diff --git a/msg/vehicle_status_flags.msg b/msg/vehicle_status_flags.msg
index d53d5e2ea6..b6c96e6334 100644
--- a/msg/vehicle_status_flags.msg
+++ b/msg/vehicle_status_flags.msg
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ bool condition_home_position_valid			# indicates a valid home position (a valid
 bool condition_local_position_valid		# set to true by the commander app if the quality of the local position estimate is good enough to use for navigation
 bool condition_local_velocity_valid		# set to true by the commander app if the quality of the local horizontal velocity data is good enough to use for navigation
 bool condition_local_altitude_valid
-bool condition_airspeed_valid                        # set to true by the commander app if there is a valid airspeed measurement available
 bool condition_power_input_valid                # set if input power is valid
 
 bool circuit_breaker_engaged_power_check
diff --git a/src/modules/commander/commander.cpp b/src/modules/commander/commander.cpp
index 2234c6f751..b73e205adf 100644
--- a/src/modules/commander/commander.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/commander/commander.cpp
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@
 #include <uORB/topics/actuator_controls.h>
 #include <uORB/topics/battery_status.h>
 #include <uORB/topics/cpuload.h>
-#include <uORB/topics/differential_pressure.h>
 #include <uORB/topics/geofence_result.h>
 #include <uORB/topics/home_position.h>
 #include <uORB/topics/manual_control_setpoint.h>
@@ -1439,11 +1438,6 @@ Commander::run()
 	int land_detector_sub = orb_subscribe(ORB_ID(vehicle_land_detected));
 	land_detector.landed = true;
 
-	/* Subscribe to differential pressure topic */
-	int diff_pres_sub = orb_subscribe(ORB_ID(differential_pressure));
-	struct differential_pressure_s diff_pres;
-	memset(&diff_pres, 0, sizeof(diff_pres));
-
 	/* Subscribe to command topic */
 	int cmd_sub = orb_subscribe(ORB_ID(vehicle_command));
 
@@ -1852,12 +1846,6 @@ Commander::run()
 			}
 		}
 
-		orb_check(diff_pres_sub, &updated);
-
-		if (updated) {
-			orb_copy(ORB_ID(differential_pressure), diff_pres_sub, &diff_pres);
-		}
-
 		orb_check(system_power_sub, &updated);
 
 		if (updated) {
@@ -1893,8 +1881,6 @@ Commander::run()
 			}
 		}
 
-		check_valid(diff_pres.timestamp, DIFFPRESS_TIMEOUT, true, &(status_flags.condition_airspeed_valid), &status_changed);
-
 		/* update safety topic */
 		orb_check(safety_sub, &updated);
 
@@ -3083,7 +3069,6 @@ Commander::run()
 	px4_close(safety_sub);
 	px4_close(cmd_sub);
 	px4_close(subsys_sub);
-	px4_close(diff_pres_sub);
 	px4_close(param_changed_sub);
 	px4_close(battery_sub);
 	px4_close(land_detector_sub);