DJI has quietly discontinued its controversial drone detections system AeroScope, after the Ukrainian Vice President accused the system of “helping Russia to kill the Ukrainians”.

DJI describes AeroScope as a “comprehensive drone detection platform that rapidly identifies UAV communication links, gathering information such as flight status, paths, and other information in real-time.”

The product page on DJI’s website is still active, but features a pop-up message that explains: “The Aeroscope is no longer in production. For the latest in DJI technology, please view our product recommendations below.”

The Chinese company has not announced the discontinuation, but given the controversy surrounding the product, it isn’t surprising.

DJI touted AeroScope as a safety product. “While the popularity of consumer drones continues to increase, it has posed potential safety and security challenges for areas such as airports, prisons, nuclear power plants, and various government facilities and infrastructure,” the product page explains.

“Traditional protections in these locations may not be able to adequately detect and monitor UAVs to prevent consequential incidents.”

Last year, Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov pinpointed the product, and DJI, as “helping Russia to kill the Ukrainians,” as it emerged Russian soldiers used AeroScope receivers to find and attack Ukrainian drone operators with aerial strikes.

Brendan Schulman, the former vice president of policy at DJI, speculated on Twitter as the discontinuation, noting: “It doesn’t make sense to continue supporting a feature that was created to assist US security interests when being constantly attacked by US security agencies.”