diff --git a/src/drivers/drv_range_finder.h b/src/drivers/drv_range_finder.h
index 7d27c7f33a..38f49af6bc 100644
--- a/src/drivers/drv_range_finder.h
+++ b/src/drivers/drv_range_finder.h
@@ -48,21 +48,4 @@
 #define RANGE_FINDER0_DEVICE_PATH	"/dev/range_finder0"
 #define MB12XX_MAX_RANGEFINDERS	12	// Maximum number of Maxbotix sensors on bus
 
-/*
- * ioctl() definitions
- *
- * Rangefinder drivers also implement the generic sensor driver
- * interfaces from drv_sensor.h
- */
-
-#define _RANGEFINDERIOCBASE			(0x7900)
-#define __RANGEFINDERIOC(_n)		(_IOC(_RANGEFINDERIOCBASE, _n))
-
-/** set the minimum effective distance of the device */
-#define RANGEFINDERIOCSETMINIUMDISTANCE	__RANGEFINDERIOC(1)
-
-/** set the maximum effective distance of the device */
-#define RANGEFINDERIOCSETMAXIUMDISTANCE	__RANGEFINDERIOC(2)
-
-
 #endif /* _DRV_RANGEFINDER_H */
diff --git a/src/drivers/hc_sr04/hc_sr04.cpp b/src/drivers/hc_sr04/hc_sr04.cpp
index 799bad3860..fef934673c 100644
--- a/src/drivers/hc_sr04/hc_sr04.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/hc_sr04/hc_sr04.cpp
@@ -452,18 +452,6 @@ HC_SR04::ioctl(struct file *filp, int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 		/* XXX implement this */
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	case RANGEFINDERIOCSETMINIUMDISTANCE: {
-			set_minimum_distance(*(float *)arg);
-			return 0;
-		}
-		break;
-
-	case RANGEFINDERIOCSETMAXIUMDISTANCE: {
-			set_maximum_distance(*(float *)arg);
-			return 0;
-		}
-		break;
-
 	default:
 		/* give it to the superclass */
 		return CDev::ioctl(filp, cmd, arg);
diff --git a/src/drivers/ll40ls/LidarLite.cpp b/src/drivers/ll40ls/LidarLite.cpp
index 6406f9590e..e3bb7dccfc 100644
--- a/src/drivers/ll40ls/LidarLite.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/ll40ls/LidarLite.cpp
@@ -152,18 +152,6 @@ int LidarLite::ioctl(struct file *filp, int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 		reset_sensor();
 		return OK;
 
-	case RANGEFINDERIOCSETMINIUMDISTANCE: {
-			set_minimum_distance(*(float *)arg);
-			return OK;
-		}
-		break;
-
-	case RANGEFINDERIOCSETMAXIUMDISTANCE: {
-			set_maximum_distance(*(float *)arg);
-			return OK;
-		}
-		break;
-
 	default:
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
diff --git a/src/drivers/mb12xx/mb12xx.cpp b/src/drivers/mb12xx/mb12xx.cpp
index 26da536ccf..b8c0490882 100644
--- a/src/drivers/mb12xx/mb12xx.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/mb12xx/mb12xx.cpp
@@ -444,18 +444,6 @@ MB12XX::ioctl(struct file *filp, int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 		/* XXX implement this */
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	case RANGEFINDERIOCSETMINIUMDISTANCE: {
-			set_minimum_distance(*(float *)arg);
-			return 0;
-		}
-		break;
-
-	case RANGEFINDERIOCSETMAXIUMDISTANCE: {
-			set_maximum_distance(*(float *)arg);
-			return 0;
-		}
-		break;
-
 	default:
 		/* give it to the superclass */
 		return I2C::ioctl(filp, cmd, arg);
diff --git a/src/drivers/sf0x/sf0x.cpp b/src/drivers/sf0x/sf0x.cpp
index 3ccd4ddfd5..8369f57d24 100644
--- a/src/drivers/sf0x/sf0x.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/sf0x/sf0x.cpp
@@ -479,18 +479,6 @@ SF0X::ioctl(struct file *filp, int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 		/* XXX implement this */
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	case RANGEFINDERIOCSETMINIUMDISTANCE: {
-			set_minimum_distance(*(float *)arg);
-			return 0;
-		}
-		break;
-
-	case RANGEFINDERIOCSETMAXIUMDISTANCE: {
-			set_maximum_distance(*(float *)arg);
-			return 0;
-		}
-		break;
-
 	default:
 		/* give it to the superclass */
 		return CDev::ioctl(filp, cmd, arg);
diff --git a/src/drivers/sf1xx/sf1xx.cpp b/src/drivers/sf1xx/sf1xx.cpp
index f6795260dc..6f470c41ab 100644
--- a/src/drivers/sf1xx/sf1xx.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/sf1xx/sf1xx.cpp
@@ -442,18 +442,6 @@ SF1XX::ioctl(struct file *filp, int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 		/* XXX implement this */
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	case RANGEFINDERIOCSETMINIUMDISTANCE: {
-			set_minimum_distance(*(float *)arg);
-			return 0;
-		}
-		break;
-
-	case RANGEFINDERIOCSETMAXIUMDISTANCE: {
-			set_maximum_distance(*(float *)arg);
-			return 0;
-		}
-		break;
-
 	default:
 		/* give it to the superclass */
 		return I2C::ioctl(filp, cmd, arg);
diff --git a/src/drivers/srf02/srf02.cpp b/src/drivers/srf02/srf02.cpp
index d2d4281504..1d26b1c4b9 100644
--- a/src/drivers/srf02/srf02.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/srf02/srf02.cpp
@@ -445,18 +445,6 @@ SRF02::ioctl(struct file *filp, int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 		/* XXX implement this */
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	case RANGEFINDERIOCSETMINIUMDISTANCE: {
-			set_minimum_distance(*(float *)arg);
-			return 0;
-		}
-		break;
-
-	case RANGEFINDERIOCSETMAXIUMDISTANCE: {
-			set_maximum_distance(*(float *)arg);
-			return 0;
-		}
-		break;
-
 	default:
 		/* give it to the superclass */
 		return I2C::ioctl(filp, cmd, arg);
diff --git a/src/drivers/srf02_i2c/srf02_i2c.cpp b/src/drivers/srf02_i2c/srf02_i2c.cpp
index d4e41044a8..5eeb0473c9 100644
--- a/src/drivers/srf02_i2c/srf02_i2c.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/srf02_i2c/srf02_i2c.cpp
@@ -446,18 +446,6 @@ SRF02_I2C::ioctl(struct file *filp, int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 		/* XXX implement this */
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	case RANGEFINDERIOCSETMINIUMDISTANCE: {
-			set_minimum_distance(*(float *)arg);
-			return 0;
-		}
-		break;
-
-	case RANGEFINDERIOCSETMAXIUMDISTANCE: {
-			set_maximum_distance(*(float *)arg);
-			return 0;
-		}
-		break;
-
 	default:
 		/* give it to the superclass */
 		return I2C::ioctl(filp, cmd, arg);
diff --git a/src/drivers/teraranger/teraranger.cpp b/src/drivers/teraranger/teraranger.cpp
index 610fbfc8a2..38b46dc64b 100644
--- a/src/drivers/teraranger/teraranger.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/teraranger/teraranger.cpp
@@ -509,18 +509,6 @@ TERARANGER::ioctl(struct file *filp, int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 		/* XXX implement this */
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	case RANGEFINDERIOCSETMINIUMDISTANCE: {
-			set_minimum_distance(*(float *)arg);
-			return 0;
-		}
-		break;
-
-	case RANGEFINDERIOCSETMAXIUMDISTANCE: {
-			set_maximum_distance(*(float *)arg);
-			return 0;
-		}
-		break;
-
 	default:
 		/* give it to the superclass */
 		return I2C::ioctl(filp, cmd, arg);