diff --git a/examples/simple.c b/examples/simple.c
index 6c78acf45..7752a3655 100644
--- a/examples/simple.c
+++ b/examples/simple.c
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ int main(void)
     GLFWwindow* window;
     GLuint vertex_buffer, vertex_shader, fragment_shader, program;
     GLint mvp_location, vpos_location, vcol_location;
-    double start;
 
     glfwSetErrorCallback(error_callback);
 
@@ -132,18 +131,12 @@ int main(void)
     glVertexAttribPointer(vcol_location, 3, GL_FLOAT, GL_FALSE,
                           sizeof(vertices[0]), (void*) (sizeof(float) * 2));
 
-    start = glfwGetTime();
     while (!glfwWindowShouldClose(window))
     {
         float ratio;
         int width, height;
         mat4x4 m, p, mvp;
 
-        if (glfwGetTime() - start > 10.0) {
-            glfwRequestWindowAttention(window);
-            start = glfwGetTime();
-        }
-
         glfwGetFramebufferSize(window, &width, &height);
         ratio = width / (float) height;