diff --git a/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simconnectdatadefinition.cpp b/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simconnectdatadefinition.cpp
index 1ee57e99f..3c4e6b228 100644
--- a/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simconnectdatadefinition.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simconnectdatadefinition.cpp
@@ -81,8 +81,7 @@ namespace swift::simplugin::fsxcommon
         hr += initRemoteAircraftSimDataSet(hSimConnect);
         hr += initSimulatorEnvironment(hSimConnect);
         hr += initSbDataArea(hSimConnect);
-        if (simInfo.isMSFS()) { hr += initMSFSTransponder(hSimConnect); }
-        if (simInfo.isMSFS2024()) { hr += initMSFS2024Transponder(hSimConnect); }
+        if (simInfo.isMSFS() || simInfo.isMSFS2024()) { hr += initMSFSTransponder(hSimConnect); }
         return hr;
     }
 
@@ -423,22 +422,6 @@ namespace swift::simplugin::fsxcommon
         return hr;
     }
 
-    HRESULT CSimConnectDefinitions::initMSFS2024Transponder(const HANDLE hSimConnect)
-    {
-        HRESULT hr = s_ok();
-        hr += SimConnect_AddToDataDefinition(hSimConnect, CSimConnectDefinitions::DataTransponderModeMSFS,
-                                             "TRANSPONDER STATE:1", "Enum");
-        hr += SimConnect_AddToDataDefinition(hSimConnect, CSimConnectDefinitions::DataTransponderModeMSFS,
-                                             "TRANSPONDER IDENT:1", "Bool");
-        if (isFailure(hr))
-        {
-            CLogMessage(static_cast<CSimConnectDefinitions *>(nullptr))
-                    .error(u"SimConnect error: MSFS2024 transponder data definitions %1")
-                << hr;
-        }
-        return hr;
-    }
-
     DataDefinitionRemoteAircraftPartsWithoutLights::DataDefinitionRemoteAircraftPartsWithoutLights()
     {
         this->resetToInvalid();
diff --git a/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simconnectdatadefinition.h b/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simconnectdatadefinition.h
index d23a3497c..e2992fa8f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simconnectdatadefinition.h
+++ b/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simconnectdatadefinition.h
@@ -345,9 +345,6 @@ namespace swift::simplugin::fsxcommon
 
         //! Initialize data definition for MSFS transponder
         static HRESULT initMSFSTransponder(const HANDLE hSimConnect);
-
-        //! Initialize data definition for MSFS transponder
-        static HRESULT initMSFS2024Transponder(const HANDLE hSimConnect);
     };
 } // namespace swift::simplugin::fsxcommon
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simulatorfsxsimconnectproc.cpp b/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simulatorfsxsimconnectproc.cpp
index 68643c4aa..aef52bc5d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simulatorfsxsimconnectproc.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simulatorfsxsimconnectproc.cpp
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ namespace swift::simplugin::fsxcommon
                 const QString exceptionString(
                     CSimConnectUtilities::simConnectExceptionToString(static_cast<DWORD>(exception->dwException)));
                 const QString sendIdDetails = simulatorFsxP3D->getSendIdTraceDetails(sendId);
-                CLogMessage(simulatorFsxP3D).warning(u"Caught simConnect exception: '%1' '%2' | send details: '%3'")
+                CLogMessage(simulatorFsxP3D).warning(u"Caught SimConnect exception: '%1' '%2' | send details: '%3'")
                     << exceptionString << ex << (sendIdDetails.isEmpty() ? "N/A" : sendIdDetails);
             }
             break; // SIMCONNECT_RECV_ID_EXCEPTION