers.cpp
@@ -190,11 +190,11 @@ char * Helpers::render_boolean(char * result, bool value) {
     return result;
 }
 
-// render for native char strings
-char * Helpers::render_value(char * result, const char * value, const int8_t format __attribute__((unused))) {
-    strcpy(result, value); // un-safe but we don't care
-    return result;
-}
+// // render for native char strings
+// char * Helpers::render_value(char * result, const char * value, const int8_t format __attribute__((unused))) {
+//     strcpy(result, value); // un-safe but we don't care
+//     return result;
+// }
 
 // convert unsigned int (single byte) to text value and returns it
 // format: 255(0xFF)=boolean, 0=no formatting, otherwise divide by format
diff --git a/src/helpers.h b/src/helpers.h
index 2aa33ae68..06a4bb671 100644
--- a/src/helpers.h
+++ b/src/helpers.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class Helpers {
     static char * render_value(char * result, const uint32_t value, const int8_t format, const uint8_t fahrenheit = 0);
     static char * render_value(char * result, const int16_t value, const int8_t format, const uint8_t fahrenheit = 0);
     static char * render_value(char * result, const int32_t value, const int8_t format, const uint8_t fahrenheit = 0);
-    static char * render_value(char * result, const char * value, const int8_t format);
+    // static char * render_value(char * result, const char * value, const int8_t format);
     static char * render_boolean(char * result, bool value);
 
     static char *      hextoa(char * result, const uint8_t value);