diff --git a/core/EngineHubProxyBase.h b/core/EngineHubProxyBase.h
index 3851b2f0..b159bd89 100644
--- a/core/EngineHubProxyBase.h
+++ b/core/EngineHubProxyBase.h
@@ -80,11 +80,6 @@ public:
         (void) svPolynomial;
         return false;
     }
-
-    inline virtual bool gnssReportNmea(const char* nmea) {
-        (void) nmea;
-        return false;
-    }
 };
 
 typedef std::function<void(const UlpLocation& ulpLocation,
diff --git a/gnss/GnssAdapter.cpp b/gnss/GnssAdapter.cpp
index 98a3249e..d6efe56d 100644
--- a/gnss/GnssAdapter.cpp
+++ b/gnss/GnssAdapter.cpp
@@ -2667,7 +2667,7 @@ GnssAdapter::reportPositionEvent(const UlpLocation& ulpLocation,
     // for all other cases:
     // case 1: fix is from engine hub, queue the msg
     // case 2: fix is not from engine hub, e.g. from QMI, and it is not an
-    //         unpropagated position and engine hub is not loaded, queue the msg
+    // unpropagated position and engine hub is not loaded, queue the msg
     // when message is queued, the position can be dispatched to requesting client
     struct MsgReportPosition : public LocMsg {
         GnssAdapter& mAdapter;
@@ -2867,7 +2867,7 @@ void
 GnssAdapter::reportNmeaEvent(const char* nmea, size_t length)
 {
     if (!loc_nmea_is_debug(nmea, length)) {
-        mEngHubProxy->gnssReportNmea(nmea);
+        return;
     }
 
     struct MsgReportNmea : public LocMsg {