diff --git a/msg/CMakeLists.txt b/msg/CMakeLists.txt
index 800bbf68bb..6904bfce54 100644
--- a/msg/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/msg/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -119,8 +119,6 @@ set(msg_files
 	power_monitor.msg
 	pwm_input.msg
 	px4io_status.msg
-	qshell_req.msg
-	qshell_retval.msg
 	radio_status.msg
 	rate_ctrl_status.msg
 	rc_channels.msg
diff --git a/msg/qshell_req.msg b/msg/qshell_req.msg
deleted file mode 100644
index d472e8dd33..0000000000
--- a/msg/qshell_req.msg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-uint64 timestamp		# time since system start (microseconds)
-char[100] cmd
-uint32 MAX_STRLEN = 100
-uint32 strlen
-uint32 request_sequence
diff --git a/msg/qshell_retval.msg b/msg/qshell_retval.msg
deleted file mode 100644
index d42a7715ff..0000000000
--- a/msg/qshell_retval.msg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-uint64 timestamp		# time since system start (microseconds)
-int32 return_value
-uint32 return_sequence