diff --git a/src/modules/mavlink/mavlink_receiver.cpp b/src/modules/mavlink/mavlink_receiver.cpp
index 4bccb35b52..8ac70225a0 100644
--- a/src/modules/mavlink/mavlink_receiver.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/mavlink/mavlink_receiver.cpp
@@ -1283,8 +1283,6 @@ MavlinkReceiver::handle_message_set_gps_global_origin(mavlink_message_t *msg)
 		vcmd.timestamp = hrt_absolute_time();
 		_cmd_pub.publish(vcmd);
 	}
-
-	handle_request_message_command(MAVLINK_MSG_ID_GPS_GLOBAL_ORIGIN);
 }
 
 #if defined(MAVLINK_MSG_ID_SET_VELOCITY_LIMITS) // For now only defined if development.xml is used