diff --git a/EKF/estimator_interface.cpp b/EKF/estimator_interface.cpp
index bf2ce20217..00c8acacce 100644
--- a/EKF/estimator_interface.cpp
+++ b/EKF/estimator_interface.cpp
@@ -369,9 +369,7 @@ void EstimatorInterface::setOpticalFlowData(uint64_t time_usec, flow_message *fl
 			flow_magnitude_good = (flow_rate_magnitude <= _flow_max_rate);
 		}
 
-		bool relying_on_flow =  _control_status.flags.opt_flow
-				&& !_control_status.flags.gps
-				&& !_control_status.flags.ev_pos;
+		bool relying_on_flow = !_control_status.flags.gps && !_control_status.flags.ev_pos;
 
 		// check quality metric
 		bool flow_quality_good = (flow->quality >= _params.flow_qual_min);