diff --git a/src/modules/simulation/sensor_airspeed_sim/SensorAirspeedSim.cpp b/src/modules/simulation/sensor_airspeed_sim/SensorAirspeedSim.cpp
index 6faec2131a..b9d8319c76 100644
--- a/src/modules/simulation/sensor_airspeed_sim/SensorAirspeedSim.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/simulation/sensor_airspeed_sim/SensorAirspeedSim.cpp
@@ -108,49 +108,47 @@ void SensorAirspeedSim::Run()
 		updateParams();
 	}
 
-	if (_sim_failure.get() == 0) {
-		if (_vehicle_local_position_sub.updated() && _vehicle_global_position_sub.updated()
-		    && _vehicle_attitude_sub.updated()) {
+	if (_vehicle_local_position_sub.updated() && _vehicle_global_position_sub.updated()
+	    && _vehicle_attitude_sub.updated()) {
 
-			vehicle_local_position_s lpos{};
-			_vehicle_local_position_sub.copy(&lpos);
+		vehicle_local_position_s lpos{};
+		_vehicle_local_position_sub.copy(&lpos);
 
-			vehicle_global_position_s gpos{};
-			_vehicle_global_position_sub.copy(&gpos);
+		vehicle_global_position_s gpos{};
+		_vehicle_global_position_sub.copy(&gpos);
 
-			vehicle_attitude_s attitude{};
-			_vehicle_attitude_sub.copy(&attitude);
+		vehicle_attitude_s attitude{};
+		_vehicle_attitude_sub.copy(&attitude);
 
-			Vector3f local_velocity = Vector3f{lpos.vx, lpos.vy, lpos.vz};
-			Vector3f body_velocity = Dcmf{Quatf{attitude.q}} .transpose() * local_velocity;
+		Vector3f local_velocity = Vector3f{lpos.vx, lpos.vy, lpos.vz};
+		Vector3f body_velocity = Dcmf{Quatf{attitude.q}} .transpose() * local_velocity;
 
-			// device id
-			device::Device::DeviceId device_id;
-			device_id.devid_s.bus_type = device::Device::DeviceBusType::DeviceBusType_SIMULATION;
-			device_id.devid_s.bus = 0;
-			device_id.devid_s.address = 0;
-			device_id.devid_s.devtype = DRV_DIFF_PRESS_DEVTYPE_SIM;
+		// device id
+		device::Device::DeviceId device_id;
+		device_id.devid_s.bus_type = device::Device::DeviceBusType::DeviceBusType_SIMULATION;
+		device_id.devid_s.bus = 0;
+		device_id.devid_s.address = 0;
+		device_id.devid_s.devtype = DRV_DIFF_PRESS_DEVTYPE_SIM;
 
-			const float alt_amsl = gpos.alt;
-			const float temperature_local = TEMPERATURE_MSL - LAPSE_RATE * alt_amsl;
-			const float density_ratio = powf(TEMPERATURE_MSL / temperature_local, 4.256f);
-			const float air_density = AIR_DENSITY_MSL / density_ratio;
+		const float alt_amsl = gpos.alt;
+		const float temperature_local = TEMPERATURE_MSL - LAPSE_RATE * alt_amsl;
+		const float density_ratio = powf(TEMPERATURE_MSL / temperature_local, 4.256f);
+		const float air_density = AIR_DENSITY_MSL / density_ratio;
 
-			// calculate differential pressure + noise in hPa
-			const float diff_pressure_noise = (float)generate_wgn() * 0.01f;
-			float diff_pressure = sign(body_velocity(0)) * 0.005f * air_density  * body_velocity(0) * body_velocity(
-						      0) + diff_pressure_noise;
+		// calculate differential pressure + noise in hPa
+		const float diff_pressure_noise = (float)generate_wgn() * 0.01f;
+		float diff_pressure = sign(body_velocity(0)) * 0.005f * air_density  * body_velocity(0) * body_velocity(
+					      0) + diff_pressure_noise;
 
 
-			differential_pressure_s differential_pressure{};
-			// report.timestamp_sample = time;
-			differential_pressure.device_id = 1377548; // 1377548: DRV_DIFF_PRESS_DEVTYPE_SIM, BUS: 1, ADDR: 5, TYPE: SIMULATION
-			differential_pressure.differential_pressure_pa = (double)diff_pressure * 100.0; // hPa to Pa;
-			differential_pressure.temperature = temperature_local + ABSOLUTE_ZERO_C; // K to C
-			differential_pressure.timestamp = hrt_absolute_time();
-			_differential_pressure_pub.publish(differential_pressure);
+		differential_pressure_s differential_pressure{};
+		// report.timestamp_sample = time;
+		differential_pressure.device_id = 1377548; // 1377548: DRV_DIFF_PRESS_DEVTYPE_SIM, BUS: 1, ADDR: 5, TYPE: SIMULATION
+		differential_pressure.differential_pressure_pa = (double)diff_pressure * 100.0; // hPa to Pa;
+		differential_pressure.temperature = temperature_local + ABSOLUTE_ZERO_C; // K to C
+		differential_pressure.timestamp = hrt_absolute_time();
+		_differential_pressure_pub.publish(differential_pressure);
 
-		}
 	}
 
 	perf_end(_loop_perf);
diff --git a/src/modules/simulation/sensor_airspeed_sim/SensorAirspeedSim.hpp b/src/modules/simulation/sensor_airspeed_sim/SensorAirspeedSim.hpp
index 464cd4a36d..fe39fbc013 100644
--- a/src/modules/simulation/sensor_airspeed_sim/SensorAirspeedSim.hpp
+++ b/src/modules/simulation/sensor_airspeed_sim/SensorAirspeedSim.hpp
@@ -91,8 +91,4 @@ private:
 	uORB::PublicationMulti<differential_pressure_s> _differential_pressure_pub{ORB_ID(differential_pressure)};
 
 	perf_counter_t _loop_perf{perf_alloc(PC_ELAPSED, MODULE_NAME": cycle")};
-
-	DEFINE_PARAMETERS(
-		(ParamInt<px4::params::SIM_ARSPD_FAIL>) _sim_failure
-	)
 };
diff --git a/src/modules/simulation/sensor_airspeed_sim/parameters.yaml b/src/modules/simulation/sensor_airspeed_sim/parameters.yaml
index 214ceac587..d2f5f636b3 100644
--- a/src/modules/simulation/sensor_airspeed_sim/parameters.yaml
+++ b/src/modules/simulation/sensor_airspeed_sim/parameters.yaml
@@ -13,14 +13,3 @@ parameters:
       reboot_required: true
       min: 0
       max: 1
-    SIM_ARSPD_FAIL:
-      description:
-        short: Dynamically simulate failure of airspeed sensor instance
-      type: enum
-      values:
-        0: Disabled
-        1: Enabled
-      default: 0
-      reboot_required: true
-      min: 0
-      max: 1