diff --git a/selfdrive/car/card.py b/selfdrive/car/card.py
index cdc07014f8..faa7d77186 100755
--- a/selfdrive/car/card.py
+++ b/selfdrive/car/card.py
@@ -135,16 +135,6 @@ class Car:
 
     CS.events = self.events.to_msg()
 
-  def state_transition(self, CS: car.CarState):
-    pass
-    # self.v_cruise_helper.update_v_cruise(CS, self.sm['controlsState'].enabled, self.is_metric)
-    #
-    # controlsState = self.sm['controlsState']
-    # if self.controlsState_prev.state == State.disabled:
-    #   # TODO: use ENABLED_STATES from controlsd? it includes softDisabling which isn't possible here
-    #   if controlsState.state in (State.preEnabled, State.overriding, State.enabled):
-    #    self.v_cruise_helper.initialize_v_cruise(CS, controlsState.experimentalMode)
-
   def state_publish(self, CS: car.CarState):
     """carState and carParams publish loop"""
 
@@ -194,9 +184,6 @@ class Car:
 
     self.update_events(CS)
 
-    if not self.CP.passive and self.sm['controlsState'].initialized:
-      self.state_transition(CS)
-
     self.state_publish(CS)
     cloudlog.timestamp("State published")