diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index 62999144f30a3004771d2eceadc0fd9985900fdb..c3bab3410a12de5b39493d21277fddef1ee9ccbd 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@
 #define NONBE_FIX_931_IGF_STEREO_DEC_NOISE	                  /* FhG: issue #931: fix noise substitution in the stereo IGF decoder      */
 #define FIX_CRASH_LONG_BRIR                             /* Orange : Fix crash when long BRIR is set */
 #define NONBE_FIX_943_RECONFIG_IGF_AFTER_SETTING_BW           /* FhG: issue 943: fix crash in BW switchin from WB in MDCT-Stereo core encoder */
+#define FIX_911_REMOVE_CREND_DUPLICATION                /* VA: issue 911: resolve duplication of CRend binaural external renderer function */
 
 /* #################### End BASOP porting switches ############################ */
 
diff --git a/lib_rend/ivas_crend.c b/lib_rend/ivas_crend.c
index a6fc32866fadf7bf511f1a2f1075ab1cff06a397..8b1faac576b14f9745d6c52202ff719bc0b06708 100644
--- a/lib_rend/ivas_crend.c
+++ b/lib_rend/ivas_crend.c
@@ -1772,6 +1772,7 @@ static ivas_error ivas_rend_crendConvolver(
 }
 
 
+#ifndef FIX_911_REMOVE_CREND_DUPLICATION
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*
  * Function ivas_rend_crendProcess()
  *
@@ -1913,7 +1914,7 @@ ivas_error ivas_rend_crendProcess(
     pop_wmops();
     return IVAS_ERR_OK;
 }
-
+#endif
 
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*
  * Function ivas_rend_crendProcessSubframe()
diff --git a/lib_rend/ivas_prot_rend.h b/lib_rend/ivas_prot_rend.h
index d48d4e853accbb7220c38d9a35b4b25ff7edc3dc..553a4bf5e4d251aacc813535ddd5ace4a345251b 100644
--- a/lib_rend/ivas_prot_rend.h
+++ b/lib_rend/ivas_prot_rend.h
@@ -887,6 +887,8 @@ ivas_error ivas_rend_initCrendWrapper(
 #endif
 );
 
+
+#ifndef FIX_911_REMOVE_CREND_DUPLICATION
 ivas_error ivas_rend_crendProcess(
     const CREND_WRAPPER *pCrend,
     const AUDIO_CONFIG inConfig,
@@ -904,7 +906,7 @@ ivas_error ivas_rend_crendProcess(
     const int16_t num_subframes                                 /* i  : number of subframes to render */
 #endif
 );
-
+#endif
 ivas_error ivas_rend_crendProcessSubframe(
     const CREND_WRAPPER *pCrend,                                /* i/o: Crend wrapper handle                    */
     const AUDIO_CONFIG inConfig,                                /* i  : input audio configuration               */