diff --git a/libraries/ESP8266WiFi/src/ArduinoWiFiServer.h b/libraries/ESP8266WiFi/src/ArduinoWiFiServer.h
index 53e373610e..3efb5d9f4c 100644
--- a/libraries/ESP8266WiFi/src/ArduinoWiFiServer.h
+++ b/libraries/ESP8266WiFi/src/ArduinoWiFiServer.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #endif
 
 template <class TServer, class TClient>
-class ArduinoCompatibleWiFiServerTemplate : public TServer {
+class ArduinoCompatibleWiFiServerTemplate : public TServer, public Print {
 public:
 
   ArduinoCompatibleWiFiServerTemplate(const IPAddress& addr, uint16_t port) : TServer(addr, port) {}
diff --git a/libraries/ESP8266WiFi/src/WiFiServer.cpp b/libraries/ESP8266WiFi/src/WiFiServer.cpp
index 30205e7cc5..7925616c2d 100644
--- a/libraries/ESP8266WiFi/src/WiFiServer.cpp
+++ b/libraries/ESP8266WiFi/src/WiFiServer.cpp
@@ -171,18 +171,6 @@ void WiFiServer::stop() {
     close();
 }
 
-size_t WiFiServer::write(uint8_t b) {
-    return write(&b, 1);
-}
-
-size_t WiFiServer::write(const uint8_t *buffer, size_t size) {
-    // write to all clients
-    // not implemented
-    (void) buffer;
-    (void) size;
-    return 0;
-}
-
 template<typename T>
 T* slist_append_tail(T* head, T* item) {
     if (!head)
diff --git a/libraries/ESP8266WiFi/src/WiFiServer.h b/libraries/ESP8266WiFi/src/WiFiServer.h
index 4c69868297..1bc9cf70ef 100644
--- a/libraries/ESP8266WiFi/src/WiFiServer.h
+++ b/libraries/ESP8266WiFi/src/WiFiServer.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ extern "C" {
 class ClientContext;
 class WiFiClient;
 
-class WiFiServer : public Server {
+class WiFiServer {
   // Secure server needs access to all the private entries here
 protected:
   uint16_t _port;
@@ -94,14 +94,11 @@ class WiFiServer : public Server {
   void begin(uint16_t port, uint8_t backlog);
   void setNoDelay(bool nodelay);
   bool getNoDelay();
-  virtual size_t write(uint8_t);
-  virtual size_t write(const uint8_t *buf, size_t size);
   uint8_t status();
   uint16_t port() const;
   void close();
   void stop();
 
-  using Print::write;
   using ClientType = WiFiClient;
 
 protected:
diff --git a/tests/host/common/MockWiFiServerSocket.cpp b/tests/host/common/MockWiFiServerSocket.cpp
index 43b966d92c..9ab344bf50 100644
--- a/tests/host/common/MockWiFiServerSocket.cpp
+++ b/tests/host/common/MockWiFiServerSocket.cpp
@@ -127,18 +127,6 @@ bool WiFiServer::hasClient ()
 	return poll(&p, 1, 0) && p.revents == POLLIN;
 }
 
-size_t WiFiServer::write (uint8_t c)
-{
-	return write(&c, 1);
-}
-
-size_t WiFiServer::write (const uint8_t *buf, size_t size)
-{
-	fprintf(stderr, MOCK "todo: WiFiServer::write(%p, %zd)\n", buf, size);
-	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-	return 0;
-}
-
 void WiFiServer::close ()
 {
 	if (pcb2int(_listen_pcb) >= 0)