diff --git a/tmtcservices/TmTcBridge.cpp b/tmtcservices/TmTcBridge.cpp
index 827e855e..f24b2561 100644
--- a/tmtcservices/TmTcBridge.cpp
+++ b/tmtcservices/TmTcBridge.cpp
@@ -8,18 +8,13 @@
 TmTcBridge::TmTcBridge(object_id_t objectId_,
         object_id_t ccsdsPacketDistributor_): SystemObject(objectId_),
         ccsdsPacketDistributor(ccsdsPacketDistributor_),
-		sentPacketsPerCycle(5), delayBetweenSentPacketsMs(0)
-{
+		sentPacketsPerCycle(5) {
 	    TmTcReceptionQueue = QueueFactory::instance()->
 			createMessageQueue(TMTC_RECEPTION_QUEUE_DEPTH);
 }
 
 TmTcBridge::~TmTcBridge() {}
 
-void TmTcBridge::setDelayBetweenSentPackets(uint32_t delayBetweenSentPackets) {
-	this->delayBetweenSentPacketsMs = delayBetweenSentPackets;
-}
-
 ReturnValue_t TmTcBridge::setNumberOfSentPacketsPerCycle(
 		uint8_t sentPacketsPerCycle) {
 	if(sentPacketsPerCycle <= MAX_STORED_DATA_SENT_PER_CYCLE) {
diff --git a/tmtcservices/TmTcBridge.h b/tmtcservices/TmTcBridge.h
index ef160257..b3a58329 100644
--- a/tmtcservices/TmTcBridge.h
+++ b/tmtcservices/TmTcBridge.h
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ protected:
 	 * @param message
 	 * @return
 	 */
-	ReturnValue_t storeDownlinkData(TmTcMessage * message);
+	virtual ReturnValue_t storeDownlinkData(TmTcMessage * message);
 
 	/**
 	 * Send stored data if communication link is active
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ protected:
 private:
 	FIFO<store_address_t, MAX_DOWNLINK_PACKETS_STORED> fifo;
 	uint8_t sentPacketsPerCycle = 10;
-	uint32_t delayBetweenSentPacketsMs = 0;
 };