diff --git a/src/modules/mavlink/mavlink_main.cpp b/src/modules/mavlink/mavlink_main.cpp
index eea7fd41da..4b8bd07c35 100644
--- a/src/modules/mavlink/mavlink_main.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/mavlink/mavlink_main.cpp
@@ -1655,7 +1655,6 @@ Mavlink::configure_streams_to_default(const char *configure_single_stream)
 
 	case MAVLINK_MODE_EXTVISION:
 		configure_stream_local("HIGHRES_IMU", unlimited_rate);		// for VIO
-		configure_stream_local("TIMESYNC", 10.0f);
 
 	// FALLTHROUGH
 	case MAVLINK_MODE_EXTVISIONMIN: