diff --git a/src/modules/commander/HealthAndArmingChecks/checks/airspeedCheck.cpp b/src/modules/commander/HealthAndArmingChecks/checks/airspeedCheck.cpp
index 7c6ee617fb..090110624e 100644
--- a/src/modules/commander/HealthAndArmingChecks/checks/airspeedCheck.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/commander/HealthAndArmingChecks/checks/airspeedCheck.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 using namespace time_literals;
 
 AirspeedChecks::AirspeedChecks()
-	: _param_fw_arsp_mode_handle(param_find("FW_ARSP_MODE")), _param_fw_airspd_max_handle(param_find("FW_AIRSPD_MAX"))
+	: _param_fw_airspd_max_handle(param_find("FW_AIRSPD_MAX"))
 {
 }
 
@@ -48,10 +48,6 @@ void AirspeedChecks::checkAndReport(const Context &context, Report &reporter)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	int32_t airspeed_mode = 0;
-	param_get(_param_fw_arsp_mode_handle, &airspeed_mode);
-	const bool optional = (airspeed_mode == 1);
-
 	airspeed_validated_s airspeed_validated;
 
 	if (_airspeed_validated_sub.copy(&airspeed_validated) && hrt_elapsed_time(&airspeed_validated.timestamp) < 1_s) {
@@ -100,7 +96,7 @@ void AirspeedChecks::checkAndReport(const Context &context, Report &reporter)
 			}
 		}
 
-	} else if (!optional) {
+	} else {
 
 		/* EVENT
 		 * @description
diff --git a/src/modules/commander/HealthAndArmingChecks/checks/airspeedCheck.hpp b/src/modules/commander/HealthAndArmingChecks/checks/airspeedCheck.hpp
index 1c3ac53b12..bbafa5dd9a 100644
--- a/src/modules/commander/HealthAndArmingChecks/checks/airspeedCheck.hpp
+++ b/src/modules/commander/HealthAndArmingChecks/checks/airspeedCheck.hpp
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ public:
 private:
 	uORB::Subscription _airspeed_validated_sub{ORB_ID(airspeed_validated)};
 
-	const param_t _param_fw_arsp_mode_handle;
 	const param_t _param_fw_airspd_max_handle;
 
 	DEFINE_PARAMETERS_CUSTOM_PARENT(HealthAndArmingCheckBase,