diff --git a/sit b/sit
index 83008d3..0af5ec1 100755
--- a/sit
+++ b/sit
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ if [[ -e $SIT_CONFIG_FILE ]] ; then
 fi
 source "$SIT_PATH/functions.sh"
 
-sit_countdown 1
 
 # identify platform manually if no environment variable was set
 PLATFORM=${PLATFORM:=$SITE_PLATFORM_NAME}