diff --git a/src/drivers/vmount/vmount.cpp b/src/drivers/vmount/vmount.cpp
index 84f009d6f3..54a14c4b00 100644
--- a/src/drivers/vmount/vmount.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/vmount/vmount.cpp
@@ -249,7 +249,6 @@ static int vmount_thread_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	g_thread_data = &thread_data;
 
 	int last_active = 0;
-	hrt_abstime last_output_update = 0;
 
 	while (!thread_should_exit) {
 
@@ -376,21 +375,16 @@ static int vmount_thread_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 				}
 			}
 
-			hrt_abstime now = hrt_absolute_time();
-			if (now - last_output_update > 10000) { // rate-limit the update of outputs
-				last_output_update = now;
+			//update output
+			int ret = thread_data.output_obj->update(control_data);
 
-				//update output
-				int ret = thread_data.output_obj->update(control_data);
-
-				if (ret) {
-					PX4_ERR("failed to write output (%i)", ret);
-					break;
-				}
-
-				thread_data.output_obj->publish();
+			if (ret) {
+				PX4_ERR("failed to write output (%i)", ret);
+				break;
 			}
 
+			thread_data.output_obj->publish();
+
 		} else {
 			//wait for parameter changes. We still need to wake up regularily to check for thread exit requests
 			usleep(1e6);