diff --git a/kernels/volk/volk_16i_max_star_16i.h b/kernels/volk/volk_16i_max_star_16i.h
index 912f2593..fba73da1 100644
--- a/kernels/volk/volk_16i_max_star_16i.h
+++ b/kernels/volk/volk_16i_max_star_16i.h
@@ -107,47 +107,6 @@ volk_16i_max_star_16i_a_ssse3(short* target, short* src0, unsigned int num_point
 
 #endif /*LV_HAVE_SSSE3*/
 
-#ifdef LV_HAVE_NEON
-#include <arm_neon.h>
-
-static inline void
-volk_16i_max_star_16i_neon(short* target, short* src0, unsigned int num_points)
-{
-    const unsigned int eighth_points = num_points / 8;
-    unsigned number;
-    int16x8_t input_vec;
-    int16x8_t diff, zeros;
-    uint16x8_t comp1, comp2;
-    zeros = vdupq_n_s16(0);
-
-    int16x8x2_t tmpvec;
-
-    int16x8_t candidate_vec = vld1q_dup_s16(src0);
-    short candidate;
-    ++src0;
-
-    for (number = 0; number < eighth_points; ++number) {
-        input_vec = vld1q_s16(src0);
-        __VOLK_PREFETCH(src0 + 16);
-        diff = vsubq_s16(candidate_vec, input_vec);
-        comp1 = vcgeq_s16(diff, zeros);
-        comp2 = vcltq_s16(diff, zeros);
-
-        tmpvec.val[0] = vandq_s16(candidate_vec, (int16x8_t)comp1);
-        tmpvec.val[1] = vandq_s16(input_vec, (int16x8_t)comp2);
-
-        candidate_vec = vaddq_s16(tmpvec.val[0], tmpvec.val[1]);
-        src0 += 8;
-    }
-    vst1q_s16(&candidate, candidate_vec);
-
-    for (number = 0; number < num_points % 8; number++) {
-        candidate = ((int16_t)(candidate - src0[number]) > 0) ? candidate : src0[number];
-    }
-    target[0] = candidate;
-}
-#endif /*LV_HAVE_NEON*/
-
 #ifdef LV_HAVE_GENERIC
 
 static inline void