diff --git a/src/drivers/mpu6000/mpu6000.cpp b/src/drivers/mpu6000/mpu6000.cpp
index ab2eede349..921a0d6f97 100644
--- a/src/drivers/mpu6000/mpu6000.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/mpu6000/mpu6000.cpp
@@ -272,7 +272,6 @@ private:
 	perf_counter_t		_good_transfers;
 	perf_counter_t		_reset_retries;
 	perf_counter_t		_duplicates;
-	perf_counter_t		_system_latency_perf;
 	perf_counter_t		_controller_latency_perf;
 
 	uint8_t			_register_wait;
@@ -533,7 +532,6 @@ MPU6000::MPU6000(int bus, const char *path_accel, const char *path_gyro, spi_dev
 	_good_transfers(perf_alloc(PC_COUNT, "mpu6000_good_transfers")),
 	_reset_retries(perf_alloc(PC_COUNT, "mpu6000_reset_retries")),
 	_duplicates(perf_alloc(PC_COUNT, "mpu6000_duplicates")),
-	_system_latency_perf(perf_alloc_once(PC_ELAPSED, "sys_latency")),
 	_controller_latency_perf(perf_alloc_once(PC_ELAPSED, "ctrl_latency")),
 	_register_wait(0),
 	_reset_wait(0),
@@ -1923,7 +1921,6 @@ MPU6000::measure()
 	if (accel_notify && !(_pub_blocked)) {
 		/* log the time of this report */
 		perf_begin(_controller_latency_perf);
-		perf_begin(_system_latency_perf);
 		/* publish it */
 		orb_publish(ORB_ID(sensor_accel), _accel_topic, &arb);
 	}