diff --git a/src/frontend/inp.c b/src/frontend/inp.c
index e245009c6..38118347a 100644
--- a/src/frontend/inp.c
+++ b/src/frontend/inp.c
@@ -510,10 +510,6 @@ inp_spsource(FILE *fp, bool comfile, char *filename, bool intfile)
     startTime = seconds();
     /* inp_source() called with fp: load from file, */
     /* called with *fp == NULL and intfile: we want to load circuit from circarray */
-
-    /* Clear the flag indicating U* devices have been translated to Xspice */
-    set_udevices_translated(FALSE);
-
     if (fp || intfile) {
         deck = inp_readall(fp, dir_name, comfile, intfile, &expr_w_temper);
 
diff --git a/src/frontend/inpc_probe.c b/src/frontend/inpc_probe.c
index e68c737b9..7ef70ce93 100644
--- a/src/frontend/inpc_probe.c
+++ b/src/frontend/inpc_probe.c
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #include "ngspice/inpdefs.h"
 #include "ngspice/wordlist.h"
 #include "ngspice/stringskip.h"
-#include "inpcom.h"
 
 void inp_probe(struct card* card);
 void modprobenames(INPtables* tab);
@@ -63,9 +62,6 @@ void inp_probe(struct card* deck)
     if (probes == NULL)
         return;
 
-    /* If were_udevices_translated() returns TRUE, then you can ignore alli */
-    (void) were_udevices_translated();
-
     /* check for '.save' and (in a .control section) 'save'.
        If not found, add '.save all' */
     for (card = deck; card; card = card->nextcard) {
diff --git a/src/frontend/inpcom.c b/src/frontend/inpcom.c
index 25761a4f9..9c6d67a07 100644
--- a/src/frontend/inpcom.c
+++ b/src/frontend/inpcom.c
@@ -79,8 +79,6 @@ static struct library {
 
 static int num_libraries;
 
-static bool udevices_translated = FALSE;
-
 struct names {
     char *names[N_SUBCKT_W_PARAMS];
     int num_names;
@@ -8352,16 +8350,6 @@ static void rem_double_braces(struct card* newcard)
     }
 }
 
-void set_udevices_translated(bool val)
-{
-    udevices_translated = val;
-}
-
-bool were_udevices_translated(void)
-{
-    return udevices_translated;
-}
-
 #ifdef INTEGRATE_UDEVICES
 static void list_the_cards(struct card *startcard, char *prefix)
 {
@@ -8466,7 +8454,6 @@ static struct card *u_instances(struct card *startcard)
                     if (last_newcard) {
                         last_newcard->nextcard = card; // the .ends card
                     }
-                    set_udevices_translated(TRUE);
                 } else {
                     models_ok = models_not_ok = 0;
                     udev_ok = udev_not_ok = 0;
diff --git a/src/frontend/inpcom.h b/src/frontend/inpcom.h
index f57894bd6..3344f8fab 100644
--- a/src/frontend/inpcom.h
+++ b/src/frontend/inpcom.h
@@ -9,6 +9,4 @@
 struct card *insert_new_line(struct card *card, char *line,
                              int linenum, int linenum_orig);
 
-void set_udevices_translated(bool val);
-bool were_udevices_translated(void);
 #endif