diff --git a/libraries/AP_GPS/AP_GPS.cpp b/libraries/AP_GPS/AP_GPS.cpp
index f24f5c5a84..8c9ac93246 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_GPS/AP_GPS.cpp
+++ b/libraries/AP_GPS/AP_GPS.cpp
@@ -1443,7 +1443,7 @@ void AP_GPS::calc_blended_state(void)
     blended_NE_offset_m.zero();
     for (uint8_t i=0; i<GPS_MAX_RECEIVERS; i++) {
         if (_blend_weights[i] > 0.0f && i != best_index) {
-            blended_NE_offset_m += location_diff(state[GPS_BLENDED_INSTANCE].location, state[i].location) * _blend_weights[i];
+            blended_NE_offset_m += state[GPS_BLENDED_INSTANCE].location.get_distance_NE(state[i].location) * _blend_weights[i];
             blended_alt_offset_cm += (float)(state[i].location.alt - state[GPS_BLENDED_INSTANCE].location.alt) * _blend_weights[i];
         }
     }
@@ -1480,7 +1480,7 @@ void AP_GPS::calc_blended_state(void)
 
     // Calculate the offset from each GPS solution to the blended solution
     for (uint8_t i=0; i<GPS_MAX_RECEIVERS; i++) {
-        _NE_pos_offset_m[i] = location_diff(state[i].location, state[GPS_BLENDED_INSTANCE].location) * alpha[i] + _NE_pos_offset_m[i] * (1.0f - alpha[i]);
+        _NE_pos_offset_m[i] = state[i].location.get_distance_NE(state[GPS_BLENDED_INSTANCE].location) * alpha[i] + _NE_pos_offset_m[i] * (1.0f - alpha[i]);
         _hgt_offset_cm[i] = (float)(state[GPS_BLENDED_INSTANCE].location.alt - state[i].location.alt) *  alpha[i] + _hgt_offset_cm[i] * (1.0f - alpha[i]);
     }