diff --git a/conf/airframes/CDW/yapa_xsens.xml b/conf/airframes/CDW/yapa_xsens.xml
index 6e0db7d71a..2604ef5156 100644
--- a/conf/airframes/CDW/yapa_xsens.xml
+++ b/conf/airframes/CDW/yapa_xsens.xml
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@
   <section name="MISC">
     <define name="NOMINAL_AIRSPEED" value="14." unit="m/s"/>
     <define name="CARROT" value="5." unit="s"/>
-    <define name="CONTROL_RATE" value="60" unit="Hz"/>
     <define name="XBEE_INIT" value="&quot;ATPL2\rATRN5\rATTT80\r&quot;"/>
 <!--    <define name="NO_XBEE_API_INIT" value="TRUE"/> -->
 <!--    <define name="ALT_KALMAN_ENABLED" value="TRUE"/> -->
diff --git a/conf/airframes/TestHardware/LisaL_v1.1_b2_v1.2_fw.xml b/conf/airframes/TestHardware/LisaL_v1.1_b2_v1.2_fw.xml
index d7be19df12..b2aea018a2 100644
--- a/conf/airframes/TestHardware/LisaL_v1.1_b2_v1.2_fw.xml
+++ b/conf/airframes/TestHardware/LisaL_v1.1_b2_v1.2_fw.xml
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@
     <section name="MISC">
         <define name="NOMINAL_AIRSPEED" value="13." unit="m/s"/>
         <define name="CARROT" value="5." unit="s"/>
-        <define name="CONTROL_RATE" value="60" unit="Hz"/>
         <define name="XBEE_INIT" value="&quot;ATPL2\rATRN5\rATTT80\r&quot;"/>
         <!--    <define name="NO_XBEE_API_INIT" value="TRUE"/> -->
         <define name="ALT_KALMAN_ENABLED" value="TRUE"/>
diff --git a/conf/airframes/examples/bixler_lisa_m_2.xml b/conf/airframes/examples/bixler_lisa_m_2.xml
index a9f2270f96..92e8ad07b2 100644
--- a/conf/airframes/examples/bixler_lisa_m_2.xml
+++ b/conf/airframes/examples/bixler_lisa_m_2.xml
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@
     <define name="NOMINAL_AIRSPEED" value="15." unit="m/s"/>
     <define name="CARROT" value="4." unit="s"/>
     <define name="KILL_MODE_DISTANCE" value="(2.0*MAX_DIST_FROM_HOME)"/>
-    <define name="CONTROL_RATE" value="60" unit="Hz"/>
     <define name="ALT_KALMAN_ENABLED" value="TRUE"/>
     <define name="DEFAULT_CIRCLE_RADIUS" value="100."/>
   </section>
diff --git a/conf/airframes/examples/microjet_imu_xsens.xml b/conf/airframes/examples/microjet_imu_xsens.xml
index c351c1181c..990753c737 100644
--- a/conf/airframes/examples/microjet_imu_xsens.xml
+++ b/conf/airframes/examples/microjet_imu_xsens.xml
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@
     <define name="NOMINAL_AIRSPEED" value="13." unit="m/s"/>
     <define name="CARROT" value="5." unit="s"/>
     <define name="KILL_MODE_DISTANCE" value="(1.5*MAX_DIST_FROM_HOME)"/>
-    <define name="CONTROL_RATE" value="60" unit="Hz"/>
     <define name="ALT_KALMAN_ENABLED" value="TRUE"/>
     <define name="DEFAULT_CIRCLE_RADIUS" value="80."/>
   </section>
diff --git a/conf/airframes/examples/microjet_lisa_m_xsens.xml b/conf/airframes/examples/microjet_lisa_m_xsens.xml
index b0c17f2f55..181fe7a979 100644
--- a/conf/airframes/examples/microjet_lisa_m_xsens.xml
+++ b/conf/airframes/examples/microjet_lisa_m_xsens.xml
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@
     <define name="NOMINAL_AIRSPEED" value="13." unit="m/s"/>
     <define name="CARROT" value="5." unit="s"/>
     <define name="KILL_MODE_DISTANCE" value="(1.5*MAX_DIST_FROM_HOME)"/>
-    <define name="CONTROL_RATE" value="60" unit="Hz"/>
     <define name="ALT_KALMAN_ENABLED" value="TRUE"/>
     <define name="DEFAULT_CIRCLE_RADIUS" value="80."/>
   </section>
diff --git a/conf/airframes/examples/umarim_lite_v2.xml b/conf/airframes/examples/umarim_lite_v2.xml
index d4e48ce613..a0dd542f26 100644
--- a/conf/airframes/examples/umarim_lite_v2.xml
+++ b/conf/airframes/examples/umarim_lite_v2.xml
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@
     <define name="NOMINAL_AIRSPEED" value="15." unit="m/s"/>
     <define name="CARROT" value="5." unit="s"/>
     <define name="KILL_MODE_DISTANCE" value="(1.5*MAX_DIST_FROM_HOME)"/>
-    <define name="CONTROL_RATE" value="60" unit="Hz"/>
     <define name="ALT_KALMAN_ENABLED" value="TRUE"/>
     <define name="DEFAULT_CIRCLE_RADIUS" value="80."/>
   </section>