diff --git a/main/application.cc b/main/application.cc
index 31c3061d..0b00ca3f 100644
--- a/main/application.cc
+++ b/main/application.cc
@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@ Application::Application() {
 }
 
 Application::~Application() {
-    if (update_display_timer_ != nullptr) {
-        esp_timer_stop(update_display_timer_);
-        esp_timer_delete(update_display_timer_);
-    }
     if (ws_client_ != nullptr) {
         delete ws_client_;
     }
diff --git a/main/application.h b/main/application.h
index f3abaf74..67e23d46 100644
--- a/main/application.h
+++ b/main/application.h
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ private:
     volatile ChatState chat_state_ = kChatStateUnknown;
     volatile bool break_speaking_ = false;
     bool skip_to_end_ = false;
-    esp_timer_handle_t update_display_timer_ = nullptr;
 
     // Audio encode / decode
     TaskHandle_t audio_encode_task_ = nullptr;