diff --git a/src/main/flight/gps_rescue.c b/src/main/flight/gps_rescue.c
index f3db7e2dbe..30ce7e9073 100644
--- a/src/main/flight/gps_rescue.c
+++ b/src/main/flight/gps_rescue.c
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@ PG_REGISTER_WITH_RESET_TEMPLATE(gpsRescueConfig_t, gpsRescueConfig, PG_GPS_RESCU
 PG_RESET_TEMPLATE(gpsRescueConfig_t, gpsRescueConfig,
     .angle = 32,
     .initialAltitudeM = 50,
-    .rescueAltitudeBufferM = 15,
     .descentDistanceM = 200,
     .rescueGroundspeed = 2000,
     .throttleP = 150,
@@ -178,6 +177,7 @@ PG_RESET_TEMPLATE(gpsRescueConfig_t, gpsRescueConfig,
     .altitudeMode = MAX_ALT,
     .ascendRate = 500,
     .descendRate = 150,
+    .rescueAltitudeBufferM = 15,
 );
 
 static uint16_t rescueThrottle;
diff --git a/src/main/flight/gps_rescue.h b/src/main/flight/gps_rescue.h
index f29eafa482..b1b575bac9 100644
--- a/src/main/flight/gps_rescue.h
+++ b/src/main/flight/gps_rescue.h
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 typedef struct gpsRescue_s {
     uint16_t angle; //degrees
     uint16_t initialAltitudeM; //meters
-    uint16_t rescueAltitudeBufferM; //meters
     uint16_t descentDistanceM; //meters
     uint16_t rescueGroundspeed; //centimeters per second
     uint16_t throttleP, throttleI, throttleD;
@@ -43,6 +42,7 @@ typedef struct gpsRescue_s {
     uint8_t altitudeMode;
     uint16_t ascendRate;
     uint16_t descendRate;
+    uint16_t rescueAltitudeBufferM; //meters
 } gpsRescueConfig_t;
 
 PG_DECLARE(gpsRescueConfig_t, gpsRescueConfig);
diff --git a/src/main/msp/msp.c b/src/main/msp/msp.c
index 24b714e902..9720c9c067 100644
--- a/src/main/msp/msp.c
+++ b/src/main/msp/msp.c
@@ -1384,7 +1384,6 @@ static bool mspProcessOutCommand(int16_t cmdMSP, sbuf_t *dst)
 #ifdef USE_GPS_RESCUE
     case MSP_GPS_RESCUE:
         sbufWriteU16(dst, gpsRescueConfig()->angle);
-        sbufWriteU16(dst, gpsRescueConfig()->rescueAltitudeBufferM);
         sbufWriteU16(dst, gpsRescueConfig()->initialAltitudeM);
         sbufWriteU16(dst, gpsRescueConfig()->descentDistanceM);
         sbufWriteU16(dst, gpsRescueConfig()->rescueGroundspeed);
@@ -2325,7 +2324,6 @@ static mspResult_e mspProcessInCommand(mspDescriptor_t srcDesc, int16_t cmdMSP,
         case MSP_SET_GPS_RESCUE:
         gpsRescueConfigMutable()->angle = sbufReadU16(src);
         gpsRescueConfigMutable()->initialAltitudeM = sbufReadU16(src);
-        gpsRescueConfigMutable()->rescueAltitudeBufferM = sbufReadU16(src);
         gpsRescueConfigMutable()->descentDistanceM = sbufReadU16(src);
         gpsRescueConfigMutable()->rescueGroundspeed = sbufReadU16(src);
         gpsRescueConfigMutable()->throttleMin = sbufReadU16(src);