diff --git a/libraries/ESP8266WiFi/src/WiFiClientSecure.cpp b/libraries/ESP8266WiFi/src/WiFiClientSecure.cpp
index 118687eaf..ab0999ae4 100644
--- a/libraries/ESP8266WiFi/src/WiFiClientSecure.cpp
+++ b/libraries/ESP8266WiFi/src/WiFiClientSecure.cpp
@@ -532,10 +532,8 @@ extern "C" int ax_get_file(const char *filename, uint8_t **buf) {
 
 extern "C" void* ax_port_malloc(size_t size, const char* file, int line) {
     void* result = malloc(size);
-
     if (result == nullptr) {
         DEBUG_TLS_MEM_PRINT("%s:%d malloc %d failed, left %d\r\n", file, line, size, ESP.getFreeHeap());
-        panic();
     }
     if (size >= 1024) {
         DEBUG_TLS_MEM_PRINT("%s:%d malloc %d, left %d\r\n", file, line, size, ESP.getFreeHeap());
@@ -553,7 +551,6 @@ extern "C" void* ax_port_realloc(void* ptr, size_t size, const char* file, int l
     void* result = realloc(ptr, size);
     if (result == nullptr) {
         DEBUG_TLS_MEM_PRINT("%s:%d realloc %d failed, left %d\r\n", file, line, size, ESP.getFreeHeap());
-        panic();
     }
     if (size >= 1024) {
         DEBUG_TLS_MEM_PRINT("%s:%d realloc %d, left %d\r\n", file, line, size, ESP.getFreeHeap());
@@ -563,9 +560,4 @@ extern "C" void* ax_port_realloc(void* ptr, size_t size, const char* file, int l
 
 extern "C" void ax_port_free(void* ptr) {
     free(ptr);
-    uint32_t *p = (uint32_t*) ptr;
-    size_t size = p[-3];
-    if (size >= 1024) {
-        DEBUG_TLS_MEM_PRINT("free %d, left %d\r\n", p[-3], ESP.getFreeHeap());
-    }
 }