diff --git a/libraries/AP_Airspeed/AP_Airspeed.cpp b/libraries/AP_Airspeed/AP_Airspeed.cpp
index 5c2bfccdf3..02320cfefe 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_Airspeed/AP_Airspeed.cpp
+++ b/libraries/AP_Airspeed/AP_Airspeed.cpp
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@
  *   of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  */
 
-#include <math.h>
-
+#include <AP_Math.h>
 #include <AP_Common.h>
 #include <AP_HAL.h>
 #include <AP_Airspeed.h>
@@ -55,10 +54,10 @@ void AP_Airspeed::calibrate()
     if (!_enable) {
         return;
     }
-    _source->read();
+    _source->read_average();
     for (c = 0; c < 10; c++) {
         hal.scheduler->delay(100);
-        sum += _source->read();
+        sum += _source->read_average();
     }
     _airspeed_raw = sum/c;
     _offset.set_and_save(_airspeed_raw);
@@ -72,9 +71,8 @@ void AP_Airspeed::read(void)
     if (!_enable) {
         return;
     }
-    _airspeed_raw           = _source->read();
-    airspeed_pressure       = ((_airspeed_raw - _offset) < 0) ?
-                                (_airspeed_raw - _offset) : 0;
+    _airspeed_raw           = _source->read_average();
+    airspeed_pressure       = max(_airspeed_raw - _offset, 0);
     _airspeed               = 0.7 * _airspeed +
                               0.3 * sqrt(airspeed_pressure * _ratio);
 }
diff --git a/libraries/AP_Airspeed/AP_Airspeed.h b/libraries/AP_Airspeed/AP_Airspeed.h
index 5e5c63fe05..0bbd204f5b 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_Airspeed/AP_Airspeed.h
+++ b/libraries/AP_Airspeed/AP_Airspeed.h
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ public:
 
     // calibrate the airspeed. This must be called on startup if the
     // altitude/climb_rate/acceleration interfaces are ever used
-    // the callback is a delay() like routine
     void            calibrate();
 
     // return the current airspeed in m/s