diff --git a/libesp32/ESP32-to-ESP8266-compat/src/esp8266toEsp32.cpp b/libesp32/ESP32-to-ESP8266-compat/src/esp8266toEsp32.cpp
index 971cb2ec4..bfbf26419 100644
--- a/libesp32/ESP32-to-ESP8266-compat/src/esp8266toEsp32.cpp
+++ b/libesp32/ESP32-to-ESP8266-compat/src/esp8266toEsp32.cpp
@@ -65,42 +65,6 @@ uint32_t ESP_getBootVersion(void)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-// ESP32 RTC memory is kept ONLY on deep_sleep wake. Any other restart will erase RTC memory
-// Current solution is using NVS hopig it survives many writes ;-)
-bool ESP_rtcUserMemoryWrite(uint32_t offset, uint32_t *data, size_t size)
-{
-  char sName[16];
-  snprintf_P(sName, sizeof(sName), PSTR("rtc%d"), offset);
-
-  nvs_handle handle;
-  noInterrupts();
-  nvs_open("tasrtc", NVS_READWRITE, &handle);
-  nvs_set_blob(handle, sName, data, size);
-  nvs_commit(handle);
-  nvs_close(handle);
-  interrupts();
-
-  return true;
-}
-
-// ESP32 RTC memory is kept ONLY on deep_sleep wake. Any other restart will erase RTC memory
-// Current solution is using NVS hopig it survives many writes ;-)
-bool ESP_rtcUserMemoryRead(uint32_t offset, uint32_t *data, size_t size)
-{
-  char sName[16];
-  snprintf_P(sName, sizeof(sName), PSTR("rtc%d"), offset);
-
-  nvs_handle handle;
-  noInterrupts();
-  nvs_open("tasrtc", NVS_READONLY, &handle);
-  size_t tsize = size;
-  nvs_get_blob(handle, sName, data, &tsize);
-  nvs_close(handle);
-  interrupts();
-
-  return true;
-}
-
 void ESP_reset()
 {
 	ESP.restart();
diff --git a/libesp32/ESP32-to-ESP8266-compat/src/esp8266toEsp32.h b/libesp32/ESP32-to-ESP8266-compat/src/esp8266toEsp32.h
index 276772b95..3af2c12c5 100644
--- a/libesp32/ESP32-to-ESP8266-compat/src/esp8266toEsp32.h
+++ b/libesp32/ESP32-to-ESP8266-compat/src/esp8266toEsp32.h
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@
 String ESP_getResetReason(void);
 uint32_t ESP_ResetInfoReason(void);
 uint32_t ESP_getBootVersion(void);
-bool ESP_rtcUserMemoryWrite(uint32_t offset, uint32_t *data, size_t size);
-bool ESP_rtcUserMemoryRead(uint32_t offset, uint32_t *data, size_t size);
 void ESP_reset();
 uint32_t ESP_getFlashChipId();
 uint32_t ESP_getChipId();
diff --git a/tasmota/settings.h b/tasmota/settings.h
index e5b1c9f7a..5b862280e 100644
--- a/tasmota/settings.h
+++ b/tasmota/settings.h
@@ -551,6 +551,9 @@ typedef struct {
   uint8_t       free_003[1];               // 283
 } TRtcReboot;
 TRtcReboot RtcReboot;
+#ifdef ESP32
+RTC_NOINIT_ATTR TRtcReboot RtcDataReboot;
+#endif
 
 typedef struct {
   uint16_t      valid;                     // 290 (RTC memory offset 100)
@@ -570,6 +573,9 @@ typedef struct {
                                            // 2EC - 2FF free locations
 } TRtcSettings;
 TRtcSettings RtcSettings;
+#ifdef ESP32
+RTC_NOINIT_ATTR TRtcSettings RtcDataSettings;
+#endif
 
 struct TIME_T {
   uint8_t       second;
diff --git a/tasmota/settings.ino b/tasmota/settings.ino
index 62fda63d8..cff437d67 100644
--- a/tasmota/settings.ino
+++ b/tasmota/settings.ino
@@ -40,14 +40,22 @@ void RtcSettingsSave(void)
 {
   if (GetRtcSettingsCrc() != rtc_settings_crc) {
     RtcSettings.valid = RTC_MEM_VALID;
-    ESP_rtcUserMemoryWrite(100, (uint32_t*)&RtcSettings, sizeof(RtcSettings));
+#ifdef ESP8266
+    ESP.rtcUserMemoryWrite(100, (uint32_t*)&RtcSettings, sizeof(RtcSettings));
+#else
+    RtcDataSettings = RtcSettings;
+#endif
     rtc_settings_crc = GetRtcSettingsCrc();
   }
 }
 
 void RtcSettingsLoad(void)
 {
-  ESP_rtcUserMemoryRead(100, (uint32_t*)&RtcSettings, sizeof(RtcSettings));  // 0x290
+#ifdef ESP8266
+  ESP.rtcUserMemoryRead(100, (uint32_t*)&RtcSettings, sizeof(RtcSettings));  // 0x290
+#else
+  RtcSettings = RtcDataSettings;
+#endif
   if (RtcSettings.valid != RTC_MEM_VALID) {
     memset(&RtcSettings, 0, sizeof(RtcSettings));
     RtcSettings.valid = RTC_MEM_VALID;
@@ -87,7 +95,11 @@ void RtcRebootSave(void)
 {
   if (GetRtcRebootCrc() != rtc_reboot_crc) {
     RtcReboot.valid = RTC_MEM_VALID;
-    ESP_rtcUserMemoryWrite(100 - sizeof(RtcReboot), (uint32_t*)&RtcReboot, sizeof(RtcReboot));
+#ifdef ESP8266
+    ESP.rtcUserMemoryWrite(100 - sizeof(RtcReboot), (uint32_t*)&RtcReboot, sizeof(RtcReboot));
+#else
+    RtcDataReboot = RtcReboot;
+#endif
     rtc_reboot_crc = GetRtcRebootCrc();
   }
 }
@@ -100,7 +112,11 @@ void RtcRebootReset(void)
 
 void RtcRebootLoad(void)
 {
-  ESP_rtcUserMemoryRead(100 - sizeof(RtcReboot), (uint32_t*)&RtcReboot, sizeof(RtcReboot));  // 0x280
+#ifdef ESP8266
+  ESP.rtcUserMemoryRead(100 - sizeof(RtcReboot), (uint32_t*)&RtcReboot, sizeof(RtcReboot));  // 0x280
+#else
+  RtcReboot = RtcDataReboot;
+#endif
   if (RtcReboot.valid != RTC_MEM_VALID) {
     memset(&RtcReboot, 0, sizeof(RtcReboot));
     RtcReboot.valid = RTC_MEM_VALID;
diff --git a/tasmota/tasmota_compat.h b/tasmota/tasmota_compat.h
index 839f5cef8..7ca5615b1 100644
--- a/tasmota/tasmota_compat.h
+++ b/tasmota/tasmota_compat.h
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
 #ifdef ESP8266
 // ESP8266
 #define PACKED
-#define ESP_rtcUserMemoryWrite(offset, data, size) ESP.rtcUserMemoryWrite(offset, data, size)
-#define ESP_rtcUserMemoryRead(offset, data, size) ESP.rtcUserMemoryRead(offset, data, size)
 #define ESP_getResetReason() ESP.getResetReason()
 #define ESP_reset() ESP.reset()
 #define ESP_getBootVersion() ESP.getBootVersion()