diff --git a/src/modules/ekf2/EKF/control.cpp b/src/modules/ekf2/EKF/control.cpp
index b94be0610f..f9e8af441e 100644
--- a/src/modules/ekf2/EKF/control.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/ekf2/EKF/control.cpp
@@ -218,27 +218,6 @@ void Ekf::controlFusionModes(const imuSample &imu_delayed)
 	updateDeadReckoningStatus();
 }
 
-void Ekf::controlDragFusion()
-{
-	if ((_params.fusion_mode & SensorFusionMask::USE_DRAG) && _drag_buffer &&
-	    !_control_status.flags.fake_pos && _control_status.flags.in_air) {
-
-		if (!_control_status.flags.wind) {
-			// reset the wind states and covariances when starting drag accel fusion
-			_control_status.flags.wind = true;
-			resetWind();
-
-		}
-
-
-		dragSample drag_sample;
-
-		if (_drag_buffer->pop_first_older_than(_time_delayed_us, &drag_sample)) {
-			fuseDrag(drag_sample);
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 void Ekf::controlAuxVelFusion()
 {
 	if (_auxvel_buffer) {
diff --git a/src/modules/ekf2/EKF/drag_fusion.cpp b/src/modules/ekf2/EKF/drag_fusion.cpp
index 1ef10ffdb2..5e5675f16f 100644
--- a/src/modules/ekf2/EKF/drag_fusion.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/ekf2/EKF/drag_fusion.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,27 @@
 
 #include <mathlib/mathlib.h>
 
+void Ekf::controlDragFusion()
+{
+	if ((_params.fusion_mode & SensorFusionMask::USE_DRAG) && _drag_buffer &&
+	    !_control_status.flags.fake_pos && _control_status.flags.in_air) {
+
+		if (!_control_status.flags.wind) {
+			// reset the wind states and covariances when starting drag accel fusion
+			_control_status.flags.wind = true;
+			resetWind();
+
+		}
+
+
+		dragSample drag_sample;
+
+		if (_drag_buffer->pop_first_older_than(_time_delayed_us, &drag_sample)) {
+			fuseDrag(drag_sample);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 void Ekf::fuseDrag(const dragSample &drag_sample)
 {
 	const float R_ACC = fmaxf(_params.drag_noise, 0.5f); // observation noise variance in specific force drag (m/sec**2)**2