diff --git a/tasmota/support_tasmota.ino b/tasmota/support_tasmota.ino
index a0a3bacaf..8144ea351 100644
--- a/tasmota/support_tasmota.ino
+++ b/tasmota/support_tasmota.ino
@@ -815,8 +815,10 @@ void PerformEverySecond(void)
     }
   }
 
+#ifndef ARDUINO_ESP8266_RELEASE_2_3_0
   // Wifi keep alive to send Gratuitous ARP
   wifiKeepAlive();
+#endif  // ARDUINO_ESP8266_RELEASE_2_3_0
 }
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
diff --git a/tasmota/support_wifi.ino b/tasmota/support_wifi.ino
index 97d291fbc..8f022057d 100644
--- a/tasmota/support_wifi.ino
+++ b/tasmota/support_wifi.ino
@@ -712,6 +712,7 @@ void EspRestart(void)
   ESP.reset();
 }
 
+#ifndef ARDUINO_ESP8266_RELEASE_2_3_0
 //
 // Gratuitous ARP, backported from https://github.com/esp8266/Arduino/pull/6889
 //
@@ -759,3 +760,4 @@ void wifiKeepAlive(void) {
     SetNextTimeInterval(wifiTimer, wifiTimerSec * 1000);
   }
 }
+#endif  // ARDUINO_ESP8266_RELEASE_2_3_0
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