diff --git a/knx-linux/CMakeLists.txt b/knx-linux/CMakeLists.txt
index 6b2f1ad..064e7a8 100644
--- a/knx-linux/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/knx-linux/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,76 +3,75 @@ project(knx-linux)
 set(LIBRARIES_FROM_REFERENCES "")
 add_executable(knx-linux 
 	../src/knx/address_table_object.cpp 
-	../src/knx/apdu.cpp 
-	../src/knx/application_layer.cpp 
-	../src/knx/application_program_object.cpp 
-	../src/knx/association_table_object.cpp 
-	../src/knx/bau.cpp 
-	../src/knx/bau07B0.cpp 
-	../src/knx/bau27B0.cpp
-	../src/knx/bau57B0.cpp
-	../src/knx/bau_systemB.cpp 
-	../src/knx/bits.cpp 
-	../src/knx/cemi_frame.cpp 
-	../src/knx/data_link_layer.cpp 
-	../src/knx/device_object.cpp 
-	../src/knx/group_object.cpp 
-	../src/knx/group_object_table_object.cpp 
-	../src/knx/interface_object.cpp 
-	../src/knx/ip_data_link_layer.cpp 
-	../src/knx/ip_parameter_object.cpp 
-	../src/knx/memory.cpp 
-	../src/knx/network_layer.cpp 
-	../src/knx/npdu.cpp 
-	../src/knx/rf_physical_layer.cpp
-	../src/knx/rf_data_link_layer.cpp
-	../src/knx/rf_medium_object.cpp
-	../src/knx/table_object.cpp
-	../src/knx/tpdu.cpp 
-	../src/knx/tpuart_data_link_layer.cpp 
-	../src/knx/transport_layer.cpp 
-	../src/knx/platform.cpp 
 	../src/knx/address_table_object.h
+	../src/knx/apdu.cpp 
 	../src/knx/apdu.h
+	../src/knx/application_layer.cpp 
 	../src/knx/application_layer.h
+	../src/knx/application_program_object.cpp 
 	../src/knx/application_program_object.h
+	../src/knx/association_table_object.cpp 
 	../src/knx/association_table_object.h
+	../src/knx/bau.cpp 
 	../src/knx/bau.h
+	../src/knx/bau07B0.cpp 
 	../src/knx/bau07B0.h
+	../src/knx/bau27B0.cpp
 	../src/knx/bau27B0.h
+	../src/knx/bau57B0.cpp
 	../src/knx/bau57B0.h
+	../src/knx/bau_systemB.cpp 
 	../src/knx/bau_systemB.h
+	../src/knx/bits.cpp 
 	../src/knx/bits.h
+	../src/knx/cemi_frame.cpp 
 	../src/knx/cemi_frame.h
+	../src/knx/data_link_layer.cpp 
 	../src/knx/data_link_layer.h
+	../src/knx/device_object.cpp 
 	../src/knx/device_object.h
-	../src/knx/group_object.h
-	../src/knx/group_object_table_object.h
-	../src/knx/interface_object.h
-	../src/knx/ip_data_link_layer.h
-	../src/knx/ip_parameter_object.h
-	../src/knx/memory.h
-	../src/knx/network_layer.h
-	../src/knx/npdu.h
-	../src/knx/rf_physical_layer.h
-	../src/knx/rf_data_link_layer.h
-	../src/knx/rf_medium_object.h
-	../src/knx/table_object.h
-	../src/knx/tpdu.h
-	../src/knx/tpuart_data_link_layer.h
-	../src/knx/transport_layer.h
-	../src/knx/platform.h
-	main.cpp 
-	../src/linux_platform.h
-	../src/knx_facade.h
-	../src/knx/dptconvert.h
-	../src/knx/knx_value.h
+	../src/knx/dpt.cpp
 	../src/knx/dpt.h
-	../src/linux_platform.cpp 
-	../src/knx_facade.cpp 
 	../src/knx/dptconvert.cpp
+	../src/knx/dptconvert.h
+	../src/knx/group_object.cpp 
+	../src/knx/group_object.h
+	../src/knx/group_object_table_object.cpp 
+	../src/knx/group_object_table_object.h
+	../src/knx/interface_object.cpp 
+	../src/knx/interface_object.h
+	../src/knx/ip_data_link_layer.cpp 
+	../src/knx/ip_data_link_layer.h
+	../src/knx/ip_parameter_object.cpp 
+	../src/knx/ip_parameter_object.h
 	../src/knx/knx_value.cpp
-	../src/knx/dpt.cpp)
+	../src/knx/knx_value.h
+	../src/knx/memory.cpp 
+	../src/knx/memory.h
+	../src/knx/network_layer.cpp 
+	../src/knx/network_layer.h
+	../src/knx/npdu.cpp 
+	../src/knx/npdu.h
+	../src/knx/platform.h
+	../src/knx/rf_data_link_layer.cpp
+	../src/knx/rf_data_link_layer.h
+	../src/knx/rf_medium_object.cpp
+	../src/knx/rf_medium_object.h
+	../src/knx/rf_physical_layer.cpp
+	../src/knx/rf_physical_layer.h
+	../src/knx/table_object.cpp
+	../src/knx/table_object.h
+	../src/knx/tpdu.cpp 
+	../src/knx/tpdu.h
+	../src/knx/tpuart_data_link_layer.cpp 
+	../src/knx/tpuart_data_link_layer.h
+	../src/knx/transport_layer.cpp 
+	../src/knx/transport_layer.h
+	../src/knx_facade.cpp 
+	../src/knx_facade.h
+	../src/linux_platform.cpp 
+	../src/linux_platform.h
+	main.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(knx-linux  "${LIBRARIES_FROM_REFERENCES}")
 include_directories(../src)
 set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG} -Wall -Wno-unknown-pragmas -Wno-switch -g -O0")
diff --git a/knx-linux/knx-linux.vcxproj b/knx-linux/knx-linux.vcxproj
index 0d59f71..c0b62f8 100644
--- a/knx-linux/knx-linux.vcxproj
+++ b/knx-linux/knx-linux.vcxproj
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@
     <ClCompile Include="..\src\knx\memory.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\src\knx\network_layer.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\src\knx\npdu.cpp" />
-    <ClCompile Include="..\src\knx\platform.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\src\knx\rf_data_link_layer.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\src\knx\rf_medium_object.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\src\knx\rf_physical_layer.cpp" />
diff --git a/knx-linux/knx-linux.vcxproj.filters b/knx-linux/knx-linux.vcxproj.filters
index bf11c0a..f26dfd5 100644
--- a/knx-linux/knx-linux.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/knx-linux/knx-linux.vcxproj.filters
@@ -217,9 +217,6 @@
     <ClCompile Include="..\src\knx\npdu.cpp">
       <Filter>Source files\knx</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
-    <ClCompile Include="..\src\knx\platform.cpp">
-      <Filter>Source files\knx</Filter>
-    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="..\src\knx\table_object.cpp">
       <Filter>Source files\knx</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
diff --git a/src/knx/platform.cpp b/src/knx/platform.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index eaf18bb..0000000
--- a/src/knx/platform.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-#include "platform.h"
-#include "knx/bits.h"
-
-#include <cstdlib>
-
-uint8_t* Platform::memoryReference()
-{
-    return _memoryReference;
-}
-
-
-uint8_t* Platform::allocMemory(size_t size)
-{
-    uint8_t* address =  (uint8_t*)malloc(size);
-//    if (_memoryReference == 0 || address < _memoryReference)
-//        _memoryReference = address;
-	print("MemRef: ");
-	print((long unsigned int)_memoryReference, HEX);    
-	print(" Mem: ");
-	print((long unsigned int)address, HEX);
-	print(" Diff: ");
-	println((long unsigned int)(address - _memoryReference));
-    return address;
-}
-
-void Platform::freeMemory(uint8_t* ptr)
-{
-    free(ptr);
-}
-
-
-Platform::Platform()
-{
-    // allocate memory to have a memory reference, substract a bit
-    _memoryReference = (uint8_t*)malloc(1);
-    free(_memoryReference);
-    _memoryReference -= 1024;
-}
diff --git a/src/knx/platform.h b/src/knx/platform.h
index 50d9bef..dbf5790 100644
--- a/src/knx/platform.h
+++ b/src/knx/platform.h
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 class Platform
 {
   public:
-    Platform();
     // ip config
     virtual uint32_t currentIpAddress() = 0;
     virtual uint32_t currentSubnetMask() = 0;
@@ -48,11 +47,4 @@ class Platform
 #endif
     virtual uint8_t* getEepromBuffer(uint16_t size) = 0;
     virtual void commitToEeprom() = 0;
-
-    virtual uint8_t* memoryReference();
-    virtual uint8_t* allocMemory(size_t size);
-    virtual void freeMemory(uint8_t* ptr);
-
-  protected:
-    uint8_t* _memoryReference = 0;
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/linux_platform.cpp b/src/linux_platform.cpp
index e7f8b4a..4f86ba8 100644
--- a/src/linux_platform.cpp
+++ b/src/linux_platform.cpp
@@ -35,10 +35,7 @@
 #define MAX_MEM 4096
 
 LinuxPlatform::LinuxPlatform()
-{
-    Platform::_memoryReference = (uint8_t*)malloc(MAX_MEM);
-    _currentMaxMem = Platform::_memoryReference;
-}
+{}
 
 LinuxPlatform::~LinuxPlatform()
 {
@@ -372,25 +369,6 @@ void LinuxPlatform::setupSpi()
 
 }
 
-/*
- * On linux the memory addresses from malloc may be to big for usermermory_write.
- * So we allocate some memory at the beginning and use it for address table, group object table etc.
- *
- **/
-uint8_t* LinuxPlatform::allocMemory(size_t size)
-{
-    uint8_t* addr = _currentMaxMem;
-    _currentMaxMem += size;
-    if ((_currentMaxMem - Platform::_memoryReference) > MAX_MEM)
-        throw std::overflow_error("MAX_MEM was to small");
-    return addr;
-}
-
-void LinuxPlatform::freeMemory(uint8_t* ptr)
-{
-    /* do nothing. Memory is freed on restart()*/
-}
-
 void LinuxPlatform::flashFilePath(const std::string path)
 {
     _flashFilePath = path;
diff --git a/src/linux_platform.h b/src/linux_platform.h
index a5605cd..46380ba 100644
--- a/src/linux_platform.h
+++ b/src/linux_platform.h
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ extern int gpio_unexport(int pin);
 
 class LinuxPlatform: public Platform
 {
-    using Platform::_memoryReference;
-    using Platform::memoryReference;
 public:
     LinuxPlatform();
     virtual ~LinuxPlatform();
@@ -57,8 +55,6 @@ public:
     //memory
     uint8_t* getEepromBuffer(uint16_t size) override;
     void commitToEeprom() override;
-    uint8_t* allocMemory(size_t size) override;
-    void freeMemory(uint8_t* ptr) override;
     void cmdlineArgs(int argc, char** argv);
 
   private: