diff --git a/src/fsfw/osal/freertos/FixedTimeslotTask.cpp b/src/fsfw/osal/freertos/FixedTimeslotTask.cpp
index d3da49345..e86636abc 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/osal/freertos/FixedTimeslotTask.cpp
+++ b/src/fsfw/osal/freertos/FixedTimeslotTask.cpp
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 #include "fsfw/serviceinterface.h"
 
-uint32_t FixedTimeslotTask::MISSED_DEADLINE_COUNT = 0;
-
 const size_t PeriodicTaskIF::MINIMUM_STACK_SIZE = configMINIMAL_STACK_SIZE;
 
 FixedTimeslotTask::FixedTimeslotTask(TaskName name, TaskPriority setPriority,
@@ -42,16 +40,6 @@ void FixedTimeslotTask::taskEntryPoint(void* argument) {
 #endif
 }
 
-void FixedTimeslotTask::missedDeadlineCounter() {
-  FixedTimeslotTask::MISSED_DEADLINE_COUNT++;
-  if (FixedTimeslotTask::MISSED_DEADLINE_COUNT % 10 == 0) {
-#if FSFW_CPP_OSTREAM_ENABLED == 1
-    sif::error << "PST missed " << FixedTimeslotTask::MISSED_DEADLINE_COUNT << " deadlines"
-               << std::endl;
-#endif
-  }
-}
-
 ReturnValue_t FixedTimeslotTask::startTask() {
   started = true;
 
diff --git a/src/fsfw/osal/freertos/FixedTimeslotTask.h b/src/fsfw/osal/freertos/FixedTimeslotTask.h
index 7d1a86a73..53c9a11c1 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/osal/freertos/FixedTimeslotTask.h
+++ b/src/fsfw/osal/freertos/FixedTimeslotTask.h
@@ -35,16 +35,6 @@ class FixedTimeslotTask : public FixedTimeslotTaskBase, public FreeRTOSTaskIF {
   ~FixedTimeslotTask() override;
 
   ReturnValue_t startTask() override;
-  /**
-   * This static function can be used as #deadlineMissedFunc.
-   * It counts missedDeadlines and prints the number of missed deadlines
-   * every 10th time.
-   */
-  static void missedDeadlineCounter();
-  /**
-   * A helper variable to count missed deadlines.
-   */
-  static uint32_t MISSED_DEADLINE_COUNT;
 
   ReturnValue_t sleepFor(uint32_t ms) override;
 
diff --git a/src/fsfw/osal/linux/FixedTimeslotTask.cpp b/src/fsfw/osal/linux/FixedTimeslotTask.cpp
index fb0807477..af80f942e 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/osal/linux/FixedTimeslotTask.cpp
+++ b/src/fsfw/osal/linux/FixedTimeslotTask.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 #include "fsfw/serviceinterface/ServiceInterface.h"
 
-uint32_t FixedTimeslotTask::deadlineMissedCount = 0;
 const size_t PeriodicTaskIF::MINIMUM_STACK_SIZE = PTHREAD_STACK_MIN;
 
 FixedTimeslotTask::FixedTimeslotTask(const char* name_, TaskPriority priority_, size_t stackSize_,
@@ -62,13 +61,3 @@ ReturnValue_t FixedTimeslotTask::sleepFor(uint32_t ms) {
     pollingSeqTable.executeAndAdvance();
   }
 }
-
-void FixedTimeslotTask::missedDeadlineCounter() {
-  FixedTimeslotTask::deadlineMissedCount++;
-  if (FixedTimeslotTask::deadlineMissedCount % 10 == 0) {
-#if FSFW_CPP_OSTREAM_ENABLED == 1
-    sif::error << "PST missed " << FixedTimeslotTask::deadlineMissedCount << " deadlines."
-               << std::endl;
-#endif
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/fsfw/osal/linux/FixedTimeslotTask.h b/src/fsfw/osal/linux/FixedTimeslotTask.h
index d6c7c0fb5..1f5766a2e 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/osal/linux/FixedTimeslotTask.h
+++ b/src/fsfw/osal/linux/FixedTimeslotTask.h
@@ -30,17 +30,6 @@ class FixedTimeslotTask : public FixedTimeslotTaskBase {
 
   ReturnValue_t sleepFor(uint32_t ms) override;
 
-  /**
-   * This static function can be used as #deadlineMissedFunc.
-   * It counts missedDeadlines and prints the number of missed deadlines every 10th time.
-   */
-  static void missedDeadlineCounter();
-
-  /**
-   * A helper variable to count missed deadlines.
-   */
-  static uint32_t deadlineMissedCount;
-
  protected:
   /**
    * @brief	This function holds the main functionality of the thread.
diff --git a/src/fsfw/osal/rtems/FixedTimeslotTask.cpp b/src/fsfw/osal/rtems/FixedTimeslotTask.cpp
index 55400d296..f400c2135 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/osal/rtems/FixedTimeslotTask.cpp
+++ b/src/fsfw/osal/rtems/FixedTimeslotTask.cpp
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 
 #include <cstddef>
 
-uint32_t FixedTimeslotTask::deadlineMissedCount = 0;
-
 FixedTimeslotTask::FixedTimeslotTask(const char *name, rtems_task_priority setPriority,
                                      size_t setStack, TaskPeriod setOverallPeriod,
                                      TaskDeadlineMissedFunction dlmFunc_)
@@ -38,16 +36,6 @@ rtems_task FixedTimeslotTask::taskEntryPoint(rtems_task_argument argument) {
 #endif
 }
 
-void FixedTimeslotTask::missedDeadlineCounter() {
-  FixedTimeslotTask::deadlineMissedCount++;
-  if (FixedTimeslotTask::deadlineMissedCount % 10 == 0) {
-#if FSFW_CPP_OSTREAM_ENABLED == 1
-    sif::error << "PST missed " << FixedTimeslotTask::deadlineMissedCount << " deadlines."
-               << std::endl;
-#endif
-  }
-}
-
 ReturnValue_t FixedTimeslotTask::startTask() {
   rtems_status_code status =
       rtems_task_start(id, FixedTimeslotTask::taskEntryPoint, rtems_task_argument((void *)this));
diff --git a/src/fsfw/osal/rtems/FixedTimeslotTask.h b/src/fsfw/osal/rtems/FixedTimeslotTask.h
index 4b3177aac..781c93dbe 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/osal/rtems/FixedTimeslotTask.h
+++ b/src/fsfw/osal/rtems/FixedTimeslotTask.h
@@ -27,16 +27,7 @@ class FixedTimeslotTask : public FixedTimeslotTaskBase, public RTEMSTaskBase {
    */
   ~FixedTimeslotTask() override;
 
-  ReturnValue_t startTask() override;
-  /**
-   * This static function can be used as #deadlineMissedFunc.
-   * It counts missedDeadlines and prints the number of missed deadlines every 10th time.
-   */
-  static void missedDeadlineCounter();
-  /**
-   * A helper variable to count missed deadlines.
-   */
-  static uint32_t deadlineMissedCount;
+  ReturnValue_t startTask(void);
 
   ReturnValue_t sleepFor(uint32_t ms) override;