diff --git a/src/custom_robot.cpp b/src/custom_robot.cpp
index b570c6e..a59739b 100644
--- a/src/custom_robot.cpp
+++ b/src/custom_robot.cpp
@@ -292,10 +292,6 @@ void CustomRobot::publishStatus() {
         status["mqtt_connected"] = mqttClient_->isConnected();
         status["timestamp"] = std::time(nullptr);
         
-        if (controller_) {
-            status["controller_connected"] = controller_->isConnected();
-        }
-        
         std::string statusTopic = config_.topic_prefix + "/" + config_.topic_state;
         mqttClient_->publishJson(statusTopic, status, 1, true);