diff --git a/VectoCore/VectoCore/Configuration/Constants.cs b/VectoCore/VectoCore/Configuration/Constants.cs
index aa44a22fc0ed0fae354a66d867e0c9fc0dee9891..e65493d40983083cf05b2148f1eced60bbb0a3d2 100644
--- a/VectoCore/VectoCore/Configuration/Constants.cs
+++ b/VectoCore/VectoCore/Configuration/Constants.cs
@@ -374,8 +374,6 @@ namespace TUGraz.VectoCore.Configuration
 			/// the combustion engine is set to on.
 			/// </summary>
 			public const double VTPIdleSpeedDetectionFactor = 0.85;
-
-			public const double DownshiftIdlespeedFactor = 1.1;
 		}
 
 		public static class XML
diff --git a/VectoCore/VectoCore/Models/SimulationComponent/Impl/HybridController.cs b/VectoCore/VectoCore/Models/SimulationComponent/Impl/HybridController.cs
index 312775c7d9987f67d346b88da9bf62e624eb7770..cd8ef7a898661ff95adc0af1375a45a4967c9cca 100644
--- a/VectoCore/VectoCore/Models/SimulationComponent/Impl/HybridController.cs
+++ b/VectoCore/VectoCore/Models/SimulationComponent/Impl/HybridController.cs
@@ -548,8 +548,7 @@ namespace TUGraz.VectoCore.Models.SimulationComponent.Impl
 
 
 			protected virtual bool SpeedTooLowForEngine(GearshiftPosition gear, PerSecond outAngularSpeed) => 
-				(outAngularSpeed * GearboxModelData.Gears[gear.Gear].Ratio).IsSmaller(
-					Constants.SimulationSettings.DownshiftIdlespeedFactor * DataBus.EngineInfo.EngineIdleSpeed);
+				(outAngularSpeed * GearboxModelData.Gears[gear.Gear].Ratio).IsSmaller(DataBus.EngineInfo.EngineIdleSpeed);
 
 			protected virtual bool SpeedTooHighForEngine(GearshiftPosition gear, PerSecond outAngularSpeed) =>
 				(outAngularSpeed * GearboxModelData.Gears[gear.Gear].Ratio).IsGreaterOrEqual(