diff --git a/src/modules/vtol_att_control/tiltrotor.cpp b/src/modules/vtol_att_control/tiltrotor.cpp
index 300cf06e51..fe02db3984 100644
--- a/src/modules/vtol_att_control/tiltrotor.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/vtol_att_control/tiltrotor.cpp
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ Tiltrotor::Tiltrotor(VtolAttitudeControl *attc) :
 VtolType(attc),
 _rear_motors(ENABLED),
 _tilt_control(0.0f),
-_roll_weight_mc(1.0f),
-_yaw_weight_mc(1.0f),
 _min_front_trans_dur(0.5f)
 {
 	_vtol_schedule.flight_mode = MC_MODE;
diff --git a/src/modules/vtol_att_control/tiltrotor.h b/src/modules/vtol_att_control/tiltrotor.h
index 859731266a..673bf3764f 100644
--- a/src/modules/vtol_att_control/tiltrotor.h
+++ b/src/modules/vtol_att_control/tiltrotor.h
@@ -130,8 +130,6 @@ private:
 	}_vtol_schedule;
 
 	float _tilt_control;		/**< actuator value for the tilt servo */
-	float _roll_weight_mc;		/**< multicopter desired roll moment weight */
-	float _yaw_weight_mc;		/**< multicopter desired yaw moment weight */
 
 	const float _min_front_trans_dur;	/**< min possible time in which rotors are rotated into the first position */
 
diff --git a/src/modules/vtol_att_control/vtol_att_control_main.h b/src/modules/vtol_att_control/vtol_att_control_main.h
index 90d93823fc..a16c213982 100644
--- a/src/modules/vtol_att_control/vtol_att_control_main.h
+++ b/src/modules/vtol_att_control/vtol_att_control_main.h
@@ -187,10 +187,6 @@ private:
 		param_t elevons_mc_lock;
 	} _params_handles;
 
-	/* for multicopters it is usual to have a non-zero idle speed of the engines
-	 * for fixed wings we want to have an idle speed of zero since we do not want
-	 * to waste energy when gliding. */
-	float _airspeed_tot;
 	int _transition_command;
 
 	VtolType * _vtol_type;	// base class for different vtol types