diff --git a/arch/arm/core/fault.c b/arch/arm/core/fault.c
index 38fbdd3cce5..6f1069bfc33 100644
--- a/arch/arm/core/fault.c
+++ b/arch/arm/core/fault.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ void _FaultDump(const NANO_ESF *esf, int fault)
 	int escalation = 0;
 
 	if (3 == fault) { /* hard fault */
-		escalation = _ScbHardFaultIsForced();
+		escalation = SCB->HFSR & SCB_HFSR_FORCED_Msk;
 		PR_EXC("HARD FAULT: %s\n",
 		       escalation ? "Escalation (see below)!"
 				  : "Bus fault on vector table read\n");
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ static void _HardFault(const NANO_ESF *esf)
 #elif defined(CONFIG_ARMV7_M)
 	if (_ScbHardFaultIsBusErrOnVectorRead()) {
 		PR_EXC("  Bus fault on vector table read\n");
-	} else if (_ScbHardFaultIsForced()) {
+	} else if (SCB->HFSR & SCB_HFSR_FORCED_Msk) {
 		PR_EXC("  Fault escalation (see below)\n");
 		if (_ScbIsMemFault()) {
 			_MpuFault(esf, 1);
diff --git a/include/arch/arm/cortex_m/scb.h b/include/arch/arm/cortex_m/scb.h
index fbeef93e61b..123c3e25e26 100644
--- a/include/arch/arm/cortex_m/scb.h
+++ b/include/arch/arm/cortex_m/scb.h
@@ -76,21 +76,6 @@ static inline int _ScbHardFaultIsBusErrOnVectorRead(void)
 	return __scs.scb.hfsr.bit.vecttbl;
 }
 
-/**
- *
- * @brief Find out if a fault was escalated to hard fault
- *
- * Happens if a fault cannot be triggered because of priority or because it was
- * disabled.
- *
- * @return 1 if so, 0 otherwise
- */
-
-static inline int _ScbHardFaultIsForced(void)
-{
-	return __scs.scb.hfsr.bit.forced;
-}
-
 /**
  *
  * @brief Clear all hard faults (HFSR register)