diff --git a/timemanager/Countdown.cpp b/timemanager/Countdown.cpp
index dfe0e1ec..20b56189 100644
--- a/timemanager/Countdown.cpp
+++ b/timemanager/Countdown.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #include "Countdown.h"
 
-Countdown::Countdown(uint32_t initialTimeout): startTime(0),
-		timeout(initialTimeout) {
+Countdown::Countdown(uint32_t initialTimeout): timeout(initialTimeout) {
 }
 
 Countdown::~Countdown() {