diff --git a/src/gui/components/cockpitcomcomponent.cpp b/src/gui/components/cockpitcomcomponent.cpp
index 864b958da..fefb5c102 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/cockpitcomcomponent.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/components/cockpitcomcomponent.cpp
@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@ namespace swift::gui::components
         // Relay COM form signals
         connect(ui->editor_Com, &CCockpitComForm::transponderModeChanged, this,
                 &CCockpitComComponent::transponderModeChanged);
-        connect(ui->editor_Com, &CCockpitComForm::transponderStateIdentEnded, this,
-                &CCockpitComComponent::transponderStateIdentEnded);
 
         // hook up with changes from own aircraft context
         if (sGui)
diff --git a/src/gui/components/cockpitcomcomponent.h b/src/gui/components/cockpitcomcomponent.h
index 12dcfc3fe..087cc5584 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/cockpitcomcomponent.h
+++ b/src/gui/components/cockpitcomcomponent.h
@@ -52,9 +52,6 @@ namespace swift::gui::components
         //! \copydoc swift::gui::components::CTransponderModeSelector::transponderModeChanged
         void transponderModeChanged(swift::misc::aviation::CTransponder::TransponderMode newMode);
 
-        //! \copydoc swift::gui::components::CTransponderModeSelector::transponderStateIdentEnded
-        void transponderStateIdentEnded();
-
         //! @{
         //! Request COM text messages
         void requestCom1TextMessage();
diff --git a/src/gui/components/transpondermodeselector.cpp b/src/gui/components/transpondermodeselector.cpp
index d0c24e6f5..6ce8cab87 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/transpondermodeselector.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/components/transpondermodeselector.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ namespace swift::gui::components
     {
         if (mode != CTransponder::StateIdent) { m_resetMode = mode; }
         if (m_currentMode == mode) { return; }
-        if (m_currentMode == CTransponder::StateIdent) { emit this->transponderStateIdentEnded(); }
         m_currentMode = mode;
         const QString m = CTransponder::modeAsString(mode);
         QComboBox::setCurrentText(m);
diff --git a/src/gui/components/transpondermodeselector.h b/src/gui/components/transpondermodeselector.h
index 106153cf2..89926f0b5 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/transpondermodeselector.h
+++ b/src/gui/components/transpondermodeselector.h
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@ namespace swift::gui::components
         //! Ident selected
         bool isIdentSelected() const;
 
-        //! reset to last mode (unequal ident)
-        void resetTransponderMode();
-
         //! Selected transponder mode
         void setSelectedTransponderModeAsString(const QString &mode);
 
@@ -60,10 +57,10 @@ namespace swift::gui::components
         //! Mode / state has been changed
         void transponderModeChanged(swift::misc::aviation::CTransponder::TransponderMode newMode);
 
-        //! Ident phase ended
-        void transponderStateIdentEnded();
-
     private:
+        //! reset to last mode (unequal ident)
+        void resetTransponderMode();
+
         swift::misc::aviation::CTransponder::TransponderMode m_currentMode =
             swift::misc::aviation::CTransponder::StateStandby;
         swift::misc::aviation::CTransponder::TransponderMode m_resetMode =
diff --git a/src/gui/editors/cockpitcomform.cpp b/src/gui/editors/cockpitcomform.cpp
index 92f8e58c8..0345c34f0 100644
--- a/src/gui/editors/cockpitcomform.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/editors/cockpitcomform.cpp
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ namespace swift::gui::editors
         // XPDR
         connect(ui->cbp_ComPanelTransponderMode, &CTransponderModeSelector::transponderModeChanged, this,
                 &CCockpitComForm::transponderModeChanged);
-        connect(ui->cbp_ComPanelTransponderMode, &CTransponderModeSelector::transponderStateIdentEnded, this,
-                &CCockpitComForm::transponderStateIdentEnded);
 
         // COM GUI events
         connect(ui->tb_ComPanelCom1Toggle, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &CCockpitComForm::onGuiChangedCockpitValues);
diff --git a/src/gui/editors/cockpitcomform.h b/src/gui/editors/cockpitcomform.h
index 089298a3a..db9097997 100644
--- a/src/gui/editors/cockpitcomform.h
+++ b/src/gui/editors/cockpitcomform.h
@@ -64,9 +64,6 @@ namespace swift::gui::editors
         //! \copydoc swift::gui::components::CTransponderModeSelector::transponderModeChanged
         void transponderModeChanged(swift::misc::aviation::CTransponder::TransponderMode newMode);
 
-        //! \copydoc swift::gui::components::CTransponderModeSelector::transponderStateIdentEnded
-        void transponderStateIdentEnded();
-
         //! Request to test SELCAL
         void testSelcal();