diff --git a/msg/cpuload.msg b/msg/cpuload.msg
index a8d84dd53c..ef85fa58a3 100644
--- a/msg/cpuload.msg
+++ b/msg/cpuload.msg
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-uint64 timestamp                # in microseconds since system start, is set whenever the writing thread stores new data
 float32 load                    # processor load from 0 to 1