diff --git a/src/apcupsd.c b/src/apcupsd.c
index 5c701c49..143e2a74 100644
--- a/src/apcupsd.c
+++ b/src/apcupsd.c
@@ -229,14 +229,6 @@ void update_apcupsd(void) {
 	return;
 }
 
-/* this is just a NOP for the $apcupsd object */
-void print_apcupsd_nop(struct text_object *obj, char *p, int p_max_size)
-{
-	(void)obj;
-	(void)p;
-	(void)p_max_size;
-}
-
 uint8_t apcupsd_loadbarval(struct text_object *obj)
 {
 	(void)obj;
diff --git a/src/apcupsd.h b/src/apcupsd.h
index 787b6989..db6ff02f 100644
--- a/src/apcupsd.h
+++ b/src/apcupsd.h
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ typedef struct apcupsd_s {
 /* Service routine for the conky main thread */
 void update_apcupsd(void);
 
-void print_apcupsd_nop(struct text_object *, char *, int);
 uint8_t apcupsd_loadbarval(struct text_object *);
 
 void print_apcupsd_name(struct text_object *, char *, int);
diff --git a/src/core.c b/src/core.c
index 0ae6e89c..f17669dd 100644
--- a/src/core.c
+++ b/src/core.c
@@ -1492,7 +1492,7 @@ struct text_object *construct_text_object(const char *s, const char *arg, long
 			info.apcupsd.port = htons(port);
 			strncpy(info.apcupsd.host, host, sizeof(info.apcupsd.host));
 		}
-		obj->callbacks.print = &print_apcupsd_nop;
+		obj->callbacks.print = &gen_print_nothing;
 	END OBJ(apcupsd_name, &update_apcupsd)
 		obj->callbacks.print = &print_apcupsd_name;
 	END OBJ(apcupsd_model, &update_apcupsd)