diff --git a/src/server/communication/message_data.py b/src/server/communication/message_data.py
index bbe3e1b..595a730 100644
--- a/src/server/communication/message_data.py
+++ b/src/server/communication/message_data.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ class MessageData:
     received_timestamp = None
     avg_speed = None
     latency = None
-    synthetic_latency = None
     payload_size = None
     offloading_layer_index = None
     layer_output = None
@@ -59,16 +58,9 @@ def get_bytes_size(payload) -> int:
         return len(payload)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def get_synthetic_latency() -> float:
-        return 1
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def get_avg_speed(
-        payload_size: float, latency: float, synthetic_latency: float
-    ) -> float:
-        message_latency = latency * synthetic_latency
+    def get_avg_speed(payload_size: float, latency: float) -> float:
         try:
-            avg_speed = payload_size / message_latency
+            avg_speed = payload_size / latency
         except ZeroDivisionError:
             avg_speed = 0
         return avg_speed
diff --git a/src/server/communication/request_handler.py b/src/server/communication/request_handler.py
index 37e3439..42cdfca 100644
--- a/src/server/communication/request_handler.py
+++ b/src/server/communication/request_handler.py
@@ -858,14 +858,12 @@ def _extend_message_data(
         # update stats info
         message_data.received_timestamp = received_timestamp
         message_data.payload_size = MessageData.get_bytes_size(payload)
-        message_data.synthetic_latency = MessageData.get_synthetic_latency()
         message_data.latency = MessageData.get_latency(
             message_data.timestamp, message_data.received_timestamp
         )
         message_data.avg_speed = MessageData.get_avg_speed(
             message_data.payload_size,
             message_data.latency,
-            message_data.synthetic_latency,
         )
         # update offloading info
         (
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_message_data.py b/tests/unit/test_message_data.py
index 1a0789d..099ce0f 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_message_data.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_message_data.py
@@ -14,3 +14,29 @@ def test_get_latency_annotation_matches_return_type():
     annotations = get_type_hints(MessageData.get_latency)
 
     assert annotations["return"] is float
+
+
+def test_get_avg_speed_divides_payload_size_by_latency():
+    avg_speed = MessageData.get_avg_speed(payload_size=100.0, latency=2.0)
+
+    assert avg_speed == 50.0
+
+
+def test_get_avg_speed_handles_zero_latency():
+    avg_speed = MessageData.get_avg_speed(payload_size=100.0, latency=0.0)
+
+    assert avg_speed == 0
+
+
+def test_get_synthetic_latency_placeholder_was_removed():
+    message_data = MessageData(
+        topic="t",
+        payload="p",
+        device_id=1,
+        message_id=1,
+        message_content="{}",
+        timestamp="0",
+    )
+
+    assert not hasattr(MessageData, "get_synthetic_latency")
+    assert not hasattr(message_data, "synthetic_latency")