diff --git a/public/javascripts/widgets/timeago.js b/public/javascripts/widgets/timeago.js
index eec0c78eb..c29853267 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/widgets/timeago.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/widgets/timeago.js
@@ -13,9 +13,5 @@
         });
       }
     });
-
-    this.subscribe("widget/ready", function(evt, element) {
-      self.element = element.timeago();
-    });
   };
 })();