diff --git a/platforms/posix/src/main.cpp b/platforms/posix/src/main.cpp
index ed1374dded..8d3ff7be41 100644
--- a/platforms/posix/src/main.cpp
+++ b/platforms/posix/src/main.cpp
@@ -434,7 +434,6 @@ void sig_fpe_handler(int sig_num)
 {
 	fflush(stdout);
 	printf("\nfloating point exception\n");
-	PX4_BACKTRACE();
 	fflush(stdout);
 	px4_daemon::Pxh::stop();
 	_exit_requested = true;
@@ -444,7 +443,6 @@ void sig_segv_handler(int sig_num)
 {
 	fflush(stdout);
 	printf("\nSegmentation Fault\n");
-	PX4_BACKTRACE();
 	fflush(stdout);
 }
 
diff --git a/platforms/posix/src/px4_layer/drv_hrt.cpp b/platforms/posix/src/px4_layer/drv_hrt.cpp
index 2102e107d5..d602da4485 100644
--- a/platforms/posix/src/px4_layer/drv_hrt.cpp
+++ b/platforms/posix/src/px4_layer/drv_hrt.cpp
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ hrt_call_internal(struct hrt_call *entry, hrt_abstime deadline, hrt_abstime inte
 	// Use this to debug busy CPU that keeps rescheduling with 0 period time
 	/*if (interval < HRT_INTERVAL_MIN) {*/
 	/*PX4_ERR("hrt_call_internal interval too short: %" PRIu64, interval);*/
-	/*PX4_BACKTRACE();*/
+	/*abort();*/
 	/*}*/
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/lib/cdev/posix/cdev_platform.cpp b/src/lib/cdev/posix/cdev_platform.cpp
index 34dce561b4..20406c714a 100644
--- a/src/lib/cdev/posix/cdev_platform.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/cdev/posix/cdev_platform.cpp
@@ -196,7 +196,6 @@ extern "C" {
 					PX4_WARN("failed getting thread name");
 				}
 
-				PX4_BACKTRACE();
 #endif
 
 				ret = -ENOENT;
diff --git a/src/platforms/common/work_queue/hrt_thread.c b/src/platforms/common/work_queue/hrt_thread.c
index d1a94f96da..7ce238da31 100644
--- a/src/platforms/common/work_queue/hrt_thread.c
+++ b/src/platforms/common/work_queue/hrt_thread.c
@@ -177,7 +177,6 @@ static void hrt_work_process()
 
 			if (!worker) {
 				PX4_ERR("MESSED UP: worker = 0");
-				PX4_BACKTRACE();
 
 			} else {
 				worker(arg);
diff --git a/src/platforms/px4_log.h b/src/platforms/px4_log.h
index b0f394ee52..2d6a178fac 100644
--- a/src/platforms/px4_log.h
+++ b/src/platforms/px4_log.h
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ __END_DECLS
  ****************************************************************************/
 #define PX4_INFO(FMT, ...) 	qurt_log(_PX4_LOG_LEVEL_INFO, __FILE__, __LINE__, FMT, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 #define PX4_INFO_RAW(FMT, ...) 	__px4_log_omit(_PX4_LOG_LEVEL_INFO, FMT, ##__VA_ARGS__)
-#define PX4_BACKTRACE()
 
 #if defined(TRACE_BUILD)
 /****************************************************************************
@@ -141,7 +140,6 @@ __attribute__((format(printf, 2, 3)));
 
 __END_DECLS
 
-#define PX4_BACKTRACE() px4_backtrace()
 
 /****************************************************************************
  * Implementation of log section formatting based on printf