diff --git a/platform/BufferedSerial.cpp b/platform/BufferedSerial.cpp
index 99ca8527f0..6c2401be84 100644
--- a/platform/BufferedSerial.cpp
+++ b/platform/BufferedSerial.cpp
@@ -178,7 +178,6 @@ bool BufferedSerial::hup() const
 
 void BufferedSerial::wake()
 {
-    _poll_change(this);
     if (_sigio_cb) {
         _sigio_cb();
     }
diff --git a/platform/FileHandle.cpp b/platform/FileHandle.cpp
index df72616993..026b11d9ce 100644
--- a/platform/FileHandle.cpp
+++ b/platform/FileHandle.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ off_t FileHandle::size()
     seek(off, SEEK_SET);
     return size;
 }
+
 std::FILE *fdopen(FileHandle *fh, const char *mode)
 {
     return mbed_fdopen(fh, mode);
diff --git a/platform/FileHandle.h b/platform/FileHandle.h
index 5123cbde2b..3a3afbc31f 100644
--- a/platform/FileHandle.h
+++ b/platform/FileHandle.h
@@ -181,8 +181,7 @@ public:
      * The input parameter can be used or ignored - the could always return all events,
      * or could check just the events listed in events.
      * Call is non-blocking - returns instantaneous state of events.
-     * Whenever an event occurs, the derived class must call _poll_change() (as well as
-     * the sigio() callback).
+     * Whenever an event occurs, the derived class should call the sigio() callback).
      *
      * @param events bitmask of poll events we're interested in - POLLIN/POLLOUT etc.
      *
diff --git a/platform/mbed_poll.cpp b/platform/mbed_poll.cpp
index 41e4bf1f22..28492010d4 100644
--- a/platform/mbed_poll.cpp
+++ b/platform/mbed_poll.cpp
@@ -72,9 +72,4 @@ int poll(pollfh fhs[], unsigned nfhs, int timeout)
     return count;
 }
 
-void _poll_change(FileHandle *fh)
-{
-    // TODO, will depend on how we implement poll
-}
-
 } // namespace mbed
diff --git a/platform/mbed_poll.h b/platform/mbed_poll.h
index 3aea995d6e..6df32529e1 100644
--- a/platform/mbed_poll.h
+++ b/platform/mbed_poll.h
@@ -49,12 +49,6 @@ struct pollfh {
  */
 int poll(pollfh fhs[], unsigned nfhs, int timeout);
 
-/** To be called by device when poll state changes - must be called for poll() to work
- * This must be called in addition to the user-provided callback.
- *
- * @param fh    A pointer to the file handle*/
-void _poll_change(FileHandle *fh);
-
 } // namespace mbed
 
 #endif //MBED_POLL_H