diff --git a/devicehandlers/ChildHandlerBase.cpp b/devicehandlers/ChildHandlerBase.cpp
index 9e5019b4..bdc5fa65 100644
--- a/devicehandlers/ChildHandlerBase.cpp
+++ b/devicehandlers/ChildHandlerBase.cpp
@@ -4,15 +4,14 @@
 
 ChildHandlerBase::ChildHandlerBase(object_id_t setObjectId,
 		object_id_t deviceCommunication, CookieIF * cookie,
-		uint8_t setDeviceSwitch, object_id_t hkDestination,
-		uint32_t thermalStatePoolId, uint32_t thermalRequestPoolId,
+		object_id_t hkDestination, uint32_t thermalStatePoolId,
+		uint32_t thermalRequestPoolId,
 		object_id_t parent,
 		FailureIsolationBase* customFdir, size_t cmdQueueSize) :
 		DeviceHandlerBase(setObjectId, deviceCommunication, cookie,
 			(customFdir == nullptr? &childHandlerFdir : customFdir),
 			cmdQueueSize),
 		parentId(parent), childHandlerFdir(setObjectId) {
-	this->setDeviceSwitch(setDeviceSwitch);
 	this->setHkDestination(hkDestination);
 	this->setThermalStateRequestPoolIds(thermalStatePoolId,
 			thermalRequestPoolId);
diff --git a/devicehandlers/ChildHandlerBase.h b/devicehandlers/ChildHandlerBase.h
index 5c216e86..c8ac9541 100644
--- a/devicehandlers/ChildHandlerBase.h
+++ b/devicehandlers/ChildHandlerBase.h
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 class ChildHandlerBase: public DeviceHandlerBase {
 public:
 	ChildHandlerBase(object_id_t setObjectId, object_id_t deviceCommunication,
-			CookieIF * cookie, uint8_t setDeviceSwitch,
-			object_id_t hkDestination, uint32_t thermalStatePoolId,
-			uint32_t thermalRequestPoolId, object_id_t parent = objects::NO_OBJECT,
+			CookieIF * cookie, object_id_t hkDestination,
+			uint32_t thermalStatePoolId, uint32_t thermalRequestPoolId,
+			object_id_t parent = objects::NO_OBJECT,
 			FailureIsolationBase* customFdir = nullptr, size_t cmdQueueSize = 20);
 	virtual ~ChildHandlerBase();
 
diff --git a/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.cpp b/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.cpp
index cc97cd42..c13611b3 100644
--- a/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.cpp
+++ b/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.cpp
@@ -63,10 +63,6 @@ void DeviceHandlerBase::setThermalStateRequestPoolIds(
 }
 
 
-void DeviceHandlerBase::setDeviceSwitch(uint8_t deviceSwitch) {
-	this->deviceSwitch = deviceSwitch;
-}
-
 DeviceHandlerBase::~DeviceHandlerBase() {
 	delete comCookie;
 	if (defaultFDIRUsed) {
diff --git a/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.h b/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.h
index 61fb701d..034653dc 100644
--- a/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.h
+++ b/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.h
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ public:
 			CookieIF * comCookie, FailureIsolationBase* fdirInstance = nullptr,
 			size_t cmdQueueSize = 20);
 
-	void setDeviceSwitch(uint8_t deviceSwitch);
 	void setHkDestination(object_id_t hkDestination);
 	void setThermalStateRequestPoolIds(uint32_t thermalStatePoolId,
 			uint32_t thermalRequestPoolId);
@@ -1079,13 +1078,6 @@ private:
 	 */
 	Submode_t transitionSourceSubMode;
 
-	/**
-	 * the switch of the device
-	 *
-	 * for devices using two switches override getSwitches()
-	 */
-	uint8_t deviceSwitch;
-
 	/**
 	 * read the command queue
 	 */