diff --git a/openrtx/include/state.h b/openrtx/include/state.h
index 806afb49..b4dc6f28 100644
--- a/openrtx/include/state.h
+++ b/openrtx/include/state.h
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ typedef struct
     //time_t tx_status_tv;
     //bool tx_status;
 
-    bool channelInfoUpdated;
     uint16_t channel_index;
     channel_t channel;
     channel_t vfo_channel;
diff --git a/openrtx/src/state.c b/openrtx/src/state.c
index 07d5ed9a..41cfccf8 100644
--- a/openrtx/src/state.c
+++ b/openrtx/src/state.c
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ void state_init()
  
     // Set default channel index (it is 1-based)
     state.channel_index = 1;
-    state.channelInfoUpdated = true;
     // Read VFO channel from Flash storage
     if(nvm_readVFOChannelData(&state.channel) != 0)
     {