diff --git a/src/modules/Telemetry/DeviceTelemetry.cpp b/src/modules/Telemetry/DeviceTelemetry.cpp
index 630de2933..43c25b6a7 100644
--- a/src/modules/Telemetry/DeviceTelemetry.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/Telemetry/DeviceTelemetry.cpp
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 int32_t DeviceTelemetryModule::runOnce()
 {
     uint32_t now = millis();
-    if ((lastSentToMesh == 0 ||
-         (now - lastSentToMesh) >= getConfiguredOrDefaultMs(moduleConfig.telemetry.device_update_interval)) &&
+    if (((lastSentToMesh == 0) ||
+         ((now - lastSentToMesh) >= getConfiguredOrDefaultMs(moduleConfig.telemetry.device_update_interval))) &&
         airTime->isTxAllowedChannelUtil() && airTime->isTxAllowedAirUtil()) {
         sendTelemetry();
         lastSentToMesh = now;
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ bool DeviceTelemetryModule::handleReceivedProtobuf(const meshtastic_MeshPacket &
                  t->variant.device_metrics.air_util_tx, t->variant.device_metrics.channel_utilization,
                  t->variant.device_metrics.battery_level, t->variant.device_metrics.voltage);
 
-        lastMeasurementPacket = packetPool.allocCopy(mp);
-
         nodeDB.updateTelemetry(getFrom(&mp), *t, RX_SRC_RADIO);
     }
     return false; // Let others look at this message also if they want
@@ -63,7 +61,6 @@ bool DeviceTelemetryModule::sendTelemetry(NodeNum dest, bool phoneOnly)
     p->decoded.want_response = false;
     p->priority = meshtastic_MeshPacket_Priority_MIN;
 
-    lastMeasurementPacket = packetPool.allocCopy(*p);
     nodeDB.updateTelemetry(nodeDB.getNodeNum(), t, RX_SRC_LOCAL);
     if (phoneOnly) {
         LOG_INFO("Sending packet to phone\n");
diff --git a/src/modules/Telemetry/DeviceTelemetry.h b/src/modules/Telemetry/DeviceTelemetry.h
index 94641f04e..ba16e095a 100644
--- a/src/modules/Telemetry/DeviceTelemetry.h
+++ b/src/modules/Telemetry/DeviceTelemetry.h
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ class DeviceTelemetryModule : private concurrency::OSThread, public ProtobufModu
         : concurrency::OSThread("DeviceTelemetryModule"),
           ProtobufModule("DeviceTelemetry", meshtastic_PortNum_TELEMETRY_APP, &meshtastic_Telemetry_msg)
     {
-        lastMeasurementPacket = nullptr;
         setIntervalFromNow(10 * 1000);
     }
     virtual bool wantUIFrame() { return false; }
@@ -31,5 +30,4 @@ class DeviceTelemetryModule : private concurrency::OSThread, public ProtobufModu
   private:
     uint32_t sendToPhoneIntervalMs = SECONDS_IN_MINUTE * 1000; // Send to phone every minute
     uint32_t lastSentToMesh = 0;
-    const meshtastic_MeshPacket *lastMeasurementPacket;
 };