diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/ui.cc b/selfdrive/ui/ui.cc
index 23d16ef4ff..bd6b453dde 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/ui.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/ui.cc
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ void ui_init(UIState *s) {
   s->started = false;
   s->status = STATUS_OFFROAD;
   s->scene.satelliteCount = -1;
-  read_param(&s->is_metric, "IsMetric");
 
   s->fb = framebuffer_init("ui", 0, true, &s->fb_w, &s->fb_h);
   assert(s->fb);