diff --git a/cereal/log.capnp b/cereal/log.capnp
index d94d9632f..d849f4840 100644
--- a/cereal/log.capnp
+++ b/cereal/log.capnp
@@ -137,8 +137,6 @@ struct FrameData {
   requestId @28 :UInt32;
   encodeId @1 :UInt32;
 
-  frameType @7 :FrameType;
-
   # Timestamps
   timestampEof @2 :UInt64;
   timestampSof @8 :UInt64;
@@ -158,7 +156,7 @@ struct FrameData {
 
   temperaturesC @24 :List(Float32);
 
-  enum FrameType {
+  enum FrameTypeDEPRECATED {
     unknown @0;
     neo @1;
     chffrAndroid @2;
@@ -175,6 +173,7 @@ struct FrameData {
 
   frameLengthDEPRECATED @3 :Int32;
   globalGainDEPRECATED @5 :Int32;
+  frameTypeDEPRECATED @7 :FrameTypeDEPRECATED;
   androidCaptureResultDEPRECATED @9 :AndroidCaptureResult;
   lensPosDEPRECATED @11 :Int32;
   lensSagDEPRECATED @12 :Float32;
diff --git a/system/camerad/cameras/camera_qcom2.cc b/system/camerad/cameras/camera_qcom2.cc
index 096e288cc..47ea5ded4 100644
--- a/system/camerad/cameras/camera_qcom2.cc
+++ b/system/camerad/cameras/camera_qcom2.cc
@@ -932,7 +932,6 @@ static void process_driver_camera(MultiCameraState *s, CameraState *c, int cnt)
 
   MessageBuilder msg;
   auto framed = msg.initEvent().initDriverCameraState();
-  framed.setFrameType(cereal::FrameData::FrameType::FRONT);
   fill_frame_data(framed, c->buf.cur_frame_data, c);
 
   c->ci->processRegisters(c, framed);