diff --git a/joint_trajectory_controller/src/joint_trajectory_controller.cpp b/joint_trajectory_controller/src/joint_trajectory_controller.cpp
index c6d5b519c4..2aa749fc9b 100644
--- a/joint_trajectory_controller/src/joint_trajectory_controller.cpp
+++ b/joint_trajectory_controller/src/joint_trajectory_controller.cpp
@@ -1270,10 +1270,6 @@ void JointTrajectoryController::compute_error_for_joint(
   {
     error.accelerations[index] = desired.accelerations[index] - current.accelerations[index];
   }
-  if (has_effort_command_interface_)
-  {
-    error.effort[index] = desired.effort[index];
-  }
 }
 
 void JointTrajectoryController::fill_partial_goal(