diff --git a/src/drivers/imu/bosch/bmi055/BMI055_Accelerometer.cpp b/src/drivers/imu/bosch/bmi055/BMI055_Accelerometer.cpp
index 77cf537302..8545a4d7d0 100644
--- a/src/drivers/imu/bosch/bmi055/BMI055_Accelerometer.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/imu/bosch/bmi055/BMI055_Accelerometer.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ BMI055_Accelerometer::BMI055_Accelerometer(const I2CSPIDriverConfig &config) :
 		_drdy_missed_perf = perf_alloc(PC_COUNT, MODULE_NAME"_accel: DRDY missed");
 	}
 
-	ConfigureSampleRate(_px4_accel.get_max_rate_hz());
+	ConfigureSampleRate(RATE);
 }
 
 BMI055_Accelerometer::~BMI055_Accelerometer()
diff --git a/src/drivers/imu/bosch/bmi088/BMI088_Accelerometer.cpp b/src/drivers/imu/bosch/bmi088/BMI088_Accelerometer.cpp
index 8f0dc0068b..cabd072d8f 100644
--- a/src/drivers/imu/bosch/bmi088/BMI088_Accelerometer.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/imu/bosch/bmi088/BMI088_Accelerometer.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ BMI088_Accelerometer::BMI088_Accelerometer(const I2CSPIDriverConfig &config) :
 		_drdy_missed_perf = perf_alloc(PC_COUNT, MODULE_NAME"_accel: DRDY missed");
 	}
 
-	ConfigureSampleRate(_px4_accel.get_max_rate_hz());
+	ConfigureSampleRate(RATE);
 }
 
 BMI088_Accelerometer::~BMI088_Accelerometer()
diff --git a/src/lib/drivers/accelerometer/PX4Accelerometer.cpp b/src/lib/drivers/accelerometer/PX4Accelerometer.cpp
index 9994745a02..5fed7a8a48 100644
--- a/src/lib/drivers/accelerometer/PX4Accelerometer.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/drivers/accelerometer/PX4Accelerometer.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 #include "PX4Accelerometer.hpp"
 
 #include <lib/drivers/device/Device.hpp>
-#include <lib/parameters/param.h>
 
 using namespace time_literals;
 
@@ -72,8 +71,6 @@ PX4Accelerometer::PX4Accelerometer(uint32_t device_id, enum Rotation rotation) :
 {
 	// advertise immediately to keep instance numbering in sync
 	_sensor_pub.advertise();
-
-	param_get(param_find("IMU_GYRO_RATEMAX"), &_imu_gyro_rate_max);
 }
 
 PX4Accelerometer::~PX4Accelerometer()
diff --git a/src/lib/drivers/accelerometer/PX4Accelerometer.hpp b/src/lib/drivers/accelerometer/PX4Accelerometer.hpp
index 1e4885ccf7..f0f59679d3 100644
--- a/src/lib/drivers/accelerometer/PX4Accelerometer.hpp
+++ b/src/lib/drivers/accelerometer/PX4Accelerometer.hpp
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ public:
 
 	uint32_t get_device_id() const { return _device_id; }
 
-	int32_t get_max_rate_hz() const { return math::constrain(_imu_gyro_rate_max, static_cast<int32_t>(100), static_cast<int32_t>(4000)); }
-
 	void set_device_id(uint32_t device_id) { _device_id = device_id; }
 	void set_device_type(uint8_t devtype);
 	void set_error_count(uint32_t error_count) { _error_count = error_count; }
@@ -73,8 +71,6 @@ private:
 	uint32_t		_device_id{0};
 	const enum Rotation	_rotation;
 
-	int32_t			_imu_gyro_rate_max{0}; // match gyro max rate
-
 	float			_range{16 * CONSTANTS_ONE_G};
 	float			_scale{1.f};
 	float			_temperature{NAN};