diff --git a/src/examples/ekf_att_pos_estimator/AttitudePositionEstimatorEKF.h b/src/examples/ekf_att_pos_estimator/AttitudePositionEstimatorEKF.h
index 92a729a413..daba828139 100644
--- a/src/examples/ekf_att_pos_estimator/AttitudePositionEstimatorEKF.h
+++ b/src/examples/ekf_att_pos_estimator/AttitudePositionEstimatorEKF.h
@@ -150,7 +150,6 @@ private:
     int     _vehicle_land_detected_sub;
     int     _params_sub;            /**< notification of parameter updates */
     int     _manual_control_sub;        /**< notification of manual control updates */
-    int     _mission_sub;
     int     _home_sub;          /**< home position as defined by commander / user */
     int     _landDetectorSub;
     int     _armedSub;
diff --git a/src/examples/ekf_att_pos_estimator/ekf_att_pos_estimator_main.cpp b/src/examples/ekf_att_pos_estimator/ekf_att_pos_estimator_main.cpp
index 3786d39363..123528ab2d 100644
--- a/src/examples/ekf_att_pos_estimator/ekf_att_pos_estimator_main.cpp
+++ b/src/examples/ekf_att_pos_estimator/ekf_att_pos_estimator_main.cpp
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ AttitudePositionEstimatorEKF::AttitudePositionEstimatorEKF() :
 	_vehicle_land_detected_sub(-1),
 	_params_sub(-1),
 	_manual_control_sub(-1),
-	_mission_sub(-1),
 	_home_sub(-1),
 	_armedSub(-1),