diff --git a/tc/obsw_tc_service3.py b/tc/obsw_tc_service3.py
index 4391b04ada020a6750c0160177db6008361f6d02..b4b267fa43d8b4e78e9c325f85170c755c1c5f83 100644
--- a/tc/obsw_tc_service3.py
+++ b/tc/obsw_tc_service3.py
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ def make_interval(interval_seconds: float) -> bytearray:
 
 
 # adding custom defintion to hk using test pool variables
-sid_thermalsensor = make_sid(g.THERMAL_SENSOR_DEVICE_ID, 1)
-number_of_parameters = struct.pack('>B', 5)
-
-sid_internal_err_rprtr = make_sid(g.INTERNAL_ERROR_REPORTER_ID, 0)
 
 
 def pack_service3_test_into(tc_queue: Deque) -> Deque: