diff --git a/src/core/emsesp.cpp b/src/core/emsesp.cpp
index 435222e00..9d583e427 100644
--- a/src/core/emsesp.cpp
+++ b/src/core/emsesp.cpp
@@ -1601,9 +1601,8 @@ void EMSESP::incoming_telegram(uint8_t * data, const uint8_t length) {
             connect_time = uuid::get_uptime_sec();
         }
 
-        // this could also be by coincidence, so we should add a counter to the EMSbus class to check if the poll_id is the same as the EMS_BUS_ID for a certain number of times
         if (poll_id == EMSbus::ems_bus_id()) {
-            EMSbus::poll_matched(uuid::get_uptime());
+            EMSbus::last_bus_activity(uuid::get_uptime()); // set the flag indication the EMS bus is active
         }
 
         if (wait_km_) {
diff --git a/src/core/telegram.cpp b/src/core/telegram.cpp
index 372d8e690..67d4bc4ad 100644
--- a/src/core/telegram.cpp
+++ b/src/core/telegram.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ const uint8_t ems_crc_table[] = {0x00, 0x02, 0x04, 0x06, 0x08, 0x0A, 0x0C, 0x0E,
 uint32_t EMSbus::last_bus_activity_ = 0;              // timestamp of last time a valid Rx came in
 uint32_t EMSbus::bus_uptime_start_  = 0;              // timestamp of when the bus was started
 bool     EMSbus::bus_connected_     = false;          // start assuming the bus hasn't been connected
-uint8_t  EMSbus::poll_match_count_  = 0;              // consecutive poll ID matches
 uint8_t  EMSbus::ems_mask_          = EMS_MASK_UNSET; // unset so its triggered when booting, the its 0x00=buderus, 0x80=junker/ht3
 uint8_t  EMSbus::ems_bus_id_        = EMSESP_DEFAULT_EMS_BUS_ID;
 uint8_t  EMSbus::tx_mode_           = EMSESP_DEFAULT_TX_MODE;
diff --git a/src/core/telegram.h b/src/core/telegram.h
index b1cd64dfb..c0fd9d86a 100644
--- a/src/core/telegram.h
+++ b/src/core/telegram.h
@@ -205,14 +205,6 @@ class EMSbus {
 #endif
     }
 
-    // called on each poll match; requires EMS_POLL_MATCH_LIMIT consecutive matches before declaring bus connected
-    static void poll_matched(uint32_t timestamp) {
-        if (++poll_match_count_ < EMS_POLL_MATCH_LIMIT) {
-            return;
-        }
-        last_bus_activity(timestamp);
-    }
-
     // sets the flag for EMS bus connected
     static void last_bus_activity(uint32_t timestamp) {
         // record the first time we connected to the BUS, as this will be our uptime
@@ -246,7 +238,6 @@ class EMSbus {
     static uint32_t last_bus_activity_; // timestamp of last time a valid Rx came in
     static uint32_t bus_uptime_start_;  // timestamp of first time we connected to the bus
     static bool     bus_connected_;     // start assuming the bus hasn't been connected
-    static uint8_t  poll_match_count_;  // consecutive poll ID matches seen so far
     static uint8_t  ems_mask_;          // unset=0xFF, buderus=0x00, junkers/ht3=0x80
     static uint8_t  ems_bus_id_;        // the bus id, which configurable and stored in settings
     static uint8_t  tx_mode_;           // local copy of the tx mode