diff --git a/libraries/AP_Tuning/AP_Tuning.cpp b/libraries/AP_Tuning/AP_Tuning.cpp
index 638c80b3af..83df2e5203 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_Tuning/AP_Tuning.cpp
+++ b/libraries/AP_Tuning/AP_Tuning.cpp
@@ -189,9 +189,6 @@ void AP_Tuning::check_input(uint8_t flightmode)
         last_channel_value = chan_value;
     }
 
-    // check for controller error
-    check_controller_error();
-    
     if (fabsf(chan_value - last_channel_value) < 0.01) {
         // ignore changes of less than 1%
         return;
@@ -335,19 +332,3 @@ const char *AP_Tuning::get_tuning_name(uint8_t parm)
     }
     return "UNKNOWN";
 }
-
-/*
-  check for controller error
- */
-void AP_Tuning::check_controller_error(void)
-{
-    float err = controller_error(current_parm);
-    if (err > error_threshold && !mid_point_wait && error_threshold > 0) {
-        uint32_t now = AP_HAL::millis();
-        if (now - last_controller_error_ms > 2000 && hal.util->get_soft_armed()) {
-            AP_Notify::events.tune_error = 1;
-            gcs().send_text(MAV_SEVERITY_INFO, "Tuning: error %.2f", (double)err);
-            last_controller_error_ms = now;
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/libraries/AP_Tuning/AP_Tuning.h b/libraries/AP_Tuning/AP_Tuning.h
index 06a7d20d8d..9be466391b 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_Tuning/AP_Tuning.h
+++ b/libraries/AP_Tuning/AP_Tuning.h
@@ -80,9 +80,6 @@ private:
     // last flight mode we were tuning in
     uint8_t last_flightmode;
 
-    // last time we reported controller error
-    uint32_t last_controller_error_ms;
-    
     const tuning_set *tuning_sets;
     const tuning_name *tuning_names;
     
@@ -92,7 +89,6 @@ private:
     void save_parameters(void);
     void revert_parameters(void);
     const char *get_tuning_name(uint8_t parm);
-    void check_controller_error(void);
 
 protected:
     // virtual functions that must be implemented in vehicle subclass
@@ -100,7 +96,6 @@ protected:
     virtual void save_value(uint8_t parm) = 0;
     virtual void reload_value(uint8_t parm) = 0;
     virtual void set_value(uint8_t parm, float value) = 0;
-    virtual float controller_error(uint8_t parm) = 0;
 
     // parmset is in vehicle subclass var table
     AP_Int16 parmset;