diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index cd0ba0e87..82574b2f6 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"os/exec"
 	"os/user"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/fatih/color"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/gocui"
@@ -21,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 var (
 	ErrSubprocess = errors.New("running subprocess")
 	subprocess    *exec.Cmd
-	startTime     time.Time
 
 	commit  string
 	version = "unversioned"
@@ -107,7 +105,6 @@ func setupWorktree() {
 }
 
 func main() {
-	startTime = time.Now()
 	devLog("\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n")
 	flag.Parse()
 	if version == "unversioned" {
diff --git a/status_panel.go b/status_panel.go
index 6e3ec35e8..393c62344 100644
--- a/status_panel.go
+++ b/status_panel.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/fatih/color"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/gocui"
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@ func refreshStatus(g *gocui.Gui) error {
 		// utilising the fact these all have padding to only grab the name
 		// from the display string with the existing coloring applied
 		fmt.Fprint(v, " "+branch.DisplayString[4:])
-		colorLog(color.FgCyan, time.Now().Sub(startTime))
 		return nil
 	})