diff --git a/src/modules/land_detector/VtolLandDetector.cpp b/src/modules/land_detector/VtolLandDetector.cpp
index a3a4ae3380..22f859c13c 100644
--- a/src/modules/land_detector/VtolLandDetector.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/land_detector/VtolLandDetector.cpp
@@ -69,31 +69,7 @@ bool VtolLandDetector::_get_landed_state()
 		return !_armed;
 	}
 
-	// this is returned from the mutlicopter land detector
-	bool landed = MulticopterLandDetector::_get_landed_state();
-
-	// for vtol we additionally consider airspeed
-	airspeed_validated_s airspeed_validated{};
-	_airspeed_validated_sub.copy(&airspeed_validated);
-
-	if (hrt_elapsed_time(&airspeed_validated.timestamp) < 1_s && PX4_ISFINITE(airspeed_validated.true_airspeed_m_s)) {
-
-		_airspeed_filtered = 0.95f * _airspeed_filtered + 0.05f * airspeed_validated.true_airspeed_m_s;
-
-	} else {
-		// if airspeed does not update, set it to zero and rely on multicopter land detector
-		_airspeed_filtered = 0.0f;
-	}
-
-	// only consider airspeed if we have been in air before to avoid false
-	// detections in the case of wind on the ground
-	if (_was_in_air && (_airspeed_filtered > _param_lndfw_airspd_max.get())) {
-		landed = false;
-	}
-
-	_was_in_air = !landed;
-
-	return landed;
+	return MulticopterLandDetector::_get_landed_state();
 }
 
 bool VtolLandDetector::_get_freefall_state()
diff --git a/src/modules/land_detector/VtolLandDetector.h b/src/modules/land_detector/VtolLandDetector.h
index 16b34b6ce7..e6141cf882 100644
--- a/src/modules/land_detector/VtolLandDetector.h
+++ b/src/modules/land_detector/VtolLandDetector.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /****************************************************************************
  *
- *   Copyright (c) 2013-2016 PX4 Development Team. All rights reserved.
+ *   Copyright (c) 2013-2022 PX4 Development Team. All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
  * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@
 
 /**
  * @file VtolLandDetector.h
- * Land detection implementation for VTOL also called hybrids.
+ * Land detection implementation for VTOLs.
+ * It uses the MC land detector in hover, while land detection in FW
+ * is 1:1 linked to the (boolean) armed state.
  *
  * @author Roman Bapst <bapstr@gmail.com>
  * @author Julian Oes <julian@oes.ch>
@@ -41,8 +43,6 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <uORB/topics/airspeed_validated.h>
-
 #include "MulticopterLandDetector.h"
 
 namespace land_detector
@@ -59,17 +59,6 @@ protected:
 	bool _get_landed_state() override;
 	bool _get_maybe_landed_state() override;
 	bool _get_freefall_state() override;
-
-private:
-	uORB::Subscription _airspeed_validated_sub{ORB_ID(airspeed_validated)};
-
-	bool _was_in_air{false}; /**< indicates whether the vehicle was in the air in the previous iteration */
-	float _airspeed_filtered{0.0f}; /**< low pass filtered airspeed */
-
-	DEFINE_PARAMETERS_CUSTOM_PARENT(
-		MulticopterLandDetector,
-		(ParamFloat<px4::params::LNDFW_AIRSPD_MAX>) _param_lndfw_airspd_max
-	);
 };
 
 } // namespace land_detector