diff --git a/UI/window-basic-stats.cpp b/UI/window-basic-stats.cpp
index 3cc7e2925..5c07f65d3 100644
--- a/UI/window-basic-stats.cpp
+++ b/UI/window-basic-stats.cpp
@@ -176,7 +176,6 @@ OBSBasicStats::OBSBasicStats(QWidget *parent, bool closeable)
 	QObject::connect(&recTimeLeft, &QTimer::timeout, this,
 			&OBSBasicStats::RecordingTimeLeft);
 	recTimeLeft.setInterval(REC_TIME_LEFT_INTERVAL);
-	recTimeLeft.start();
 
 	OBSBasic *main = reinterpret_cast<OBSBasic*>(App()->GetMainWindow());