diff --git a/src/main/flight/pos_hold.c b/src/main/flight/pos_hold.c
index cbb77f48fe..c6aa4a024c 100644
--- a/src/main/flight/pos_hold.c
+++ b/src/main/flight/pos_hold.c
@@ -78,13 +78,10 @@ void posHoldUpdateTargetLocation(void)
     }
 }
 
-void posHoldUpdate(timeUs_t currentTimeUs) {
-    UNUSED(currentTimeUs); 
-    // check for enabling Alt Hold, otherwise do as little as possible while inactive
-    posHoldProcessTransitions();
+void posHoldNewGpsData(void) {
     if (posHold.isPosHoldRequested) {
         posHoldUpdateTargetLocation();
-        if (getIsNewDataForPosHold() && posHold.posHoldIsOK) {
+        if (posHold.posHoldIsOK) {
             posHold.posHoldIsOK = positionControl(posHold.useStickAdjustment, posHold.deadband);
         }
     } else {
@@ -93,6 +90,12 @@ void posHoldUpdate(timeUs_t currentTimeUs) {
     }
 }
 
+void posHoldUpdate(timeUs_t currentTimeUs) {
+    UNUSED(currentTimeUs); 
+    // check for enabling Alt Hold, otherwise do as little as possible while inactive
+    posHoldProcessTransitions();
+}
+
 bool posHoldFailure(void) {
     return (posHold.isPosHoldRequested && !posHold.posHoldIsOK);
 }
diff --git a/src/main/io/gps.c b/src/main/io/gps.c
index 0161391dd4..f62a815fd8 100644
--- a/src/main/io/gps.c
+++ b/src/main/io/gps.c
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ GPS_svinfo_t GPS_svinfo[GPS_SV_MAXSATS_M8N];
 
 static serialPort_t *gpsPort;
 static float gpsDataIntervalSeconds;
-static bool newDataForPosHold = false;
 
 typedef struct gpsInitData_s {
     uint8_t index;
@@ -2613,13 +2612,9 @@ void onGpsNewData(void)
     gpsLapTimerNewGpsData();
 #endif // USE_GPS_LAP_TIMER
 
-    newDataForPosHold = true;
-}
-
-bool getIsNewDataForPosHold(void) {
-    bool currentState = newDataForPosHold; // true only when new data arrives
-    newDataForPosHold = false; // clear flag once new data has been handled
-    return currentState;
+#ifdef USE_POS_HOLD
+    posHoldNewGpsData();
+#endif
 }
 
 void gpsSetFixState(bool state)
diff --git a/src/main/io/gps.h b/src/main/io/gps.h
index 94fc4b9de3..f28abc5259 100644
--- a/src/main/io/gps.h
+++ b/src/main/io/gps.h
@@ -392,6 +392,5 @@ void GPS_distance_cm_bearing(const gpsLocation_t *from, const gpsLocation_t *to,
 
 void gpsSetFixState(bool state);
 float getGpsDataIntervalSeconds(void);      // sends GPS Nav Data interval to GPS Rescue
-bool getIsNewDataForPosHold(void);
 
 baudRate_e getGpsPortActualBaudRateIndex(void);