diff --git a/WiFiManager.cpp b/WiFiManager.cpp
index 081c714..a24cbca 100644
--- a/WiFiManager.cpp
+++ b/WiFiManager.cpp
@@ -62,11 +62,6 @@ const char* WiFiManagerParameter::getCustomHTML() {
 
 
 WiFiManager::WiFiManager(int max_params) {
-    init(max_params);
-}
-
-void WiFiManager::init(int max_params)
-{
     DEBUG_WM(F("setting max_params to:"));
     DEBUG_WM(max_params);
     _max_params = max_params;
diff --git a/WiFiManager.h b/WiFiManager.h
index ee1521e..6b59ecd 100644
--- a/WiFiManager.h
+++ b/WiFiManager.h
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ class WiFiManager
 
     //const String  HTTP_HEAD = "<!DOCTYPE html><html lang=\"en\"><head><meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1\"/><title>{v}</title>";
 
-    void          init(int max_params);
     void          setupConfigPortal();
     void          startWPS();