diff --git a/src/masterMacsAxis.cpp b/src/masterMacsAxis.cpp
index 6dacb03..b16ed76 100644
--- a/src/masterMacsAxis.cpp
+++ b/src/masterMacsAxis.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ struct masterMacsAxisImpl {
     std::bitset<16> axisStatus;
     std::bitset<16> axisError;
 
-    double lastSetSpeed;
     bool waitForHandshake;
     time_t timeAtHandshake;
     bool needInit = true;
@@ -122,7 +121,6 @@ masterMacsAxis::masterMacsAxis(masterMacsController *pC, int axisNo)
     pMasterMacsA_ = std::make_unique<masterMacsAxisImpl>((masterMacsAxisImpl){
         .axisStatus = std::bitset<16>(0),
         .axisError = std::bitset<16>(0),
-        .lastSetSpeed = 0.0,
         .waitForHandshake = false,
         .timeAtHandshake = 0,
         .targetReachedUninitialized = true,
@@ -262,11 +260,6 @@ asynStatus masterMacsAxis::init() {
                                           __PRETTY_FUNCTION__, __LINE__);
     }
 
-    // Cache the motor speed. If this value differs from the one in the motor
-    // record at the start of a movement, the motor record value is sent to
-    // MasterMACS.
-    pMasterMacsA_->lastSetSpeed = motorVelocity;
-
     // Store the motor position in the parameter library
     pl_status = setMotorPosition(motorPosition);
     if (pl_status != asynSuccess) {
@@ -741,9 +734,7 @@ asynStatus masterMacsAxis::doMove(double position, int relative,
 
     // Set the new motor speed, if the user is allowed to do so and if the
     // motor speed changed since the last move command.
-    if (motorCanSetSpeed != 0 && pMasterMacsA_->lastSetSpeed != motorVelocity) {
-
-        pMasterMacsA_->lastSetSpeed = motorVelocity;
+    if (motorCanSetSpeed != 0) {
 
         snprintf(value, sizeof(value), "%lf", motorVelocity);
         status = pC_->write(axisNo_, 05, value);