diff --git a/src/drivers/imu/bma180/bma180.cpp b/src/drivers/imu/bma180/bma180.cpp
index e075ce1cd8..39cbeb8240 100644
--- a/src/drivers/imu/bma180/bma180.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/imu/bma180/bma180.cpp
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ BMA180::measure()
 	poll_notify(POLLIN);
 
 	/* publish for subscribers */
-	if (_accel_topic != nullptr && !(_pub_blocked)) {
+	if (_accel_topic != nullptr) {
 		orb_publish(ORB_ID(sensor_accel), _accel_topic, &report);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/lib/drivers/device/CDev.hpp b/src/lib/drivers/device/CDev.hpp
index 415afbd1e8..743e2b9fc6 100644
--- a/src/lib/drivers/device/CDev.hpp
+++ b/src/lib/drivers/device/CDev.hpp
@@ -86,12 +86,6 @@ public:
 	 */
 	virtual int	ioctl(file_t *filep, int cmd, unsigned long arg);
 
-protected:
-
-	bool		_pub_blocked{false};		/**< true if publishing should be blocked */
-
-private:
-
 };
 
 } // namespace device