diff --git a/src/App.js b/src/App.js
index 0027d908a..a251682dc 100644
--- a/src/App.js
+++ b/src/App.js
@@ -214,9 +214,6 @@ export default {
       splashscreenRoot.addEventListener('transitionend', () => {
         splashscreenRoot.remove()
       })
-      setTimeout(() => {
-        splashscreenRoot.remove() // forcibly remove it, should fix my plasma browser widget t. HJ
-      }, 600)
       splashscreenRoot.classList.add('hidden')
       document.querySelector('#app').classList.remove('hidden')
     }