diff --git a/radio/src/telemetry/telemetry.cpp b/radio/src/telemetry/telemetry.cpp
index d16782993..95af31711 100644
--- a/radio/src/telemetry/telemetry.cpp
+++ b/radio/src/telemetry/telemetry.cpp
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ uint8_t telemetryRxBufferCount = 0;
 uint8_t wshhStreaming = 0;
 #endif
 
-uint8_t link_counter = 0;
-
 uint8_t telemetryState = TELEMETRY_INIT;
 
 TelemetryData telemetryData;
@@ -216,11 +214,8 @@ void telemetryReset()
   }
 
   telemetryStreaming = 0; // reset counter only if valid frsky packets are being detected
-  link_counter = 0;
 
   telemetryState = TELEMETRY_INIT;
-
-
 }
 
 // we don't reset the telemetry here as we would also reset the consumption after model load
diff --git a/radio/src/telemetry/telemetry.h b/radio/src/telemetry/telemetry.h
index 21c4067df..a35d6b3b0 100644
--- a/radio/src/telemetry/telemetry.h
+++ b/radio/src/telemetry/telemetry.h
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ extern uint8_t telemetryStreaming; // >0 (true) == data is streaming in. 0 = no
 extern uint8_t wshhStreaming;
 #endif
 
-extern uint8_t link_counter;
-
 enum TelemetryStates {
   TELEMETRY_INIT,
   TELEMETRY_OK,