diff --git a/src/api/pppapi.c b/src/api/pppapi.c
index eaf37b09..1c112a52 100644
--- a/src/api/pppapi.c
+++ b/src/api/pppapi.c
@@ -339,57 +339,4 @@ pppapi_ioctl(ppp_pcb *pcb, u8_t cmd, void *arg)
 }
 
 
-#if LWIP_NETIF_STATUS_CALLBACK
-/**
- * Call ppp_set_netif_statuscallback() inside the tcpip_thread context.
- */
-static void
-pppapi_do_ppp_set_netif_statuscallback(struct pppapi_msg_msg *msg)
-{
-  ppp_set_netif_statuscallback(msg->ppp, msg->msg.netifstatuscallback.status_callback);
-  TCPIP_PPPAPI_ACK(msg);
-}
-
-/**
- * Call ppp_set_netif_statuscallback() in a thread-safe way by running that function inside the
- * tcpip_thread context.
- */
-void
-pppapi_set_netif_statuscallback(ppp_pcb *pcb, netif_status_callback_fn status_callback)
-{
-  struct pppapi_msg msg;
-  msg.function = pppapi_do_ppp_set_netif_statuscallback;
-  msg.msg.ppp = pcb;
-  msg.msg.msg.netifstatuscallback.status_callback = status_callback;
-  TCPIP_PPPAPI(&msg);
-}
-#endif /* LWIP_NETIF_STATUS_CALLBACK */
-
-
-#if LWIP_NETIF_LINK_CALLBACK
-/**
- * Call ppp_set_netif_linkcallback() inside the tcpip_thread context.
- */
-static void
-pppapi_do_ppp_set_netif_linkcallback(struct pppapi_msg_msg *msg)
-{
-  ppp_set_netif_linkcallback(msg->ppp, msg->msg.netiflinkcallback.link_callback);
-  TCPIP_PPPAPI_ACK(msg);
-}
-
-/**
- * Call ppp_set_netif_linkcallback() in a thread-safe way by running that function inside the
- * tcpip_thread context.
- */
-void
-pppapi_set_netif_linkcallback(ppp_pcb *pcb, netif_status_callback_fn link_callback)
-{
-  struct pppapi_msg msg;
-  msg.function = pppapi_do_ppp_set_netif_linkcallback;
-  msg.msg.ppp = pcb;
-  msg.msg.msg.netiflinkcallback.link_callback = link_callback;
-  TCPIP_PPPAPI(&msg);
-}
-#endif /* LWIP_NETIF_LINK_CALLBACK */
-
 #endif /* LWIP_PPP_API */
diff --git a/src/include/lwip/pppapi.h b/src/include/lwip/pppapi.h
index f5e3598e..f963da7e 100644
--- a/src/include/lwip/pppapi.h
+++ b/src/include/lwip/pppapi.h
@@ -99,16 +99,6 @@ struct pppapi_msg_msg {
       u8_t cmd;
       void *arg;
     } ioctl;
-#if LWIP_NETIF_STATUS_CALLBACK
-    struct {
-      netif_status_callback_fn status_callback;
-    } netifstatuscallback;
-#endif /* LWIP_NETIF_STATUS_CALLBACK */
-#if LWIP_NETIF_LINK_CALLBACK
-    struct {
-      netif_status_callback_fn link_callback;
-    } netiflinkcallback;
-#endif /* LWIP_NETIF_LINK_CALLBACK */
   } msg;
 };
 
@@ -140,12 +130,6 @@ err_t pppapi_open(ppp_pcb *pcb, u16_t holdoff);
 err_t pppapi_close(ppp_pcb *pcb, u8_t nocarrier);
 err_t pppapi_free(ppp_pcb *pcb);
 err_t pppapi_ioctl(ppp_pcb *pcb, u8_t cmd, void *arg);
-#if LWIP_NETIF_STATUS_CALLBACK
-void pppapi_set_netif_statuscallback(ppp_pcb *pcb, netif_status_callback_fn status_callback);
-#endif /* LWIP_NETIF_STATUS_CALLBACK */
-#if LWIP_NETIF_LINK_CALLBACK
-void pppapi_set_netif_linkcallback(ppp_pcb *pcb, netif_status_callback_fn link_callback);
-#endif /* LWIP_NETIF_LINK_CALLBACK */
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/src/include/netif/ppp/ppp.h b/src/include/netif/ppp/ppp.h
index a80dbb95..b2464dc1 100644
--- a/src/include/netif/ppp/ppp.h
+++ b/src/include/netif/ppp/ppp.h
@@ -521,14 +521,13 @@ err_t ppp_ioctl(ppp_pcb *pcb, u8_t cmd, void *arg);
 /* Get the PPP addresses */
 #define ppp_addrs(ppp)               (&(ppp)->addrs)
 
-#if LWIP_NETIF_STATUS_CALLBACK
 /* Set an lwIP-style status-callback for the selected PPP device */
-void ppp_set_netif_statuscallback(ppp_pcb *pcb, netif_status_callback_fn status_callback);
-#endif /* LWIP_NETIF_STATUS_CALLBACK */
-#if LWIP_NETIF_LINK_CALLBACK
+#define ppp_set_netif_statuscallback(ppp, status_cb)       \
+        netif_set_status_callback(ppp->netif, status_cb);
+
 /* Set an lwIP-style link-callback for the selected PPP device */
-void ppp_set_netif_linkcallback(ppp_pcb *pcb, netif_status_callback_fn link_callback);
-#endif /* LWIP_NETIF_LINK_CALLBACK */
+#define ppp_set_netif_linkcallback(ppp, link_cb)           \
+        netif_set_link_callback(ppp->netif, link_cb);
 
 #endif /* PPP_H */
 
diff --git a/src/netif/ppp/ppp.c b/src/netif/ppp/ppp.c
index 980c752c..2f9c09cc 100644
--- a/src/netif/ppp/ppp.c
+++ b/src/netif/ppp/ppp.c
@@ -388,36 +388,6 @@ fail:
   return ERR_VAL;
 }
 
-#if LWIP_NETIF_STATUS_CALLBACK
-/** Set the status callback of a PPP's netif
- *
- * @param pcb The PPP descriptor returned by ppp_new()
- * @param status_callback pointer to the status callback function
- *
- * @see netif_set_status_callback
- */
-void
-ppp_set_netif_statuscallback(ppp_pcb *pcb, netif_status_callback_fn status_callback)
-{
-  netif_set_status_callback(pcb->netif, status_callback);
-}
-#endif /* LWIP_NETIF_STATUS_CALLBACK */
-
-#if LWIP_NETIF_LINK_CALLBACK
-/** Set the link callback of a PPP's netif
- *
- * @param pcb The PPP descriptor returned by ppp_new()
- * @param link_callback pointer to the link callback function
- *
- * @see netif_set_link_callback
- */
-void
-ppp_set_netif_linkcallback(ppp_pcb *pcb, netif_status_callback_fn link_callback)
-{
-  netif_set_link_callback(pcb->netif, link_callback);
-}
-#endif /* LWIP_NETIF_LINK_CALLBACK */
-
 
 /**********************************/
 /*** LOCAL FUNCTION DEFINITIONS ***/