diff --git a/plugins/channelrx/demodam/amdemodgui.cpp b/plugins/channelrx/demodam/amdemodgui.cpp
index d414fd207..d47e58733 100644
--- a/plugins/channelrx/demodam/amdemodgui.cpp
+++ b/plugins/channelrx/demodam/amdemodgui.cpp
@@ -218,8 +218,7 @@ AMDemodGUI::AMDemodGUI(PluginAPI* pluginAPI, DeviceSourceAPI *deviceAPI, QWidget
 	m_channelMarker(this),
 	m_basicSettingsShown(false),
 	m_doApplySettings(true),
-	m_squelchOpen(false),
-	m_powerMeterTickCount(0)
+	m_squelchOpen(false)
 {
 	ui->setupUi(this);
 	setAttribute(Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose, true);
@@ -305,27 +304,18 @@ void AMDemodGUI::enterEvent(QEvent*)
 
 void AMDemodGUI::tick()
 {
-    if (m_powerMeterTickCount < 4) // 200 ms
-    {
-        m_powerMeterTickCount++;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        Real magsqAvg, magsqPeak;
-        int nbMagsqSamples;
-        m_amDemod->getMagSqLevels(magsqAvg, magsqPeak, nbMagsqSamples);
-        Real powDbAvg = CalcDb::dbPower(magsqAvg);
-        Real powDbPeak = CalcDb::dbPower(magsqPeak);
+    Real magsqAvg, magsqPeak;
+    int nbMagsqSamples;
+    m_amDemod->getMagSqLevels(magsqAvg, magsqPeak, nbMagsqSamples);
+    Real powDbAvg = CalcDb::dbPower(magsqAvg);
+    Real powDbPeak = CalcDb::dbPower(magsqPeak);
 
-        ui->channelPowerMeter->levelChanged(
-                (100.0f + powDbAvg) / 100.0f,
-                (100.0f + powDbPeak) / 100.0f,
-                nbMagsqSamples);
+    ui->channelPowerMeter->levelChanged(
+            (100.0f + powDbAvg) / 100.0f,
+            (100.0f + powDbPeak) / 100.0f,
+            nbMagsqSamples);
 
-        ui->channelPower->setText(QString::number(powDbAvg, 'f', 1));
-
-        m_powerMeterTickCount = 0;
-    }
+    ui->channelPower->setText(QString::number(powDbAvg, 'f', 1));
 
 	bool squelchOpen = m_amDemod->getSquelchOpen();
 
diff --git a/plugins/channelrx/demodam/amdemodgui.h b/plugins/channelrx/demodam/amdemodgui.h
index 13934c5d9..1fdba60ef 100644
--- a/plugins/channelrx/demodam/amdemodgui.h
+++ b/plugins/channelrx/demodam/amdemodgui.h
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ private:
 	DownChannelizer* m_channelizer;
 	AMDemod* m_amDemod;
 	bool m_squelchOpen;
-	int m_powerMeterTickCount;
 
 	explicit AMDemodGUI(PluginAPI* pluginAPI, DeviceSourceAPI *deviceAPI, QWidget* parent = NULL);
 	virtual ~AMDemodGUI();
diff --git a/plugins/channelrx/demodnfm/nfmdemodgui.cpp b/plugins/channelrx/demodnfm/nfmdemodgui.cpp
index a7f17b574..bffe1929d 100644
--- a/plugins/channelrx/demodnfm/nfmdemodgui.cpp
+++ b/plugins/channelrx/demodnfm/nfmdemodgui.cpp
@@ -384,27 +384,18 @@ void NFMDemodGUI::blockApplySettings(bool block)
 
 void NFMDemodGUI::tick()
 {
-    if (m_powerMeterTickCount < 4) // 200 ms
-    {
-        m_powerMeterTickCount++;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        Real magsqAvg, magsqPeak;
-        int nbMagsqSamples;
-        m_nfmDemod->getMagSqLevels(magsqAvg, magsqPeak, nbMagsqSamples);
-        Real powDbAvg = CalcDb::dbPower(magsqAvg);
-        Real powDbPeak = CalcDb::dbPower(magsqPeak);
+    Real magsqAvg, magsqPeak;
+    int nbMagsqSamples;
+    m_nfmDemod->getMagSqLevels(magsqAvg, magsqPeak, nbMagsqSamples);
+    Real powDbAvg = CalcDb::dbPower(magsqAvg);
+    Real powDbPeak = CalcDb::dbPower(magsqPeak);
 
-        ui->channelPowerMeter->levelChanged(
-                (100.0f + powDbAvg) / 100.0f,
-                (100.0f + powDbPeak) / 100.0f,
-                nbMagsqSamples);
+    ui->channelPowerMeter->levelChanged(
+            (100.0f + powDbAvg) / 100.0f,
+            (100.0f + powDbPeak) / 100.0f,
+            nbMagsqSamples);
 
-        ui->channelPower->setText(QString::number(powDbAvg, 'f', 1));
-
-        m_powerMeterTickCount = 0;
-    }
+    ui->channelPower->setText(QString::number(powDbAvg, 'f', 1));
 
     bool squelchOpen = m_nfmDemod->getSquelchOpen();
 
diff --git a/plugins/channelrx/demodnfm/nfmdemodgui.h b/plugins/channelrx/demodnfm/nfmdemodgui.h
index b302f3103..f9887e6d1 100644
--- a/plugins/channelrx/demodnfm/nfmdemodgui.h
+++ b/plugins/channelrx/demodnfm/nfmdemodgui.h
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ private:
 	bool m_ctcssOn;
 	bool m_audioMute;
 	bool m_squelchOpen;
-	int m_powerMeterTickCount;
 
 	static const int m_rfBW[];
 	static const int m_fmDev[];