diff --git a/libraries/AP_NavEKF2/AP_NavEKF2.h b/libraries/AP_NavEKF2/AP_NavEKF2.h
index 20a64694cc..f8c75982e7 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_NavEKF2/AP_NavEKF2.h
+++ b/libraries/AP_NavEKF2/AP_NavEKF2.h
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ public:
     /*
      * Write position and quaternion data from an external navigation system
      *
-     * pos        : position in the RH navigation frame. Frame is assumed to be NED if frameIsNED is true. (m)
+     * pos        : position in the RH navigation frame. Frame is assumed to be NED (m)
      * quat       : quaternion desribing the rotation from navigation frame to body frame
      * posErr     : 1-sigma spherical position error (m)
      * angErr     : 1-sigma spherical angle error (rad)
diff --git a/libraries/AP_NavEKF2/AP_NavEKF2_core.h b/libraries/AP_NavEKF2/AP_NavEKF2_core.h
index 4e18d13880..ecb100e9cd 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_NavEKF2/AP_NavEKF2_core.h
+++ b/libraries/AP_NavEKF2/AP_NavEKF2_core.h
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ public:
     /*
      * Write position and quaternion data from an external navigation system
      *
-     * pos        : position in the RH navigation frame. Frame is assumed to be NED if frameIsNED is true. (m)
+     * pos        : position in the RH navigation frame. Frame is assumed to be NED (m)
      * quat       : quaternion desribing the rotation from navigation frame to body frame
      * posErr     : 1-sigma spherical position error (m)
      * angErr     : 1-sigma spherical angle error (rad)
@@ -489,8 +489,6 @@ private:
     };
 
     struct ext_nav_elements {
-        bool            frameIsNED; // true if the data is in a NED navigation frame
-        bool            unitsAreSI; // true if the data length units are scaled in metres
         Vector3f        pos;        // XYZ position measured in a RH navigation frame (m)
         Quaternion      quat;       // quaternion describing the rotation from navigation to body frame
         float           posErr;     // spherical poition measurement error 1-std (m)