diff --git a/src/sensor/sensor_base.cpp b/src/sensor/sensor_base.cpp
index 4ea9fddbf317f2f9dbb5178ff23957eb072e375c..05bb3aa132c6490283d8165ffd8618fd0652e554 100644
--- a/src/sensor/sensor_base.cpp
+++ b/src/sensor/sensor_base.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ namespace wolf
 unsigned int SensorBase::sensor_id_count_ = 0;
 
 SensorBase::SensorBase(const std::string&   _type,
-                       const int&           _dim_compatible,
                        const TypeComposite& _state_types,
                        const YAML::Node&    _params)
     : NodeStateBlocks("SENSOR",
@@ -43,8 +42,7 @@ SensorBase::SensorBase(const std::string&   _type,
       sensor_id_(++sensor_id_count_),  // simple ID factory
       state_block_dynamic_(),
       last_capture_(nullptr),
-      params_(Clone(_params)),
-      dim_compatible_(_dim_compatible)
+      params_(Clone(_params))
 {
     setName(_params["name"].as<std::string>());