diff --git a/mavros/src/plugins/global_position.cpp b/mavros/src/plugins/global_position.cpp
index c8e35f395..d8ef442d3 100644
--- a/mavros/src/plugins/global_position.cpp
+++ b/mavros/src/plugins/global_position.cpp
@@ -233,22 +233,7 @@ class GlobalPositionPlugin : public plugin::PluginBase {
 		g_origin->position.longitude = glob_orig.longitude / 1E7;
 		g_origin->position.altitude = glob_orig.altitude / 1E3 + m_uas->geoid_to_ellipsoid_height(&g_origin->position);	// convert height amsl to height above the ellipsoid
 
-		try {
-			/**
-			 * @brief Conversion from geodetic coordinates (LLA) to ECEF (Earth-Centered, Earth-Fixed)
-			 * Note: "earth" frame, in ECEF, of the global origin
-			 */
-			GeographicLib::Geocentric earth(GeographicLib::Constants::WGS84_a(),
-				GeographicLib::Constants::WGS84_f());
-
-			earth.Forward(g_origin->position.latitude, g_origin->position.longitude, g_origin->position.altitude,
-				g_origin->position.latitude, g_origin->position.longitude, g_origin->position.altitude);
-
-			gp_global_origin_pub.publish(g_origin);
-		}
-		catch (const std::exception& e) {
-			ROS_INFO_STREAM("GP: Caught exception: " << e.what() << std::endl);
-		}
+		gp_global_origin_pub.publish(g_origin);
 	}
 
 	/** @todo Handler for GLOBAL_POSITION_INT_COV */