diff --git a/src/modules/local_position_estimator/BlockLocalPositionEstimator.cpp b/src/modules/local_position_estimator/BlockLocalPositionEstimator.cpp
index a1a3b1adff..81ea4a947d 100644
--- a/src/modules/local_position_estimator/BlockLocalPositionEstimator.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/local_position_estimator/BlockLocalPositionEstimator.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ BlockLocalPositionEstimator::BlockLocalPositionEstimator() :
 	_sub_sensor(ORB_ID(sensor_combined), 1000 / 100, 0, &getSubscriptions()),
 	// status updates 2 hz
 	_sub_param_update(ORB_ID(parameter_update), 1000 / 2, 0, &getSubscriptions()),
-	_sub_manual(ORB_ID(manual_control_setpoint), 1000 / 2, 0, &getSubscriptions()),
 	// gps 10 hz
 	_sub_gps(ORB_ID(vehicle_gps_position), 1000 / 10, 0, &getSubscriptions()),
 	// vision 50 hz
diff --git a/src/modules/local_position_estimator/BlockLocalPositionEstimator.hpp b/src/modules/local_position_estimator/BlockLocalPositionEstimator.hpp
index 5edde1756a..e485bf73c7 100644
--- a/src/modules/local_position_estimator/BlockLocalPositionEstimator.hpp
+++ b/src/modules/local_position_estimator/BlockLocalPositionEstimator.hpp
@@ -239,7 +239,6 @@ private:
 	uORB::Subscription<optical_flow_s> _sub_flow;
 	uORB::Subscription<sensor_combined_s> _sub_sensor;
 	uORB::Subscription<parameter_update_s> _sub_param_update;
-	uORB::Subscription<manual_control_setpoint_s> _sub_manual;
 	uORB::Subscription<vehicle_gps_position_s> _sub_gps;
 	uORB::Subscription<vehicle_local_position_s> _sub_vision_pos;
 	uORB::Subscription<att_pos_mocap_s> _sub_mocap;