diff --git a/examples/companion_radio/BotTypes.h b/examples/companion_radio/BotTypes.h
index 5eb71c6..7ee34c8 100644
--- a/examples/companion_radio/BotTypes.h
+++ b/examples/companion_radio/BotTypes.h
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 #define BOT_COMMAND_COOLDOWN_MILLIS 5000UL
 #define BOT_EMERGENCY_PREFIX "EMERGENCY MESSAGE FROM "
 #define BOT_EMERGENCY_MAX_PARTS 3
-#define BOT_EMERGENCY_RATE_LIMIT_MILLIS 60000UL
-#define BOT_EMERGENCY_RATE_LIMIT_COUNT 3
 #define BOT_PENDING_EMERGENCY_SLOTS BOT_EMERGENCY_MAX_PARTS
 #define BOT_COORDINATOR_PENDING_SLOTS 8
 #define BOT_COORDINATOR_RECENT_SLOTS 16
diff --git a/examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.cpp b/examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.cpp
index 895be4b..89e130b 100644
--- a/examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.cpp
+++ b/examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.cpp
@@ -960,23 +960,7 @@ bool MyMesh::findBotChannel(BotChannelKind kind, uint8_t &channel_idx) {
   return false;
 }
 
-bool MyMesh::isEmergencyRateLimited() {
-  unsigned long now = _ms->getMillis();
-  if (!emergency_rate_window_started || millisHasNowPassed(emergency_rate_window_started + BOT_EMERGENCY_RATE_LIMIT_MILLIS)) {
-    emergency_rate_window_started = now;
-    emergency_rate_count = 0;
-    return false;
-  }
-  return emergency_rate_count >= BOT_EMERGENCY_RATE_LIMIT_COUNT;
-}
-
-void MyMesh::recordEmergencyRateLimitEvent() {
-  if (emergency_rate_count < 0xFF) emergency_rate_count++;
-}
-
 bool MyMesh::enqueueEmergencyForward(const BotMessage &message) {
-  if (isEmergencyRateLimited()) return false;
-
   BotEmergencyForward forward;
   if (!EmergencyForwarder::format(message, forward)) return false;
 
@@ -999,7 +983,6 @@ bool MyMesh::enqueueEmergencyForward(const BotMessage &message) {
     }
   }
 
-  recordEmergencyRateLimitEvent();
   return true;
 }
 
@@ -1175,10 +1158,10 @@ void MyMesh::sendQueuedEmergencyForwards() {
 
     if (success) {
       bot_stats.emergency_forwards++;
+      pending->active = false;
     } else {
       bot_stats.emergency_forward_failures++;
     }
-    pending->active = false;
   }
 }
 
@@ -1561,8 +1544,6 @@ MyMesh::MyMesh(mesh::Radio &radio, mesh::RNG &rng, mesh::RTCClock &rtc, SimpleMe
   ResponseCoordinator::clear(bot_coordinator_pending, BOT_COORDINATOR_PENDING_SLOTS);
   ResponseCoordinator::clearRecent(bot_coordinator_recent, BOT_COORDINATOR_RECENT_SLOTS);
   KnownBotRegistry::clear(known_bot_entries, BOT_KNOWN_BOT_SLOTS);
-  emergency_rate_window_started = 0;
-  emergency_rate_count = 0;
   next_bot_local_advert = 0;
   next_bot_flood_advert = 0;
 #endif
diff --git a/examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.h b/examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.h
index e25f9a5..20497b7 100644
--- a/examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.h
+++ b/examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.h
@@ -218,8 +218,6 @@ private:
                           BotFingerprint response_fingerprint);
   bool enqueueEmergencyForward(const BotMessage &message);
   bool findBotChannel(BotChannelKind kind, uint8_t &channel_idx);
-  bool isEmergencyRateLimited();
-  void recordEmergencyRateLimitEvent();
   void sendQueuedBotResponses();
   void sendQueuedEmergencyForwards();
   void tickBot();
@@ -285,8 +283,6 @@ private:
   BotCoordinatorPending bot_coordinator_pending[BOT_COORDINATOR_PENDING_SLOTS];
   BotCoordinatorRecent bot_coordinator_recent[BOT_COORDINATOR_RECENT_SLOTS];
   BotKnownBotEntry known_bot_entries[BOT_KNOWN_BOT_SLOTS];
-  unsigned long emergency_rate_window_started;
-  uint8_t emergency_rate_count;
   unsigned long next_bot_local_advert;
   unsigned long next_bot_flood_advert;
 #endif