diff --git a/src/fsfw/serialize/SerializeIF.h b/src/fsfw/serialize/SerializeIF.h
index 0c0e4c428..9fc5b7314 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/serialize/SerializeIF.h
+++ b/src/fsfw/serialize/SerializeIF.h
@@ -74,20 +74,6 @@ class SerializeIF {
     return serialize(buffer, size, maxSize, SerializeIF::Endianness::MACHINE);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Forwards to regular @serialize call with network endianness
-   */
-  virtual ReturnValue_t serializeNe(uint8_t** buffer, size_t* size, size_t maxSize) {
-    return serialize(buffer, size, maxSize, SerializeIF::Endianness::NETWORK);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * If endianness is not explicitly specified, use machine endianness
-   */
-  virtual ReturnValue_t serialize(uint8_t **buffer, size_t *size, size_t maxSize) {
-    return serialize(buffer, size, maxSize, SerializeIF::Endianness::MACHINE);
-  }
-
   /**
    * Gets the size of a object if it would be serialized in a buffer
    * @return Size of serialized object
diff --git a/unittests/tmtcpacket/testCcsds.cpp b/unittests/tmtcpacket/testCcsds.cpp
index 7f337b6db..1bae5912b 100644
--- a/unittests/tmtcpacket/testCcsds.cpp
+++ b/unittests/tmtcpacket/testCcsds.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ TEST_CASE("CCSDS Packet ID", "[ccsds-packet-id]") {
     packetId.secHeaderFlag = false;
     packetId.packetType = ccsds::PacketType::TM;
     REQUIRE(packetId.raw() == 0x1ff);
-    REQUIRE(packetId.SerializeIF::serialize(buf.data(), buf.size(), SerializeIF::Endianness::NETWORK) ==
+    REQUIRE(packetId.SerializeIF::serializeNe(buf.data(), buf.size()) ==
             HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK);
     REQUIRE(buf[0] == 0x1);
     REQUIRE(buf[1] == 0xff);