diff --git a/ambed/ccontroller.cpp b/ambed/ccontroller.cpp
index 73d54e6..691d102 100644
--- a/ambed/ccontroller.cpp
+++ b/ambed/ccontroller.cpp
@@ -213,27 +213,6 @@ CStream *CController::OpenStream(const CCallsign &Callsign, const CIp &Ip, uint8
     return stream;
 }
 
-void CController::CloseStream(CStream *stream)
-{
-	Lock();
-	// look for the stream
-	for ( auto it=m_Streams.begin(); it!=m_Streams.end(); it++ )
-	{
-		// compare object pointers
-		if ( *it == stream )
-		{
-			// close it
-			(*it)->Close();
-			// remove it
-			//std::cout << "Stream " << m_Streams[i]->GetId() << " removed" << std::endl;
-			delete *it;
-			m_Streams.erase(it);
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-	Unlock();
-}
-
 void CController::CloseStream(uint16 StreamId)
 {
     Lock();
diff --git a/ambed/ccontroller.h b/ambed/ccontroller.h
index 95c637d..cbbfd85 100644
--- a/ambed/ccontroller.h
+++ b/ambed/ccontroller.h
@@ -55,16 +55,15 @@ public:
     // set
     void SetListenIp(const char *str)   { memset(m_addr, 0, INET6_ADDRSTRLEN); strncpy(m_addr, str, INET6_ADDRSTRLEN-1); }
 
-    // streams management
-    CStream *OpenStream(const CCallsign &, const CIp &, uint8, uint8);
-    void CloseStream(CStream *);
-    void CloseStream(uint16);
-
     // task
     static void Thread(CController *);
     void Task(void);
 
 protected:
+    // streams management
+    CStream *OpenStream(const CCallsign &, const CIp &, uint8, uint8);
+    void CloseStream(uint16);
+
     // packet decoding helpers
     bool IsValidKeepAlivePacket(const CBuffer &, CCallsign *);
     bool IsValidOpenstreamPacket(const CBuffer &, CCallsign *, uint8 *, uint8 *);
@@ -79,7 +78,6 @@ protected:
     bool IsValidCodecIn(uint8);
     bool IsValidCodecOut(uint8);
 
-protected:
     // control socket
 	char m_addr[INET6_ADDRSTRLEN];
     CUdpSocket m_Socket;