diff --git a/include/Main.h b/include/Main.h
index 54805573..1d8ce3b5 100644
--- a/include/Main.h
+++ b/include/Main.h
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ class SS2K {
   void updateStealthChop();
   void updateStepperSpeed(int speed = 0);
   void checkDriverTemperature();
-  void motorStop(bool releaseTension = false);
   void FTMSModeShiftModifier();
   static void rxSerial(void);
   void txSerial();
diff --git a/src/ERG_Mode.cpp b/src/ERG_Mode.cpp
index 51ea2ce9..7b7f3a34 100644
--- a/src/ERG_Mode.cpp
+++ b/src/ERG_Mode.cpp
@@ -1204,9 +1204,8 @@ void ErgMode::_updateValues(int newCadence, Measurement& newWatts, float newIncl
 
 bool ErgMode::_userIsSpinning(int cadence, float incline) {
   if (cadence <= MIN_ERG_CADENCE) {
-    if (!this->engineStopped) {                               // Test so motor stop command only happens once.
-      ss2k->motorStop();                                      // release tension
-      rtConfig->setTargetIncline(incline - WATTS_PER_SHIFT);  // release incline
+    if (!this->engineStopped) {                               // Test so motor stop command only happens once.                                    // release tension
+      rtConfig->setTargetIncline(0);  // release incline
       this->engineStopped = true;
     }
     return false;  // Cadence too low, nothing to do here
diff --git a/src/Main.cpp b/src/Main.cpp
index 4b5b9c30..c54344f2 100644
--- a/src/Main.cpp
+++ b/src/Main.cpp
@@ -713,23 +713,6 @@ void SS2K::checkDriverTemperature() {
   }
 }
 
-/**
- * @brief Stops the motor and optionally releases tension.
- * 
- * This function stops the motor by calling the stopMove() method on the stepper object.
- * It then sets the current position of the stepper to the target position stored in ss2k.
- * If the releaseTension parameter is true, the function moves the stepper to a position
- * that releases tension by subtracting a calculated shift step from the target position.
- * 
- * @param releaseTension A boolean flag indicating whether to release tension after stopping the motor.
- */
-void SS2K::motorStop(bool releaseTension) {
-  stepper->stopMove();
-  if (releaseTension) {
-    rtConfig->setTargetIncline(ss2k->getCurrentPosition() - userConfig->getShiftStep());
-  }
-}
-
 void SS2K::txSerial() {  // Serial.printf(" Before TX ");
   if (PELOTON_TX && (txCheck >= 1)) {
     static int alternate = 0;