diff --git a/firmware/hw_layer/drivers/lcd/HD44780.cpp b/firmware/hw_layer/drivers/lcd/HD44780.cpp
index 007281365c..21bf916c6d 100644
--- a/firmware/hw_layer/drivers/lcd/HD44780.cpp
+++ b/firmware/hw_layer/drivers/lcd/HD44780.cpp
@@ -73,11 +73,6 @@ static void lcdSleep(int period) {
 //static char txbuf[1];
 #define LCD_PORT_EXP_ADDR 0x20
 
-// todo: use this method wider!
-static void writePad(const char *msg, brain_pin_e pin, int bit) {
-	palWritePad(getHwPort(msg, pin), getHwPin(msg, pin), bit);
-}
-
 static bool lcd_HD44780_is_enabled(void) {
 	/* check for valid LCD setting */
 	return ((engineConfiguration->displayMode == DM_HD44780) &&
diff --git a/firmware/hw_layer/io_pins.cpp b/firmware/hw_layer/io_pins.cpp
index 760537f6d0..7b75b061b2 100644
--- a/firmware/hw_layer/io_pins.cpp
+++ b/firmware/hw_layer/io_pins.cpp
@@ -130,7 +130,11 @@ void efiIcuStart(const char *msg, ICUDriver *icup, const ICUConfig *config) {
 }
 #endif /* HAL_USE_ICU */
 
-#else
+void writePad(const char *msg, brain_pin_e pin, int bit) {
+	palWritePad(getHwPort(msg, pin), getHwPin(msg, pin), bit);
+}
+
+#else /* EFI_PROD_CODE */
 
 // This has been made global so we don't need to worry about efiReadPin having access the object
 //  we store it in, every time we need to use efiReadPin.
diff --git a/firmware/hw_layer/io_pins.h b/firmware/hw_layer/io_pins.h
index 1d3fbea889..514d7801f3 100644
--- a/firmware/hw_layer/io_pins.h
+++ b/firmware/hw_layer/io_pins.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /**
  * @file	io_pins.h
- * @brief	his file is about general input/output utility methods, not much EFI-specifics
+ * @brief	this file is about general input/output utility methods, not much EFI-specifics
  *
  * @date Jan 24, 2013
  * @author Andrey Belomutskiy, (c) 2012-2020
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ EXTERNC void efiIcuStart(const char *msg, ICUDriver *icup, const ICUConfig *conf
 
 #endif /* EFI_GPIO_HARDWARE */
 
+void writePad(const char *msg, brain_pin_e pin, int bit);
+
 #if ! EFI_PROD_CODE
 #define BRAIN_PIN_COUNT (1 << 8 * sizeof(brain_pin_e))
 extern bool mockPinStates[BRAIN_PIN_COUNT];