diff --git a/msg/vehicle_status.msg b/msg/vehicle_status.msg
index c91672c0be..60ab34e90d 100644
--- a/msg/vehicle_status.msg
+++ b/msg/vehicle_status.msg
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ bool rc_signal_lost_cmd				# true if RC lost mode is commanded
 bool rc_input_blocked				# set if RC input should be ignored temporarily
 uint8 rc_input_mode				# set to 1 to disable the RC input, 2 to enable manual control to RC in mapping.
 
-bool data_link_found_new			# new datalink to GCS found
 bool data_link_lost				# datalink to GCS lost
 bool data_link_lost_cmd				# datalink to GCS lost mode commanded
 uint8 data_link_lost_counter			# counts unique data link lost events