diff --git a/ecal/core/include/ecal/ecal_subscriber.h b/ecal/core/include/ecal/ecal_subscriber.h
index 96350e5695..147b1b3a3e 100644
--- a/ecal/core/include/ecal/ecal_subscriber.h
+++ b/ecal/core/include/ecal/ecal_subscriber.h
@@ -298,13 +298,6 @@ namespace eCAL
     **/
     ECAL_API bool IsCreated() const {return(m_created);}
 
-    /**
-     * @brief Query if the subscriber is published.
-     *
-     * @return  true if published, false if not.
-    **/
-    ECAL_API bool IsPublished() const;
-
     /**
      * @brief Query the number of publishers. 
      *
diff --git a/ecal/core/src/pubsub/ecal_subscriber.cpp b/ecal/core/src/pubsub/ecal_subscriber.cpp
index dcd3b8f7f1..0883739c87 100644
--- a/ecal/core/src/pubsub/ecal_subscriber.cpp
+++ b/ecal/core/src/pubsub/ecal_subscriber.cpp
@@ -250,11 +250,11 @@ namespace eCAL
     return(m_datareader->RemEventCallback(type_));
   }
 
-  bool CSubscriber::IsPublished() const
-  {
-    if (m_datareader == nullptr) return(false);
-    return(m_datareader->IsPublished());
-  }
+  //bool CSubscriber::IsPublished() const
+  //{
+  //  if (m_datareader == nullptr) return(false);
+  //  return(m_datareader->IsPublished());
+  //}
 
   size_t CSubscriber::GetPublisherCount() const
   {
diff --git a/testing/ecal/pubsub_test/src/pubsub_receive_test.cpp b/testing/ecal/pubsub_test/src/pubsub_receive_test.cpp
index ce63f1576a..fa10df9ead 100644
--- a/testing/ecal/pubsub_test/src/pubsub_receive_test.cpp
+++ b/testing/ecal/pubsub_test/src/pubsub_receive_test.cpp
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ TEST(PubSub, TestSubscriberSeen)
     auto max_lines(10);
     auto receive_lambda = [&received, &max_lines](const char* /*topic_name_*/, const struct eCAL::SReceiveCallbackData* data_)
       {
-        if (max_lines)
+        if (max_lines != 0)
         {
           // the final log should look like this
           // -----------------------------------
@@ -291,7 +291,8 @@ TEST(PubSub, TestSubscriberSeen)
 
     while (eCAL::Ok() && !publication_finished)
     {
-      if (sub.IsPublished()) do_start_publication = true;
+      //if (sub.IsPublished()) do_start_publication = true;
+      if (sub.GetPublisherCount() > 0) do_start_publication = true;
     }
     };