diff --git a/ArduPlane/ArduPlane.cpp b/ArduPlane/ArduPlane.cpp
index 2cfd0051db..bce2f2bfbf 100644
--- a/ArduPlane/ArduPlane.cpp
+++ b/ArduPlane/ArduPlane.cpp
@@ -333,10 +333,6 @@ void Plane::one_second_loop()
         terrain.log_terrain_data(DataFlash);
     }
 #endif
-    // piggyback the status log entry on the MODE log entry flag
-    if (should_log(MASK_LOG_MODE)) {
-        Log_Write_Status();
-    }
 
     ins.set_raw_logging(should_log(MASK_LOG_IMU_RAW));
 }