diff --git a/radio/src/lua/api_general.cpp b/radio/src/lua/api_general.cpp
index 3e3274fa0..8b30412b4 100644
--- a/radio/src/lua/api_general.cpp
+++ b/radio/src/lua/api_general.cpp
@@ -326,27 +326,20 @@ bool luaFindFieldByName(const char * name, LuaField & field, unsigned int flags)
   return false;  // not found
 }
 
-static int luaTelemetryRegister(lua_State *L)
+static int luaTelemetryPop(lua_State *L)
 {
   if (!luaTelemetryFifo) {
     luaTelemetryFifo = new Fifo<LuaTelemetryValue, 16>();
     if (!luaTelemetryFifo) {
-      return -1;
+      return 0;
     }
   }
 
-  return 0;
-}
-
-static int luaTelemetryPop(lua_State *L)
-{
-  if (luaTelemetryFifo) {
-    LuaTelemetryValue value;
-    if (luaTelemetryFifo->pop(value)) {
-      lua_pushnumber(L, value.id);
-      lua_pushunsigned(L, value.value);
-      return 2;
-    }
+  LuaTelemetryValue value;
+  if (luaTelemetryFifo->pop(value)) {
+    lua_pushnumber(L, value.id);
+    lua_pushunsigned(L, value.value);
+    return 2;
   }
 
   return 0;
@@ -820,7 +813,6 @@ const luaL_Reg opentxLib[] = {
 #if !defined(COLORLCD)
   { "GREY", luaGrey },
 #endif
-  { "telemetryRegister", luaTelemetryRegister },
   { "telemetryPop", luaTelemetryPop },
   { NULL, NULL }  /* sentinel */
 };