diff --git a/receiver/JFJochReceiver.cpp b/receiver/JFJochReceiver.cpp
index 56d2f5b3..a29dec3f 100644
--- a/receiver/JFJochReceiver.cpp
+++ b/receiver/JFJochReceiver.cpp
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ int64_t JFJochReceiver::AcquireThread(uint16_t data_stream) {
         logger.Debug("Device thread {} start FPGA action", data_stream);
         acquisition_device[data_stream]->StartAction(experiment);
     } catch (const JFJochException &e) {
-        Abort(e);
+        Cancel(e);
         data_acquisition_ready.count_down();
         return -1;
     }
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ int64_t JFJochReceiver::AcquireThread(uint16_t data_stream) {
         logger.Debug("Device thread {} wait for FPGA action complete", data_stream);
         acquisition_device[data_stream]->WaitForActionComplete();
     } catch (const JFJochException &e) {
-        Abort(e);
+        Cancel(e);
     }
 
     logger.Info("Device thread {} done", data_stream);
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ int64_t JFJochReceiver::MeasurePedestalThread(uint16_t data_stream, uint16_t mod
             pedestal_calc.Export(pedestal_result[offset]);
         pedestal_result[offset].SetFrameCount(experiment.GetFrameNum());
         pedestal_result[offset].SetCollectionTime(start_time.time_since_epoch().count() / 1e9);
-    } catch (const JFJochException &e) { Abort(e); }
+    } catch (const JFJochException &e) { Cancel(e); }
     logger.Debug("Pedestal calculation thread for data stream {} module {} done", data_stream, module_number);
     return delay;
 }
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ int64_t JFJochReceiver::FrameTransformationThread() {
     } catch (const JFJochException& e) {
         frame_transformation_ready.count_down();
         logger.Error("Error creating GPU spot finder");
-        Abort(e);
+        Cancel(e);
         return -1;
     }
 
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ int64_t JFJochReceiver::FrameTransformationThread() {
                 UpdateMaxImage(image_number);
                 images_sent++;
             }
-        } catch (const JFJochException &e) { Abort(e); }
+        } catch (const JFJochException &e) { Cancel(e); }
     }
 
     spot_finder->UnregisterBuffer();
@@ -542,32 +542,16 @@ void JFJochReceiver::Cancel() {
         acquisition_device[d]->ActionAbort();
 }
 
-void JFJochReceiver::Abort() {
-    // Remote abort: This tells FPGAs to stop, but doesn't do anything to CPU code
-    logger.Error("Aborting on request");
-
-    cancelled = true;
-    abort = 1;
-
-    for (int d = 0; d < ndatastreams; d++)
-        acquisition_device[d]->ActionAbort();
-}
-
-void JFJochReceiver::Abort(const JFJochException &e) {
-    logger.Error("Aborting data collection due to exception");
+void JFJochReceiver::Cancel(const JFJochException &e) {
+    logger.Error("Cancelling data collection due to exception");
     logger.ErrorException(e);
     // Error abort: This tells FPGAs to stop and also prevents deadlock in CPU code, by setting abort to 1
     cancelled = true;
-    abort = 1;
 
     for (int d = 0; d < ndatastreams; d++)
         acquisition_device[d]->ActionAbort();
 }
 
-int JFJochReceiver::GetStatus() const {
-    return abort;
-}
-
 double JFJochReceiver::GetIndexingRate() const {
     return indexing_solution.Mean();
 }
@@ -643,7 +627,6 @@ void JFJochReceiver::StopReceiver() {
 }
 
 JFJochReceiver::~JFJochReceiver() {
-    abort = 1;
     if (measurement.valid())
         measurement.get();
 }
diff --git a/receiver/JFJochReceiver.h b/receiver/JFJochReceiver.h
index 6ed6a225..183a9551 100644
--- a/receiver/JFJochReceiver.h
+++ b/receiver/JFJochReceiver.h
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ class JFJochReceiver {
     ImagePusher &image_pusher;
     bool push_images_to_writer;
 
-    volatile int abort{0};
     volatile bool cancelled{false};
 
     std::vector<AcquisitionDevice *> &acquisition_device;
@@ -96,7 +95,7 @@ class JFJochReceiver {
     int64_t MeasurePedestalThread(uint16_t data_stream, uint16_t module_number, uint16_t storage_cell);
     int64_t MiniSummationThread(int d, int m, size_t image_number, bool &send_image,
                              FrameTransformation &transformation, DataMessage &message);
-    void Abort(const JFJochException &e);
+    void Cancel(const JFJochException &e);
     void FinalizeMeasurement();
     JFJochProtoBuf::DataProcessingSettings GetDataProcessingSettings();
 
@@ -115,9 +114,7 @@ public:
     void StopReceiver();
     void GetStatistics(JFJochProtoBuf::ReceiverOutput &out) const;
 
-    void Abort();
     void Cancel();
-    int GetStatus() const;
     double GetProgress() const;
     double GetIndexingRate() const;
     void SetDataProcessingSettings(const JFJochProtoBuf::DataProcessingSettings &data_processing_settings);