diff --git a/lib_com/ivas_prot_fx.h b/lib_com/ivas_prot_fx.h
index 6b23f8eed198af607f8b4b11bdab3383248a7de2..b6cd71cd2ad1e0c5c03a12684fd5a38f90513ff2 100644
--- a/lib_com/ivas_prot_fx.h
+++ b/lib_com/ivas_prot_fx.h
@@ -669,11 +669,6 @@ Word16 read_flag_EC_DFT(
     Word16 *flag               /* o  : flag value           */
 );
 
-/*file : ivas_mc_param_dec_fx.c*/
-Word16 param_mc_get_num_cldfb_syntheses_ivas_fx(
-    Decoder_Struct *st_ivas /* i  : Parametric MC handle */
-);
-
 void ivas_init_dec_get_num_cldfb_instances(
     Decoder_Struct *st_ivas,  /* i  : IVAS decoder structure                  */
     Word16 *numCldfbAnalyses, /* o  : number of CLDFB analysis instances      */
diff --git a/lib_dec/ivas_init_dec_fx.c b/lib_dec/ivas_init_dec_fx.c
index b0dbe97b4234bd4e2f96ab6440d0e36bd4f2cc10..ecd38aabe5cf2884d5365bd9aa09da56f1671310 100644
--- a/lib_dec/ivas_init_dec_fx.c
+++ b/lib_dec/ivas_init_dec_fx.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ void ivas_init_dec_get_num_cldfb_instances_ivas_fx(
             }
             ELSE
             {
-                *numCldfbSyntheses = param_mc_get_num_cldfb_syntheses_ivas_fx( st_ivas );
+                *numCldfbSyntheses = param_mc_get_num_cldfb_syntheses_fx( st_ivas );
                 move16();
             }
             BREAK;
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ void ivas_init_dec_get_num_cldfb_instances_ivas_fx(
         case RENDERER_SBA_LINEAR_ENC:
             IF( EQ_32( st_ivas->mc_mode, MC_MODE_PARAMMC ) )
             {
-                *numCldfbSyntheses = param_mc_get_num_cldfb_syntheses_ivas_fx( st_ivas );
+                *numCldfbSyntheses = param_mc_get_num_cldfb_syntheses_fx( st_ivas );
                 move16();
             }
             ELSE IF( EQ_32( st_ivas->ism_mode, ISM_MODE_PARAM ) )
diff --git a/lib_dec/ivas_mc_param_dec_fx.c b/lib_dec/ivas_mc_param_dec_fx.c
index ff895755d75d9200b5e9d97ac9695c5d648aaf36..404854f91db94041b92fd05f0b43f9ab7751f454 100644
--- a/lib_dec/ivas_mc_param_dec_fx.c
+++ b/lib_dec/ivas_mc_param_dec_fx.c
@@ -3789,36 +3789,3 @@ static void ivas_param_mc_bs_decode_parameter_values_fx(
 
     return;
 }
-
-Word16 param_mc_get_num_cldfb_syntheses_ivas_fx(
-    Decoder_Struct *st_ivas /* i  : Parametric MC handle */
-)
-{
-    Word16 num_cldfb_syntheses;
-
-    num_cldfb_syntheses = 0;
-    move16();
-
-    /* sanity check*/
-    IF( st_ivas->hParamMC == NULL )
-    {
-        assert( 0 && "ParamMC handle does not exist!\n" );
-    }
-
-    test();
-    IF( EQ_16( st_ivas->renderer_type, RENDERER_BINAURAL_FASTCONV ) || EQ_16( st_ivas->renderer_type, RENDERER_BINAURAL_FASTCONV_ROOM ) )
-    {
-        num_cldfb_syntheses = 2;
-        move16();
-    }
-    ELSE IF( EQ_16( st_ivas->renderer_type, RENDERER_SBA_LINEAR_ENC ) )
-    {
-        num_cldfb_syntheses = add( st_ivas->hTransSetup.nchan_out_woLFE, st_ivas->hTransSetup.num_lfe );
-    }
-    ELSE IF( EQ_16( st_ivas->renderer_type, RENDERER_MC_PARAMMC ) )
-    {
-        num_cldfb_syntheses = add( st_ivas->hOutSetup.nchan_out_woLFE, st_ivas->hOutSetup.num_lfe );
-    }
-
-    return num_cldfb_syntheses;
-}