diff --git a/hal/architecture/ESP8266/MyHwESP8266.cpp b/hal/architecture/ESP8266/MyHwESP8266.cpp
index 5bfca8d37..d76e2cf61 100644
--- a/hal/architecture/ESP8266/MyHwESP8266.cpp
+++ b/hal/architecture/ESP8266/MyHwESP8266.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  * version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
  */
 
+#include <Schedule.h>
 #include "MyHwESP8266.h"
 
 bool hwInit(void)
@@ -29,7 +30,12 @@ bool hwInit(void)
 #endif
 #endif
 	EEPROM.begin(EEPROM_size);
-	return true;
+	// register _process() to be called at most every 1us,
+	// at every loop() or yield()
+	return schedule_recurrent_function_us([]() {
+		_process();
+		return true;
+	}, 1);
 }
 
 void hwReadConfigBlock(void *buf, void *addr, size_t length)
diff --git a/hal/architecture/ESP8266/MyMainESP8266.cpp b/hal/architecture/ESP8266/MyMainESP8266.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 70a2e1006..000000000
--- a/hal/architecture/ESP8266/MyMainESP8266.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * The MySensors Arduino library handles the wireless radio link and protocol
- * between your home built sensors/actuators and HA controller of choice.
- * The sensors forms a self healing radio network with optional repeaters. Each
- * repeater and gateway builds a routing tables in EEPROM which keeps track of the
- * network topology allowing messages to be routed to nodes.
- *
- * Created by Henrik Ekblad <henrik.ekblad@mysensors.org>
- * Copyright (C) 2013-2022 Sensnology AB
- * Full contributor list: https://github.com/mysensors/MySensors/graphs/contributors
- *
- * Documentation: http://www.mysensors.org
- * Support Forum: http://forum.mysensors.org
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
- * version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
- */
-
-inline void _my_sensors_loop()
-{
-	// Process incoming data
-	_process();
-	// Call of loop() in the Arduino sketch
-	loop();
-}
-
-/*
- * Use preprocessor defines for injection of the MySensors calls
- * to _begin() and _process() in file core_esp8266_main.cpp.
- * These functions implement the "magic" how the MySensors stack
- * is setup and executed in background without need
- * for explicit calls from the Arduino sketch.
- */
-
-// Start up MySensors library including call of setup() in the Arduino sketch
-#define setup _begin
-// Helper function to _process() and call of loop() in the Arduino sketch
-#define loop _my_sensors_loop
-
-#include <core_esp8266_main.cpp>
-
-// Tidy up injection defines
-#undef loop
-#undef setup