diff --git a/artiq/runtime/rtio.c b/artiq/runtime/rtio.c
index 00eecbc2f..0670a4e2b 100644
--- a/artiq/runtime/rtio.c
+++ b/artiq/runtime/rtio.c
@@ -43,11 +43,16 @@ void rtio_process_exceptional_status(int status, long long int timestamp, int ch
 void rtio_output(long long int timestamp, int channel, unsigned int addr,
         unsigned int data)
 {
+    int status;
+
     rtio_chan_sel_write(channel);
     rtio_o_timestamp_write(timestamp);
     rtio_o_address_write(addr);
     rtio_o_data_write(data);
-    rtio_write_and_process_status(timestamp, channel);
+    rtio_o_we_write(1);
+    status = rtio_o_status_read();
+    if(status)
+        rtio_process_exceptional_status(status, timestamp, channel);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/artiq/runtime/rtio.h b/artiq/runtime/rtio.h
index d311fbb55..9cebb6f2f 100644
--- a/artiq/runtime/rtio.h
+++ b/artiq/runtime/rtio.h
@@ -21,14 +21,4 @@ void rtio_output(long long int timestamp, int channel, unsigned int address,
         unsigned int data);
 int rtio_input_wait(long long int timeout, int channel);
 
-static inline void rtio_write_and_process_status(long long int timestamp, int channel)
-{
-    int status;
-
-    rtio_o_we_write(1);
-    status = rtio_o_status_read();
-    if(status)
-        rtio_process_exceptional_status(status, timestamp, channel);
-}
-
 #endif /* __RTIO_H */