diff --git a/libraries/SITL/examples/Airsim/quadX.parm b/libraries/SITL/examples/Airsim/quadX.parm
index 9526f15c89..b59609b3b9 100644
--- a/libraries/SITL/examples/Airsim/quadX.parm
+++ b/libraries/SITL/examples/Airsim/quadX.parm
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-ARMING_CHECK     0.000000
 ATC_RAT_PIT_D    0.001000
 ATC_RAT_PIT_I    0.070000
 ATC_RAT_PIT_P    0.070000
diff --git a/libraries/SITL/examples/Airsim/quadX_lidar.parm b/libraries/SITL/examples/Airsim/quadX_lidar.parm
index b108c95fd2..2ea745430b 100644
--- a/libraries/SITL/examples/Airsim/quadX_lidar.parm
+++ b/libraries/SITL/examples/Airsim/quadX_lidar.parm
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-ARMING_CHECK     0.000000
 ATC_RAT_PIT_D    0.001000
 ATC_RAT_PIT_I    0.070000
 ATC_RAT_PIT_P    0.070000