diff --git a/src/modules/mc_pos_control/TranslationControl.cpp b/src/modules/mc_pos_control/TranslationControl.cpp
index b0a756b89f..634af95575 100644
--- a/src/modules/mc_pos_control/TranslationControl.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/mc_pos_control/TranslationControl.cpp
@@ -238,9 +238,6 @@ void TranslationControl::_velocityController(const float &dt)
 	bool stop_I[2] = {false, false}; // stop integration for xy and z
 	ControlMath::constrainPIDu(_thr_sp, stop_I, _ThrLimit, direction);
 
-	/* Throttle is just thrust length. */
-	_throttle = _thr_sp.length();
-
 	/* Update integrals */
 	if (!stop_I[0]) {
 		_thr_int(0) += vel_err(0) * Iv(0) * dt;
diff --git a/src/modules/mc_pos_control/TranslationControl.hpp b/src/modules/mc_pos_control/TranslationControl.hpp
index d2993c5b42..8c37d8e347 100644
--- a/src/modules/mc_pos_control/TranslationControl.hpp
+++ b/src/modules/mc_pos_control/TranslationControl.hpp
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ public:
 	matrix::Vector3f getThrustSetpoint() {return _thr_sp;}
 	float getYawSetpoint() { return _yaw_sp;}
 	float getYawspeedSetpoint() {return _yawspeed_sp;}
-	float getThrottle() {return _throttle;}
 	matrix::Vector3f getVelSp() {return _vel_sp;}
 	matrix::Vector3f getPosSp() {return _pos_sp;}
 
@@ -95,7 +94,6 @@ private:
 	matrix::Vector3f _thr_sp{};
 	float _yaw_sp{};
 	float _yawspeed_sp{};
-	float _throttle{};
 
 	/* Other variables */
 	matrix::Vector3f _thr_int{};