diff --git a/src/modules/land_detector/VtolLandDetector.cpp b/src/modules/land_detector/VtolLandDetector.cpp
index 1acd99bd83..de058d812f 100644
--- a/src/modules/land_detector/VtolLandDetector.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/land_detector/VtolLandDetector.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ VtolLandDetector::VtolLandDetector() : MulticopterLandDetector(),
 	_paramHandle(),
 	_params(),
 	_airspeedSub(-1),
-	_parameterSub(-1),
 	_airspeed{},
 	_was_in_air(false),
 	_airspeed_filtered(0)
diff --git a/src/modules/land_detector/VtolLandDetector.h b/src/modules/land_detector/VtolLandDetector.h
index 54ca2735fd..31a1e448fb 100644
--- a/src/modules/land_detector/VtolLandDetector.h
+++ b/src/modules/land_detector/VtolLandDetector.h
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ private:
 	} _params;
 
 	int _airspeedSub;
-	int _parameterSub;
 
 	struct airspeed_s _airspeed;