diff --git a/src/modules/events/status_display.cpp b/src/modules/events/status_display.cpp
index 1ab2739ceb..eb2a7ccaa6 100644
--- a/src/modules/events/status_display.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/events/status_display.cpp
@@ -83,11 +83,6 @@ bool StatusDisplay::check_for_updates()
 		got_updates = true;
 	}
 
-	if (_subscriber_handler.vehicle_attitude_updated()) {
-		orb_copy(ORB_ID(vehicle_attitude), _subscriber_handler.get_vehicle_attitude_sub(), &_vehicle_attitude);
-		got_updates = true;
-	}
-
 	return got_updates;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/modules/events/subscriber_handler.cpp b/src/modules/events/subscriber_handler.cpp
index fe911c134f..7ea01c0d79 100644
--- a/src/modules/events/subscriber_handler.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/events/subscriber_handler.cpp
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ void SubscriberHandler::subscribe()
 		_vehicle_status_flags_sub = orb_subscribe(ORB_ID(vehicle_status_flags));
 	}
 
-	if (_vehicle_attitude_sub < 0) {
-		_vehicle_attitude_sub = orb_subscribe(ORB_ID(vehicle_attitude));
-	}
 }
 
 void SubscriberHandler::unsubscribe()
@@ -59,10 +56,6 @@ void SubscriberHandler::unsubscribe()
 		_vehicle_status_flags_sub = -1;
 	}
 
-	if (_vehicle_attitude_sub >= 0) {
-		orb_unsubscribe(_vehicle_attitude_sub);
-		_vehicle_attitude_sub = -1;
-	}
 }
 
 void SubscriberHandler::check_for_updates()
@@ -103,10 +96,4 @@ void SubscriberHandler::check_for_updates()
 		_update_bitfield |= (uint32_t)StatusMask::CpuLoad;
 	}
 
-	updated = false;
-	orb_check(_vehicle_attitude_sub, &updated);
-
-	if (updated) {
-		_update_bitfield |= (uint32_t)StatusMask::VehicleAttitude;
-	}
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/events/subscriber_handler.h b/src/modules/events/subscriber_handler.h
index a8fd3a28db..7f024efdd5 100644
--- a/src/modules/events/subscriber_handler.h
+++ b/src/modules/events/subscriber_handler.h
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ public:
 	int get_vehicle_command_sub() const { return _vehicle_command_sub; }
 	int get_vehicle_status_sub() const { return _vehicle_status_sub; }
 	int get_vehicle_status_flags_sub() const { return _vehicle_status_flags_sub; }
-	int get_vehicle_attitude_sub() const { return _vehicle_attitude_sub; }
-	// TODO: incorporate an add_topic method, this will push back the sub handler
-	// in the subscriber vector
 
 	/* update checking methods */
 	bool battery_status_updated() const { return _update_bitfield & (uint32_t)StatusMask::BatteryStatus; }
@@ -37,7 +34,6 @@ public:
 	bool vehicle_command_updated() const { return _update_bitfield & (uint32_t)StatusMask::VehicleCommand; }
 	bool vehicle_status_updated() const { return _update_bitfield & (uint32_t)StatusMask::VehicleStatus; }
 	bool vehicle_status_flags_updated() const { return _update_bitfield & (uint32_t)StatusMask::VehicleStatusFlags; }
-	bool vehicle_attitude_updated() const { return _update_bitfield & (uint32_t)StatusMask::VehicleAttitude; }
 
 
 private:
@@ -47,16 +43,13 @@ private:
 		VehicleStatusFlags = (0x01 << 2),
 		BatteryStatus = (0x01 << 3),
 		CpuLoad = (0x01 << 4),
-		VehicleAttitude = (0x01 << 5),
 	};
 
-	// TODO: incorporate the subscriber into a vector of int
 	int _battery_status_sub = -1;
 	int _cpuload_sub = -1;
 	int _vehicle_command_sub = -1;
 	int _vehicle_status_sub = -1;
 	int _vehicle_status_flags_sub = -1;
-	int _vehicle_attitude_sub = -1;
 
 	uint32_t _update_bitfield = 0;
 };