diff --git a/src/modules/navigator/takeoff.cpp b/src/modules/navigator/takeoff.cpp
index d9b22720f3..c151369011 100644
--- a/src/modules/navigator/takeoff.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/navigator/takeoff.cpp
@@ -69,25 +69,6 @@ Takeoff::on_active()
 		_navigator->get_mission_result()->finished = true;
 		_navigator->set_mission_result_updated();
 		_navigator->mode_completed(getNavigatorStateId());
-
-		position_setpoint_triplet_s *pos_sp_triplet = _navigator->get_position_setpoint_triplet();
-
-		// set loiter item so position controllers stop doing takeoff logic
-		if (_navigator->get_land_detected()->landed) {
-			_mission_item.nav_cmd = NAV_CMD_IDLE;
-
-		} else {
-			if (pos_sp_triplet->current.valid) {
-				setLoiterItemFromCurrentPositionSetpoint(&_mission_item);
-
-			} else {
-				setLoiterItemFromCurrentPosition(&_mission_item);
-			}
-		}
-
-		mission_item_to_position_setpoint(_mission_item, &pos_sp_triplet->current);
-
-		_navigator->set_position_setpoint_triplet_updated();
 	}
 }