diff --git a/src/modules/commander/Commander.cpp b/src/modules/commander/Commander.cpp
index cdf6fcc4d8..85c6274d86 100644
--- a/src/modules/commander/Commander.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/commander/Commander.cpp
@@ -1197,10 +1197,6 @@ Commander::handle_command(const vehicle_command_s &cmd)
 		}
 
 	case vehicle_command_s::VEHICLE_CMD_START_RX_PAIR:
-		/* just ack, implementation handled in the IO driver */
-		answer_command(cmd, vehicle_command_s::VEHICLE_CMD_RESULT_ACCEPTED);
-		break;
-
 	case vehicle_command_s::VEHICLE_CMD_CUSTOM_0:
 	case vehicle_command_s::VEHICLE_CMD_CUSTOM_1:
 	case vehicle_command_s::VEHICLE_CMD_CUSTOM_2: