diff --git a/ArduPlane/GCS_Mavlink.cpp b/ArduPlane/GCS_Mavlink.cpp
index 4a75cdbf4f..fecd923811 100644
--- a/ArduPlane/GCS_Mavlink.cpp
+++ b/ArduPlane/GCS_Mavlink.cpp
@@ -1193,19 +1193,6 @@ void GCS_MAVLINK_Plane::handleMessage(mavlink_message_t* msg)
             }
             break;
 
-        case MAV_CMD_GET_HOME_POSITION:
-            if (AP::ahrs().home_is_set()) {
-                send_home(plane.ahrs.get_home());
-                Location ekf_origin;
-                if (plane.ahrs.get_origin(ekf_origin)) {
-                    send_ekf_origin(ekf_origin);
-                }
-                result = MAV_RESULT_ACCEPTED;
-            } else {
-                result = MAV_RESULT_FAILED;
-            }
-            break;
-
         case MAV_CMD_PREFLIGHT_REBOOT_SHUTDOWN:
             result = handle_preflight_reboot(packet, plane.quadplane.enable != 0);
             break;