diff --git a/msg/VehicleControlMode.msg b/msg/VehicleControlMode.msg
index c5df59e9e6..bb1e87e160 100644
--- a/msg/VehicleControlMode.msg
+++ b/msg/VehicleControlMode.msg
@@ -15,4 +15,3 @@ bool flag_control_climb_rate_enabled		# true if climb rate is controlled
 bool flag_control_attitude_enabled		# true if attitude stabilization is mixed in
 bool flag_control_rates_enabled			# true if rates are stabilized
 bool flag_control_allocation_enabled		# true if control allocation is enabled
-bool flag_control_termination_enabled		# true if flighttermination is enabled
diff --git a/src/modules/commander/ModeUtil/control_mode.cpp b/src/modules/commander/ModeUtil/control_mode.cpp
index 03002273a3..24fdf15249 100644
--- a/src/modules/commander/ModeUtil/control_mode.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/commander/ModeUtil/control_mode.cpp
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ void getVehicleControlMode(uint8_t nav_state, uint8_t vehicle_type,
 
 	case vehicle_status_s::NAVIGATION_STATE_TERMINATION:
 		/* disable all controllers on termination */
-		vehicle_control_mode.flag_control_termination_enabled = true;
 		break;
 
 	case vehicle_status_s::NAVIGATION_STATE_OFFBOARD: