diff --git a/src/blackcore/network_vatlib.cpp b/src/blackcore/network_vatlib.cpp
index ced770197..9f7b32415 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/network_vatlib.cpp
+++ b/src/blackcore/network_vatlib.cpp
@@ -749,7 +749,6 @@ namespace BlackCore
     void CNetworkVatlib::onAtcPositionUpdate(VatSessionID, const char *callsign, const VatAtcPosition *pos, void *cbvar)
     {
         int frequencyKHz = pos->frequency;
-        if (frequencyKHz < 100000) { frequencyKHz += 100000; }
         CFrequency freq(frequencyKHz, CFrequencyUnit::kHz());
         freq.switchUnit(CFrequencyUnit::MHz()); // we would not need to bother, but this makes it easier to identify
         Q_ASSERT(CComSystem::isValidCivilAviationFrequency(freq));