diff --git a/src/modules/control_allocator/ControlAllocator.hpp b/src/modules/control_allocator/ControlAllocator.hpp
index 4d5b1739a8..13a5894a36 100644
--- a/src/modules/control_allocator/ControlAllocator.hpp
+++ b/src/modules/control_allocator/ControlAllocator.hpp
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@ private:
 
 	perf_counter_t	_loop_perf;			/**< loop duration performance counter */
 
-	hrt_abstime _task_start{hrt_absolute_time()};
 	hrt_abstime _last_run{0};
 	hrt_abstime _timestamp_sample{0};