diff --git a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.fw_apps b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.fw_apps
index 347d11bb02..947e59fbac 100644
--- a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.fw_apps
+++ b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.fw_apps
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ land_detector start fixedwing
 #
 # Start Wind and Airspeed Scale Estimator
 #
-wind_estimator start
+#wind_estimator start
diff --git a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.vtol_apps b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.vtol_apps
index 328321a59c..6fa43551ea 100644
--- a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.vtol_apps
+++ b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.vtol_apps
@@ -55,4 +55,4 @@ land_detector start vtol
 #
 # Start Wind and Airspeed Scale Estimator
 #
-wind_estimator start
+#wind_estimator start