diff --git a/src/modules/vtol_att_control/vtol_att_control_params.c b/src/modules/vtol_att_control/vtol_att_control_params.c
index 34b1d598f3..85908e2571 100644
--- a/src/modules/vtol_att_control/vtol_att_control_params.c
+++ b/src/modules/vtol_att_control/vtol_att_control_params.c
@@ -338,23 +338,9 @@ PARAM_DEFINE_FLOAT(VT_FW_DIFTHR_S_P, 1.f);
  */
 PARAM_DEFINE_FLOAT(VT_FW_DIFTHR_S_Y, 0.1f);
 
-/**
- * Backtransition deceleration setpoint to pitch feedforward gain.
- *
- *
- * @unit rad s^2/m
- * @min 0
- * @max 0.2
- * @decimal 2
- * @increment 0.01
- * @group VTOL Attitude Control
- */
-PARAM_DEFINE_FLOAT(VT_B_DEC_FF, 0.f);
-
 /**
  * Backtransition deceleration setpoint to pitch I gain.
  *
- *
  * @unit rad s/m
  * @min 0
  * @max 0.3
diff --git a/src/modules/vtol_att_control/vtol_type.cpp b/src/modules/vtol_att_control/vtol_type.cpp
index 92c3672f0a..0a558b0ec6 100644
--- a/src/modules/vtol_att_control/vtol_type.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/vtol_att_control/vtol_type.cpp
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ float VtolType::update_and_get_backtransition_pitch_sp()
 	// get accel error, positive means decelerating too slow, need to pitch up (must reverse dec_max, as it is a positive number)
 	const float accel_error_forward = dec_sp + accel_body_forward;
 
-	const float pitch_sp_new = _param_vt_b_dec_ff.get() * dec_sp + _accel_to_pitch_integ;
+	const float pitch_sp_new = _accel_to_pitch_integ;
 
 	float integrator_input = _param_vt_b_dec_i.get() * accel_error_forward;
 
diff --git a/src/modules/vtol_att_control/vtol_type.h b/src/modules/vtol_att_control/vtol_type.h
index d8f3de8620..84dfbe6d00 100644
--- a/src/modules/vtol_att_control/vtol_type.h
+++ b/src/modules/vtol_att_control/vtol_type.h
@@ -335,7 +335,6 @@ protected:
 					(ParamFloat<px4::params::VT_FW_DIFTHR_S_Y>) _param_vt_fw_difthr_s_y,
 					(ParamFloat<px4::params::VT_FW_DIFTHR_S_P>) _param_vt_fw_difthr_s_p,
 					(ParamFloat<px4::params::VT_FW_DIFTHR_S_R>) _param_vt_fw_difthr_s_r,
-					(ParamFloat<px4::params::VT_B_DEC_FF>) _param_vt_b_dec_ff,
 					(ParamFloat<px4::params::VT_B_DEC_I>) _param_vt_b_dec_i,
 					(ParamFloat<px4::params::VT_B_DEC_MSS>) _param_vt_b_dec_mss,