diff --git a/hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/UARTClass.h b/hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/UARTClass.h
index 7cb5ba7f1..1bc223d80 100644
--- a/hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/UARTClass.h
+++ b/hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/UARTClass.h
@@ -48,17 +48,12 @@ class UARTClass : public HardwareSerial
     int read(void);
     void flush(void);
     size_t write(const uint8_t c);
+    using Print::write; // pull in write(str) and write(buf, size) from Print
+
     void setInterruptPriority(uint32_t priority);
     uint32_t getInterruptPriority();
 
-    void IrqHandler( void );
-
-#if defined __GNUC__ /* GCC CS3 */
-    using Print::write; // pull in write(str) and write(buf, size) from Print
-#elif defined __ICCARM__ /* IAR Ewarm 5.41+ */
-//    virtual void write( const char *str );
-//    virtual void write( const uint8_t *buffer, size_t size );
-#endif
+    void IrqHandler(void);
 
     operator bool() { return true; }; // UART always active
 };
diff --git a/hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/USARTClass.cpp b/hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/USARTClass.cpp
index 1f901626d..9fcfa30a6 100644
--- a/hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/USARTClass.cpp
+++ b/hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/USARTClass.cpp
@@ -32,33 +32,8 @@ USARTClass::USARTClass( Usart* pUsart, IRQn_Type dwIrq, uint32_t dwId, RingBuffe
 
 // Public Methods //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-void USARTClass::begin( const uint32_t dwBaudRate )
-{
-  begin( dwBaudRate, SERIAL_8N1 );
-}
-
 void USARTClass::begin( const uint32_t dwBaudRate, const uint32_t config )
 {
   UARTClass::begin(dwBaudRate, config);
 }
 
-void USARTClass::end( void )
-{
-  UARTClass::end();
-}
-
-void USARTClass::flush( void )
-{
-  UARTClass::flush();
-}
-
-size_t USARTClass::write( const uint8_t uc_data )
-{
-  return UARTClass::write(uc_data);
-}
-
-void USARTClass::IrqHandler( void )
-{
-  UARTClass::IrqHandler();
-}
-
diff --git a/hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/USARTClass.h b/hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/USARTClass.h
index 3ac4cceef..235f54910 100644
--- a/hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/USARTClass.h
+++ b/hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/USARTClass.h
@@ -64,22 +64,8 @@ class USARTClass : public UARTClass
   public:
     USARTClass( Usart* pUsart, IRQn_Type dwIrq, uint32_t dwId, RingBuffer* pRx_buffer, RingBuffer* pTx_buffer );
 
-    void begin( const uint32_t dwBaudRate );
     void begin( const uint32_t dwBaudRate , const uint32_t config );
-    void end( void );
-    void flush( void );
-    size_t write( const uint8_t c );
-
-    void IrqHandler( void );
-
-#if defined __GNUC__ /* GCC CS3 */
-    using Print::write; // pull in write(str) and write(buf, size) from Print
-#elif defined __ICCARM__ /* IAR Ewarm 5.41+ */
-//    virtual void write( const char *str );
-//    virtual void write( const uint8_t *buffer, size_t size );
-#endif
-
-    operator bool() { return true; }; // USART always active
+    using UARTClass::begin; // Needed only for polymorphic methods
 };
 
 #endif // _USART_CLASS_