diff --git a/platforms/posix/include/system_config.h b/platforms/posix/include/system_config.h
index 46abd18a03..7d3162cbe0 100644
--- a/platforms/posix/include/system_config.h
+++ b/platforms/posix/include/system_config.h
@@ -63,4 +63,3 @@
 #define CONFIG_SCHED_WORKPERIOD 50000
 
 #define CONFIG_SCHED_INSTRUMENTATION 1
-#define CONFIG_MAX_TASKS 32
diff --git a/platforms/posix/src/px4/common/print_load.cpp b/platforms/posix/src/px4/common/print_load.cpp
index d385df4fda..ecae3ec7b8 100644
--- a/platforms/posix/src/px4/common/print_load.cpp
+++ b/platforms/posix/src/px4/common/print_load.cpp
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ void init_print_load(struct print_load_s *s)
 	s->new_time = hrt_absolute_time();
 	s->interval_start_time = s->new_time;
 
-	for (int i = 0; i < CONFIG_MAX_TASKS; i++) {
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < sizeof(s->last_times) / sizeof(s->last_times[0]); i++) {
 		s->last_times[i] = 0;
 	}