diff --git a/src/spicelib/devices/hicum2/hicumL2.cpp b/src/spicelib/devices/hicum2/hicumL2.cpp
index d60a7aaa8..e6f9445a3 100644
--- a/src/spicelib/devices/hicum2/hicumL2.cpp
+++ b/src/spicelib/devices/hicum2/hicumL2.cpp
@@ -1777,7 +1777,7 @@ HICUMload(GENmodel *inModel, CKTcircuit *ckt)
                 Vbpbi = DEVpnjlim(Vbpbi,*(ckt->CKTstate0 + here->HICUMvbpbi),here->HICUMvt.rpart,
                         here->HICUMtVcrit,&ichk5);
                 if (selfheat) {
-                    Vrth = HICUMlimitlog(Vrth,
+                    Vrth = DEVlimitlog(Vrth,
                         *(ckt->CKTstate0 + here->HICUMvrth),1,&ichk6);
                 }
                 if ((ichk1 == 1) || (ichk2 == 1) || (ichk3 == 1) || (ichk4 == 1) || (ichk5 == 1) || (ichk6 == 1)) icheck=1;
@@ -3318,33 +3318,3 @@ load:
     }
     return(OK);
 }
-
-/* HICUMlimitlog(deltemp, deltemp_old, LIM_TOL, check)
- * Logarithmic damping the per-iteration change of deltemp beyond LIM_TOL.
- */
-static double
-HICUMlimitlog(
-    double deltemp,
-    double deltemp_old,
-    double LIM_TOL,
-    int *check)
-{
-    *check = 0;
-    if (isnan (deltemp) || isnan (deltemp_old))
-    {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Alberto says:  YOU TURKEY!  The limiting function received NaN.\n");
-        fprintf(stderr, "New prediction returns to 0.0!\n");
-        deltemp = 0.0;
-        *check = 1;
-    }
-    /* Logarithmic damping of deltemp beyond LIM_TOL */
-    if (deltemp > deltemp_old + LIM_TOL) {
-        deltemp = deltemp_old + LIM_TOL + log10((deltemp-deltemp_old)/LIM_TOL);
-        *check = 1;
-    }
-    else if (deltemp < deltemp_old - LIM_TOL) {
-        deltemp = deltemp_old - LIM_TOL - log10((deltemp_old-deltemp)/LIM_TOL);
-        *check = 1;
-    }
-    return deltemp;
-}
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