diff --git a/radio/src/telemetry/crossfire.cpp b/radio/src/telemetry/crossfire.cpp
index 672dd56f0..173ea38f4 100644
--- a/radio/src/telemetry/crossfire.cpp
+++ b/radio/src/telemetry/crossfire.cpp
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ void processCrossfireTelemetryFrame()
           offset /= 10;
 
           TRACE("[XF] Rate: %d, Lag: %d", update_interval, offset);
-          getModuleSyncStatus(EXTERNAL_MODULE).update(update_interval, offset + SAFE_SYNC_LAG);
+          getModuleSyncStatus(EXTERNAL_MODULE).update(update_interval, offset);
         }
       }
       break;
diff --git a/radio/src/telemetry/ghost.cpp b/radio/src/telemetry/ghost.cpp
index 2095a3710..1a3cef9d4 100755
--- a/radio/src/telemetry/ghost.cpp
+++ b/radio/src/telemetry/ghost.cpp
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ void processGhostTelemetryFrame()
       update_interval /= 10;
       offset /= 10;
 
-      getModuleSyncStatus(EXTERNAL_MODULE).update(update_interval, offset + SAFE_SYNC_LAG);
+      getModuleSyncStatus(EXTERNAL_MODULE).update(update_interval, offset);
     }
     break;
 
diff --git a/radio/src/telemetry/telemetry.cpp b/radio/src/telemetry/telemetry.cpp
index 44906b9d7..03878eee6 100644
--- a/radio/src/telemetry/telemetry.cpp
+++ b/radio/src/telemetry/telemetry.cpp
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ void ModuleSyncStatus::update(uint16_t newRefreshRate, uint16_t newInputLag)
 
 uint16_t ModuleSyncStatus::getAdjustedRefreshRate()
 {
-  int16_t lag = currentLag - SAFE_SYNC_LAG;
+  int16_t lag = currentLag;
   int32_t newRefreshRate = refreshRate;
 
   if (lag == 0) {
diff --git a/radio/src/telemetry/telemetry.h b/radio/src/telemetry/telemetry.h
index 18f4f98a6..28f66da2c 100644
--- a/radio/src/telemetry/telemetry.h
+++ b/radio/src/telemetry/telemetry.h
@@ -290,8 +290,6 @@ extern Fifo<uint8_t, LUA_TELEMETRY_INPUT_FIFO_SIZE> * luaInputTelemetryFifo;
 void processPXX2Frame(uint8_t module, const uint8_t *frame);
 
 // Module pulse synchronization
-#define SAFE_SYNC_LAG          800 /* us */
-
 struct ModuleSyncStatus
 {
   // feedback input: last received values