diff --git a/src/crypto/axtls/aes.c b/src/crypto/axtls/aes.c
index 9154a515..298e4193 100644
--- a/src/crypto/axtls/aes.c
+++ b/src/crypto/axtls/aes.c
@@ -238,6 +238,9 @@ void AES_set_key(AES_CTX *ctx, const uint8_t *key,
     memcpy(ctx->iv, iv, 16);
 }
 
+#if 0
+/** currently unused function **/
+
 /**
  * Change a key for decryption.
  */
@@ -256,6 +259,7 @@ void AES_convert_key(AES_CTX *ctx)
         *k++ =w;
     }
 }
+#endif
 
 /**
  * Encrypt a byte sequence (with a block size 16) using the AES cipher.