diff --git a/src/drivers/drv_mag.h b/src/drivers/drv_mag.h
index 0ada4e4c6a..fb589bc345 100644
--- a/src/drivers/drv_mag.h
+++ b/src/drivers/drv_mag.h
@@ -69,9 +69,6 @@ struct mag_calibration_s {
 #define _MAGIOCBASE		(0x2400)
 #define _MAGIOC(_n)		(_PX4_IOC(_MAGIOCBASE, _n))
 
-/** return the mag internal sample rate in Hz */
-#define MAGIOCGSAMPLERATE	_MAGIOC(1)
-
 /** set the mag scaling constants to the structure pointed to by (arg) */
 #define MAGIOCSSCALE		_MAGIOC(4)
 
diff --git a/src/drivers/imu/adis16448/adis16448.cpp b/src/drivers/imu/adis16448/adis16448.cpp
index eb2d4909da..f0e3eadf3e 100644
--- a/src/drivers/imu/adis16448/adis16448.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/imu/adis16448/adis16448.cpp
@@ -1157,9 +1157,6 @@ ADIS16448::mag_ioctl(struct file *filp, int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 			return OK;
 		}
 
-	case MAGIOCGSAMPLERATE:
-		return _sample_rate;
-
 	case MAGIOCSSCALE:
 		/* copy scale in */
 		memcpy(&_mag_scale, (struct mag_calibration_s *) arg, sizeof(_mag_scale));
diff --git a/src/drivers/imu/fxos8701cq/fxos8701cq.cpp b/src/drivers/imu/fxos8701cq/fxos8701cq.cpp
index d76a04209a..b9091c8de5 100644
--- a/src/drivers/imu/fxos8701cq/fxos8701cq.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/imu/fxos8701cq/fxos8701cq.cpp
@@ -983,9 +983,6 @@ FXOS8701CQ::mag_ioctl(struct file *filp, int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 		reset();
 		return OK;
 
-	case MAGIOCGSAMPLERATE:
-		return _mag_samplerate;
-
 	case MAGIOCSSCALE:
 		/* copy scale in */
 		memcpy(&_mag_scale, (struct mag_calibration_s *) arg, sizeof(_mag_scale));
diff --git a/src/drivers/imu/lsm303d/lsm303d.cpp b/src/drivers/imu/lsm303d/lsm303d.cpp
index 1f113418a4..18f8425076 100644
--- a/src/drivers/imu/lsm303d/lsm303d.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/imu/lsm303d/lsm303d.cpp
@@ -994,9 +994,6 @@ LSM303D::mag_ioctl(struct file *filp, int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 		reset();
 		return OK;
 
-	case MAGIOCGSAMPLERATE:
-		return _mag_samplerate;
-
 	case MAGIOCSSCALE:
 		/* copy scale in */
 		memcpy(&_mag_scale, (struct mag_calibration_s *) arg, sizeof(_mag_scale));
diff --git a/src/drivers/imu/mpu9250/mag.cpp b/src/drivers/imu/mpu9250/mag.cpp
index 34d83bc4fd..0be1739830 100644
--- a/src/drivers/imu/mpu9250/mag.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/imu/mpu9250/mag.cpp
@@ -350,9 +350,6 @@ MPU9250_mag::ioctl(struct file *filp, int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 			return OK;
 		}
 
-	case MAGIOCGSAMPLERATE:
-		return MPU9250_AK8963_SAMPLE_RATE;
-
 	case MAGIOCSSCALE:
 		/* copy scale in */
 		memcpy(&_mag_scale, (struct mag_scale *) arg, sizeof(_mag_scale));
diff --git a/src/drivers/magnetometer/bmm150/bmm150.cpp b/src/drivers/magnetometer/bmm150/bmm150.cpp
index 54438b4b1e..a58c1f4049 100644
--- a/src/drivers/magnetometer/bmm150/bmm150.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/magnetometer/bmm150/bmm150.cpp
@@ -807,9 +807,6 @@ BMM150::ioctl(struct file *filp, int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 	case MAGIOCEXSTRAP:
 		return OK;
 
-	case MAGIOCGSAMPLERATE:
-		return 1000000 / _call_interval;
-
 	default:
 		/* give it to the superclass */
 		return I2C::ioctl(filp, cmd, arg);
diff --git a/src/drivers/magnetometer/hmc5883/hmc5883.cpp b/src/drivers/magnetometer/hmc5883/hmc5883.cpp
index 7c5ffcac46..49c262618c 100644
--- a/src/drivers/magnetometer/hmc5883/hmc5883.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/magnetometer/hmc5883/hmc5883.cpp
@@ -697,10 +697,6 @@ HMC5883::ioctl(struct file *filp, int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 	case SENSORIOCRESET:
 		return reset();
 
-	case MAGIOCGSAMPLERATE:
-		/* same as pollrate because device is in single measurement mode*/
-		return 1000000 / TICK2USEC(_measure_ticks);
-
 	case MAGIOCSRANGE:
 		return set_range(arg);
 
diff --git a/src/drivers/magnetometer/ist8310/ist8310.cpp b/src/drivers/magnetometer/ist8310/ist8310.cpp
index eec1b70a1a..117df69351 100644
--- a/src/drivers/magnetometer/ist8310/ist8310.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/magnetometer/ist8310/ist8310.cpp
@@ -677,10 +677,6 @@ IST8310::ioctl(struct file *filp, int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 	case SENSORIOCRESET:
 		return reset();
 
-	case MAGIOCGSAMPLERATE:
-		/* same as pollrate because device is in single measurement mode*/
-		return 1000000 / TICK2USEC(_measure_ticks);
-
 	case MAGIOCEXSTRAP:
 		return set_selftest(arg);
 
diff --git a/src/drivers/magnetometer/lis3mdl/lis3mdl.cpp b/src/drivers/magnetometer/lis3mdl/lis3mdl.cpp
index a4172868c3..203e76726b 100644
--- a/src/drivers/magnetometer/lis3mdl/lis3mdl.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/magnetometer/lis3mdl/lis3mdl.cpp
@@ -584,10 +584,6 @@ LIS3MDL::ioctl(struct file *file_pointer, int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 	case SENSORIOCRESET:
 		return reset();
 
-	case MAGIOCGSAMPLERATE:
-		/* same as pollrate because device is in single measurement mode*/
-		return 1000000 / TICK2USEC(_measure_ticks);
-
 	case MAGIOCSRANGE:
 		return set_range(arg);
 
diff --git a/src/drivers/magnetometer/lsm303agr/LSM303AGR.cpp b/src/drivers/magnetometer/lsm303agr/LSM303AGR.cpp
index 8a6f168e34..33eff5c662 100644
--- a/src/drivers/magnetometer/lsm303agr/LSM303AGR.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/magnetometer/lsm303agr/LSM303AGR.cpp
@@ -308,10 +308,6 @@ LSM303AGR::ioctl(struct file *filp, int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 	case SENSORIOCRESET:
 		return reset();
 
-	case MAGIOCGSAMPLERATE:
-		/* same as pollrate because device is in single measurement mode*/
-		return 1000000 / TICK2USEC(_measure_ticks);
-
 	case MAGIOCSSCALE:
 		/* set new scale factors */
 		memcpy(&_mag_scale, (struct mag_calibration_s *)arg, sizeof(_mag_scale));
diff --git a/src/drivers/magnetometer/rm3100/rm3100.cpp b/src/drivers/magnetometer/rm3100/rm3100.cpp
index 3d8562b0b1..5cf93a9f0d 100644
--- a/src/drivers/magnetometer/rm3100/rm3100.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/magnetometer/rm3100/rm3100.cpp
@@ -445,10 +445,6 @@ RM3100::ioctl(struct file *file_pointer, int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 	case SENSORIOCRESET:
 		return reset();
 
-	case MAGIOCGSAMPLERATE:
-		/* same as pollrate because device is in single measurement mode*/
-		return 1000000 / TICK2USEC(_measure_ticks);
-
 	case MAGIOCSRANGE:
 		/* field measurement range cannot be configured for this sensor (8 Gauss) */
 		return OK;
diff --git a/src/modules/simulator/accelsim/accelsim.cpp b/src/modules/simulator/accelsim/accelsim.cpp
index 7619440163..df39a7dd57 100644
--- a/src/modules/simulator/accelsim/accelsim.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/simulator/accelsim/accelsim.cpp
@@ -659,9 +659,6 @@ ACCELSIM::mag_ioctl(unsigned long cmd, unsigned long arg)
 		// Nothing to do for simulator
 		return OK;
 
-	case MAGIOCGSAMPLERATE:
-		return _mag_samplerate;
-
 	case MAGIOCSSCALE:
 		/* copy scale in */
 		memcpy(&_mag_scale, (struct mag_calibration_s *) arg, sizeof(_mag_scale));
diff --git a/src/modules/uavcan/sensors/mag.cpp b/src/modules/uavcan/sensors/mag.cpp
index 9a5b1321aa..430a4af44c 100644
--- a/src/modules/uavcan/sensors/mag.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/uavcan/sensors/mag.cpp
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ int UavcanMagnetometerBridge::ioctl(struct file *filp, int cmd, unsigned long ar
 		}
 
 	case MAGIOCCALIBRATE:
-	case MAGIOCGSAMPLERATE:
 	case MAGIOCSRANGE:
 	case MAGIOCGRANGE:
 	case MAGIOCEXSTRAP: {
diff --git a/src/systemcmds/config/config.c b/src/systemcmds/config/config.c
index 3661cca74a..5d4c2064e5 100644
--- a/src/systemcmds/config/config.c
+++ b/src/systemcmds/config/config.c
@@ -248,7 +248,6 @@ do_mag(int argc, char *argv[])
 			return 1;
 		}
 
-		int srate = ioctl(fd, MAGIOCGSAMPLERATE, 0);
 		int prate = ioctl(fd, SENSORIOCGPOLLRATE, 0);
 		int range = ioctl(fd, MAGIOCGRANGE, 0);
 		int id = ioctl(fd, DEVIOCGDEVICEID, 0);
@@ -256,8 +255,8 @@ do_mag(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 		param_get(param_find("CAL_MAG0_ID"), &(calibration_id));
 
-		PX4_INFO("mag: \n\tdevice id:\t0x%X\t(calibration is for device id 0x%X)\n\tsample rate:\t%d Hz\n\tread rate:\t%d Hz\n\trange:\t%d Ga",
-			 id, calibration_id, srate, prate, range);
+		PX4_INFO("mag: \n\tdevice id:\t0x%X\t(calibration is for device id 0x%X)\n\tread rate:\t%d Hz\n\trange:\t%d Ga",
+			 id, calibration_id, prate, range);
 
 		close(fd);
 	}