diff --git a/src/main/navigation/navigation_multicopter.c b/src/main/navigation/navigation_multicopter.c
index bb8f15dc8ba..7da742829c5 100644
--- a/src/main/navigation/navigation_multicopter.c
+++ b/src/main/navigation/navigation_multicopter.c
@@ -137,17 +137,17 @@ bool adjustMulticopterAltitudeFromRCInput(void)
         return true;
     }
     else {
-        const int16_t rcThrottleAdjustment = applyDeadbandRescaled(rcCommand[THROTTLE] - altHoldThrottleRCZero, rcControlsConfig()->alt_hold_deadband, -500, 500);
+        const uint8_t deadband = rcControlsConfig()->alt_hold_deadband;
+        const int16_t rcThrottleAdjustment = applyDeadband(rcCommand[THROTTLE] - altHoldThrottleRCZero, deadband);
 
         if (rcThrottleAdjustment) {
             /* Set velocity proportional to stick movement
              * Scale from altHoldThrottleRCZero to maxthrottle or minthrottle to altHoldThrottleRCZero */
 
-            // Calculate max up or min down limit value scaled for deadband
-            int16_t limitValue = rcThrottleAdjustment > 0 ? getMaxThrottle() : getThrottleIdleValue();
-            limitValue = applyDeadbandRescaled(limitValue - altHoldThrottleRCZero, rcControlsConfig()->alt_hold_deadband, -500, 500);
+            int16_t controlRange = -deadband;
+            controlRange += rcThrottleAdjustment > 0 ? getMaxThrottle() - altHoldThrottleRCZero : altHoldThrottleRCZero - getThrottleIdleValue();
 
-            int16_t rcClimbRate = ABS(rcThrottleAdjustment) * navConfig()->mc.max_manual_climb_rate / limitValue;
+            const int16_t rcClimbRate = rcThrottleAdjustment * navConfig()->mc.max_manual_climb_rate / controlRange;
             updateClimbRateToAltitudeController(rcClimbRate, 0, ROC_TO_ALT_CONSTANT);
 
             return true;