diff --git a/selfdrive/modeld/modeld.cc b/selfdrive/modeld/modeld.cc
index e77a9cacfa..369c446141 100644
--- a/selfdrive/modeld/modeld.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/modeld/modeld.cc
@@ -217,8 +217,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
                              model_transform, NULL, vec_desire);
         mt2 = millis_since_boot();
 
-        model_publish(pm, extra.frame_id, frame_id, sm.allAliveAndValid(), model_buf, extra.timestamp_eof);
-        posenet_publish(pm, extra.frame_id, frame_id, sm.allAliveAndValid(), model_buf, extra.timestamp_eof);
+        model_publish(pm, extra.frame_id, frame_id,  model_buf, extra.timestamp_eof);
+        posenet_publish(pm, extra.frame_id, frame_id, model_buf, extra.timestamp_eof);
 
         LOGD("model process: %.2fms, from last %.2fms, vipc_frame_id %zu, frame_id, %zu", mt2-mt1, mt1-last, extra.frame_id, frame_id);
         last = mt1;
diff --git a/selfdrive/modeld/models/driving.cc b/selfdrive/modeld/models/driving.cc
index 8b17dd74f7..9e0d1d3feb 100644
--- a/selfdrive/modeld/models/driving.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/modeld/models/driving.cc
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ void fill_longi(cereal::ModelData::LongitudinalData::Builder longi, const float
   longi.setAccelerations(accel);
 }
 
-void model_publish(PubMaster &pm, uint32_t vipc_frame_id, uint32_t frame_id, bool sm_alive_valid,
+void model_publish(PubMaster &pm, uint32_t vipc_frame_id, uint32_t frame_id,
                    const ModelDataRaw &net_outputs, uint64_t timestamp_eof) {
   // make msg
   capnp::MallocMessageBuilder msg;
@@ -293,12 +293,12 @@ void model_publish(PubMaster &pm, uint32_t vipc_frame_id, uint32_t frame_id, boo
 
   auto meta = framed.initMeta();
   fill_meta(meta, net_outputs.meta);
-  event.setValid((frame_age < MAX_FRAME_AGE) && sm_alive_valid);
+  event.setValid(frame_age < MAX_FRAME_AGE);
 
   pm.send("model", msg);
 }
 
-void posenet_publish(PubMaster &pm, uint32_t vipc_frame_id, uint32_t frame_id, bool sm_alive_valid,
+void posenet_publish(PubMaster &pm, uint32_t vipc_frame_id, uint32_t frame_id,
                      const ModelDataRaw &net_outputs, uint64_t timestamp_eof) {
   capnp::MallocMessageBuilder msg;
   cereal::Event::Builder event = msg.initRoot<cereal::Event>();
diff --git a/selfdrive/modeld/models/driving.h b/selfdrive/modeld/models/driving.h
index dab8fc0faa..97941db198 100644
--- a/selfdrive/modeld/models/driving.h
+++ b/selfdrive/modeld/models/driving.h
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ ModelDataRaw model_eval_frame(ModelState* s, cl_command_queue q,
 void model_free(ModelState* s);
 void poly_fit(float *in_pts, float *in_stds, float *out);
 
-void model_publish(PubMaster &pm, uint32_t vipc_frame_id, uint32_t frame_id, bool sm_alive_valid,
+void model_publish(PubMaster &pm, uint32_t vipc_frame_id, uint32_t frame_id,
                    const ModelDataRaw &data, uint64_t timestamp_eof);
-void posenet_publish(PubMaster &pm, uint32_t vipc_frame_id, uint32_t frame_id, bool sm_alive_valid,
+void posenet_publish(PubMaster &pm, uint32_t vipc_frame_id, uint32_t frame_id,
                      const ModelDataRaw &data, uint64_t timestamp_eof);
 #endif