diff --git a/src/modules/navigator/mission.cpp b/src/modules/navigator/mission.cpp
index 7ccc18ad3b9e33fd8fc144a6ffd6e347545dc0cc..990e46bc7d816cbbe2f57910a7c14fbc380dfbe9 100644
--- a/src/modules/navigator/mission.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/navigator/mission.cpp
@@ -555,9 +555,6 @@ Mission::set_mission_items()
 			 * what the altitude means on this waypoint type.
 			 */
 			float altitude = _navigator->get_global_position()->alt;
-			if (pos_sp_triplet->current.valid) {
-				altitude = pos_sp_triplet->current.alt;
-			}
 
 			_mission_item.altitude = altitude;
 			_mission_item.altitude_is_relative = false;