diff --git a/src/modules/fw_pos_control_l1/fw_pos_control_l1_main.cpp b/src/modules/fw_pos_control_l1/fw_pos_control_l1_main.cpp
index 1fcab20697..0b111f7bd3 100644
--- a/src/modules/fw_pos_control_l1/fw_pos_control_l1_main.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/fw_pos_control_l1/fw_pos_control_l1_main.cpp
@@ -212,9 +212,6 @@ private:
 
 		float throttle_land_max;
 
-		float heightrate_p;
-		float speedrate_p;
-
 		float land_slope_angle;
 		float land_H1_virt;
 		float land_flare_alt_relative;
@@ -242,9 +239,6 @@ private:
 
 		param_t throttle_land_max;
 
-		param_t heightrate_p;
-		param_t speedrate_p;
-
 		param_t land_slope_angle;
 		param_t land_H1_virt;
 		param_t land_flare_alt_relative;
@@ -494,9 +488,6 @@ FixedwingPositionControl::parameters_update()
 
 	param_get(_parameter_handles.throttle_land_max, &(_parameters.throttle_land_max));
 
-	param_get(_parameter_handles.heightrate_p, &(_parameters.heightrate_p));
-	param_get(_parameter_handles.speedrate_p, &(_parameters.speedrate_p));
-
 	param_get(_parameter_handles.land_slope_angle, &(_parameters.land_slope_angle));
 	param_get(_parameter_handles.land_H1_virt, &(_parameters.land_H1_virt));
 	param_get(_parameter_handles.land_flare_alt_relative, &(_parameters.land_flare_alt_relative));