diff --git a/src/apex/kiss/kiss_serial.py b/src/apex/kiss/kiss_serial.py
index cc00d62a4840021677fd3b94bde4ed9f29c7d6dd..186e2173eabb44d3341e2d40c16cfbb5a737a085 100644
--- a/src/apex/kiss/kiss_serial.py
+++ b/src/apex/kiss/kiss_serial.py
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ class KissSerial(Kiss):
     logger.addHandler(console_handler)
     logger.propagate = False
 
-    frame_buffer = []
-
     def __init__(self, strip_df_start=True,
                  com_port=None,
                  baud=38400,
diff --git a/src/apex/kiss/kiss_tcp.py b/src/apex/kiss/kiss_tcp.py
index 160c25b25fb024356f8b757ef82c4988e4b5f567..54b3dd3ca1be3e23d83f0fe2ae05589b1b630dde 100644
--- a/src/apex/kiss/kiss_tcp.py
+++ b/src/apex/kiss/kiss_tcp.py
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ class KissTcp(Kiss):
     logger.addHandler(console_handler)
     logger.propagate = False
 
-    frame_buffer = []
-
     def __init__(self,
                  strip_df_start=True,
                  host=None,