diff --git a/TFT/src/User/API/Printing.c b/TFT/src/User/API/Printing.c
index 1e5ca80900..309c366f4f 100644
--- a/TFT/src/User/API/Printing.c
+++ b/TFT/src/User/API/Printing.c
@@ -75,19 +75,13 @@ void resumeAndContinue(void)
   sendEmergencyCmd("M876 S1\n");
 }
 
-void abortAndTerminate(void)
+static void sendPrintAbortCmd(void)
 {
   clearQueueAndMore();
 
   if (infoMachineSettings.firmwareType != FW_REPRAPFW)
   {
-    // clear the command queue and send the M524 gcode immediately if there is an already pending gcode waiting for an ACK message.
-    // Otherwise, store the gcode on command queue to send it waiting for its related ACK message
-    //
-    if (isPendingCmd())
-      sendEmergencyCmd("M524\n");
-    else
-      mustStoreCmd("M524\n");
+    sendEmergencyCmd("M524\n");
   }
   else  // if RepRap
   {
@@ -98,14 +92,23 @@ void abortAndTerminate(void)
   }
 }
 
-void loopBreakToCondition(CONDITION_CALLBACK condCallback)
+void clearPendingGcodesAndAbortPrint(void)
 {
+  if (infoFile.source == FS_REMOTE_HOST)
+    // - forward a print cancel notification to all hosts (so also the one handling the print) asking to cancel the print
+    // - the host handling the print should respond to this notification with "M118 P0 A1 action:cancel" that will
+    //   trigger setPrintAbort() in parseACK() once the following loop does its job (stopping all blocking operations)
+    mustStoreCmd("M118 P0 A1 action:notification remote cancel\n");
+  else
+    // triggers setPrintAbort() in parseACK() once the following loop does its job (stopping all blocking operations)
+    mustStoreCmd("M118 P0 A1 action:cancel\n");
+
   // M108 is sent to Marlin because consecutive blocking operations such as heating bed, extruder may defer processing of other gcodes.
   // If there's any ongoing blocking command, "M108" will take that out from the closed loop and a response will be received
   // from that command. Than another "M108" will be sent to unlock a next possible blocking command.
   // This way enough "M108" will be sent to unlock all possible blocking command(s) (ongoing or enqueued) but not too much and
-  // not too fast one after another to overload/overrun the serial communication
-  TASK_LOOP_WHILE(condCallback(), if (infoHost.rx_ok[SERIAL_PORT] == true) sendEmergencyCmd("M108\n"))
+  // not too fast one after another to overload/overrun the serial communication.
+  TASK_LOOP_WHILE(infoPrinting.printing, if (infoHost.rx_ok[SERIAL_PORT] == true) sendEmergencyCmd("M108\n"))
 
   // remove any enqueued command that could come from a supplementary serial port or TFT media
   // (if printing from remote host or TFT media) during the loop above
@@ -567,36 +570,19 @@ void abortPrint(void)
   {
     case FS_TFT_SD:
     case FS_TFT_USB:
-      loopBreakToCondition(&isPendingCmd);  // break a pending gcode waiting for an ACK message, if any
-      setPrintAbort();                      // finalize the print abort
+      clearPendingGcodesAndAbortPrint();
       break;
 
     case FS_ONBOARD_MEDIA:
     case FS_ONBOARD_MEDIA_REMOTE:
       popupSplash(DIALOG_TYPE_INFO, LABEL_SCREEN_INFO, LABEL_BUSY);
       loopPopup();  // trigger the immediate draw of the above popup
-
-      // clear the command queue and send the M524 gcode immediately if there is an already pending gcode waiting for an ACK message.
-      // Otherwise, store the gcode on command queue to send it waiting for its related ACK message.
-      // Furthermore, forward the print cancel action to all hosts (also TFT) to notify the print cancelation
-      //
-      // NOTE: the print cancel action received by the TFT always guarantees the invokation of setPrintAbort() in parseAck.c
-      //       to finalize the print (e.g. stats) in case the ACK messages "Not SD printing" and/or "//action:cancel"
-      //       are not received from Marlin
-      //
-      abortAndTerminate();
-      mustStoreCmd("M118 P0 A1 action:cancel\n");
-
-      // loop on break until infoHost.status is set to "HOST_STATUS_IDLE" by setPrintAbort() in parseAck.c
-      loopBreakToCondition(&isPrintingFromOnboard);
+      sendPrintAbortCmd();
+      clearPendingGcodesAndAbortPrint();
       break;
 
     case FS_REMOTE_HOST:
-      loopBreakToCondition(&isPendingCmd);  // break a pending gcode waiting for an ACK message, if any
-
-      // forward a print cancel notification to all hosts (so also the one handling the print) asking to cancel the print
-      mustStoreCmd("M118 P0 A1 action:notification remote cancel\n");
-
+      clearPendingGcodesAndAbortPrint();
       loopDetected = false;  // finally, remove lock and exit
       return;
   }
diff --git a/TFT/src/User/API/Printing.h b/TFT/src/User/API/Printing.h
index 4e9804597e..cdf711f8a6 100644
--- a/TFT/src/User/API/Printing.h
+++ b/TFT/src/User/API/Printing.h
@@ -58,12 +58,6 @@ void breakAndContinue(void);
 void resumeAndPurge(void);
 void resumeAndContinue(void);
 
-//
-// commented because NOT externally invoked
-//
-//void abortAndTerminate(void);
-//void loopBreakToCondition(CONDITION_CALLBACK condCallback);
-
 void setPrintExpectedTime(uint32_t expectedTime);
 uint32_t getPrintExpectedTime(void);
 
diff --git a/TFT/src/User/API/interfaceCmd.c b/TFT/src/User/API/interfaceCmd.c
index cfe3522a92..d5a23f2f37 100644
--- a/TFT/src/User/API/interfaceCmd.c
+++ b/TFT/src/User/API/interfaceCmd.c
@@ -35,11 +35,6 @@ uint8_t cmd_index;
 WRITING_MODE writing_mode = NO_WRITING;
 FIL file;
 
-bool isPendingCmd(void)
-{
-  return infoHost.wait;
-}
-
 bool isFullCmdQueue(void)
 {
   return (cmdQueue.count >= CMD_QUEUE_SIZE);
diff --git a/TFT/src/User/API/interfaceCmd.h b/TFT/src/User/API/interfaceCmd.h
index 31ce525422..7f9359dd84 100644
--- a/TFT/src/User/API/interfaceCmd.h
+++ b/TFT/src/User/API/interfaceCmd.h
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ extern "C" {
 
 typedef char CMD[CMD_MAX_SIZE];
 
-bool isPendingCmd(void);         // also usable as condition callback for loopProcessToCondition()
 bool isFullCmdQueue(void);       // also usable as condition callback for loopProcessToCondition()
 bool isNotEmptyCmdQueue(void);   // also usable as condition callback for loopProcessToCondition()
 bool isEnqueued(const CMD cmd);