diff --git a/features/FEATURE_BLE/ble/services/HeartRateService.h b/features/FEATURE_BLE/ble/services/HeartRateService.h
index 4b1020c309..1d8796a43a 100644
--- a/features/FEATURE_BLE/ble/services/HeartRateService.h
+++ b/features/FEATURE_BLE/ble/services/HeartRateService.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public:
         valueBytes(hrmCounter),
         hrmRate(GattCharacteristic::UUID_HEART_RATE_MEASUREMENT_CHAR, valueBytes.getPointer(),
                 valueBytes.getNumValueBytes(), HeartRateValueBytes::MAX_VALUE_BYTES,
-                GattCharacteristic::BLE_GATT_CHAR_PROPERTIES_READ | GattCharacteristic::BLE_GATT_CHAR_PROPERTIES_NOTIFY),
+                GattCharacteristic::BLE_GATT_CHAR_PROPERTIES_NOTIFY),
         hrmLocation(GattCharacteristic::UUID_BODY_SENSOR_LOCATION_CHAR, &location),
         controlPoint(GattCharacteristic::UUID_HEART_RATE_CONTROL_POINT_CHAR, &controlPointValue) {
         setupService();