diff --git a/os/kernel/kernel.mk b/os/kernel/kernel.mk
index 3d87bc85f..85d6a00e8 100644
--- a/os/kernel/kernel.mk
+++ b/os/kernel/kernel.mk
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ KERNSRC = ../../os/kernel/src/chsys.c       ../../os/kernel/src/chdebug.c \
           ../../os/kernel/src/chmsg.c       ../../os/kernel/src/chmboxes.c \
           ../../os/kernel/src/chqueues.c    ../../os/kernel/src/chheap.c \
           ../../os/kernel/src/chmempools.c
-# ../../os/kernel/src/chserial.c
 
 # Required include directories
 KERNINC = ../../os/kernel/include
diff --git a/os/kernel/src/chserial.c b/os/kernel/src/chserial.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 65179689d..000000000
--- a/os/kernel/src/chserial.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,168 +0,0 @@
-/*
-    ChibiOS/RT - Copyright (C) 2006-2007 Giovanni Di Sirio.
-
-    This file is part of ChibiOS/RT.
-
-    ChibiOS/RT is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-    the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
-    (at your option) any later version.
-
-    ChibiOS/RT is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-    GNU General Public License for more details.
-
-    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-*/
-
-/**
- * @file chserial.c
- * @brief Serial Drivers code.
- * @addtogroup Serial
- * @{
- */
-
-#include <ch.h>
-
-#if CH_USE_SERIAL_FULLDUPLEX
-
-/*
- * Interface implementation, the following functions just invoke the equivalent
- * queue-level function or macro.
- */
-static bool_t putwouldblock(void *instance) {
-
-  return chOQIsFull(&((FullDuplexDriver *)instance)->d2.oqueue);
-}
-
-static bool_t getwouldblock(void *instance) {
-
-  return chIQIsEmpty(&((FullDuplexDriver *)instance)->d2.iqueue);
-}
-
-static msg_t put(void *instance, uint8_t b, systime_t timeout) {
-
-  return chOQPutTimeout(&((FullDuplexDriver *)instance)->d2.oqueue, b, timeout);
-}
-
-static msg_t get(void *instance, systime_t timeout) {
-
-  return chIQGetTimeout(&((FullDuplexDriver *)instance)->d2.iqueue, timeout);
-}
-
-static size_t write(void *instance, uint8_t *buffer, size_t n) {
-
-  return chOQWrite(&((FullDuplexDriver *)instance)->d2.oqueue, buffer, n);
-}
-
-static size_t read(void *instance, uint8_t *buffer, size_t n) {
-
-  return chIQRead(&((FullDuplexDriver *)instance)->d2.iqueue, buffer, n);
-}
-
-static const struct FullDuplexDriverVMT vmt = {
-  {putwouldblock, getwouldblock, put, get},
-  {write, read},
-  {}
-};
-
-/**
- * @brief Initializes a generic full duplex driver.
- * @details The HW dependent part of the initialization has to be performed
- *          outside, usually in the hardware initialization code.
- *
- * @param[out] sd pointer to a @p FullDuplexDriver structure
- * @param[in] ib pointer to a memory area allocated for the Input Queue buffer
- * @param[in] isize size of the Input Queue buffer
- * @param[in] inotify pointer to a callback function that is invoked when
- *                    some data is read from the Queue. The value can be
- *                    @p NULL.
- * @param[in] ob pointer to a memory area allocated for the Output Queue buffer
- * @param[in] osize size of the Output Queue buffer
- * @param[in] onotify pointer to a callback function that is invoked when
- *                    some data is written in the Queue. The value can be
- *                    @p NULL.
- */
-void chFDDInit(FullDuplexDriver *sd,
-               uint8_t *ib, size_t isize, qnotify_t inotify,
-               uint8_t *ob, size_t osize, qnotify_t onotify) {
-
-  chDbgCheck((sd != NULL) && (ib != NULL) && (ob != NULL) &&
-             (isize > 0) && (osize > 0), "chFDDInit");
-
-  sd->vmt = &vmt;
-  chEvtInit(&sd->d1.ievent);
-  chEvtInit(&sd->d1.oevent);
-  chEvtInit(&sd->d2.sevent);
-  sd->d2.flags = SD_NO_ERROR;
-  chIQInit(&sd->d2.iqueue, ib, isize, inotify);
-  chOQInit(&sd->d2.oqueue, ob, osize, onotify);
-}
-
-/**
- * @brief Handles incoming data.
- * @details This function must be called from the input interrupt service
- *          routine in order to enqueue incoming data and generate the
- *          related events.
- * @param[in] sd pointer to a @p FullDuplexDriver structure
- * @param[in] b the byte to be written in the driver's Input Queue
- */
-void chFDDIncomingDataI(FullDuplexDriver *sd, uint8_t b) {
-
-  if (chIQPutI(&sd->d2.iqueue, b) < Q_OK)
-    chFDDAddFlagsI(sd, SD_OVERRUN_ERROR);
-  else
-    chEvtBroadcastI(&sd->d1.ievent);
-}
-
-/**
- * @brief Handles outgoing data.
- * @details Must be called from the output interrupt service routine in order
- *          to get the next byte to be transmitted.
- *
- * @param[in] sd pointer to a @p FullDuplexDriver structure
- * @return The byte value read from the driver's output queue.
- * @retval Q_EMPTY if the queue is empty (the lower driver usually disables
- *                 the interrupt source when this happens).
- */
-msg_t chFDDRequestDataI(FullDuplexDriver *sd) {
-
-  msg_t b = chOQGetI(&sd->d2.oqueue);
-  if (b < Q_OK)
-    chEvtBroadcastI(&sd->d1.oevent);
-  return b;
-}
-
-/**
- * @brief Handles communication events/errors.
- * @details Must be called from the I/O interrupt service routine in order to
- *          notify I/O conditions as errors, signals change etc.
- *
- * @param[in] sd pointer to a @p FullDuplexDriver structure
- * @param[in] mask condition flags to be added to the mask
- */
-void chFDDAddFlagsI(FullDuplexDriver *sd, dflags_t mask) {
-
-  sd->d2.flags |= mask;
-  chEvtBroadcastI(&sd->d2.sevent);
-}
-
-/**
- * @brief Returns and clears the errors mask associated to the driver.
- *
- * @param[in] sd pointer to a @p FullDuplexDriver structure
- * @return The condition flags modified since last time this function was
- *         invoked.
- */
-dflags_t chFDDGetAndClearFlags(FullDuplexDriver *sd) {
-  dflags_t mask;
-
-  mask = sd->d2.flags;
-  sd->d2.flags = SD_NO_ERROR;
-  return mask;
-}
-#endif /* CH_USE_SERIAL_FULLDUPLEX */
-
-/** @} */
diff --git a/os/kernel/templates/chconf.h b/os/kernel/templates/chconf.h
index 7b7d97cfa..dd1ff6968 100644
--- a/os/kernel/templates/chconf.h
+++ b/os/kernel/templates/chconf.h
@@ -233,16 +233,6 @@
 #define CH_USE_QUEUES                   TRUE
 #endif
 
-/**
- * If specified then the full duplex serial driver APIs are included in the
- * kernel.
- * @note The default is @p TRUE.
- * @note Requires @p CH_USE_QUEUES and @p CH_USE_EVENTS.
- */
-#if !defined(CH_USE_SERIAL_FULLDUPLEX) || defined(__DOXYGEN__)
-#define CH_USE_SERIAL_FULLDUPLEX        TRUE
-#endif
-
 /**
  * If specified then the memory heap allocator APIs are included in the kernel.
  * @note The default is @p TRUE.