diff --git a/mandel.s b/mandel.s
index 6837e00..3419466 100644
--- a/mandel.s
+++ b/mandel.s
@@ -162,28 +162,12 @@ str_padding:
 str_padding_end:
     .byte 0
 
-str_space:
-    .byte " "
-    .byte 0
-
-str_h:
-    .byte "h"
-    .byte 0
-str_m:
-    .byte "m"
-    .byte 0
-str_s:
-    .byte "s"
-    .byte 0
-
 str_speed_len = str_speed_end - str_speed
 str_run_len = str_run_end - str_run
 str_done_len = str_done_end - str_done
 str_padding_len = str_padding_end - str_padding
 
-; "3h59m59s"
-str_elapsed_spacer = 8
-speed_start = 40 - str_done_len - str_speed_len - str_padding_len - str_elapsed_spacer - 1
+speed_start = 40 - str_done_len - str_speed_len - str_padding_len - 1
 
 col_x = 1
 str_x:
@@ -221,12 +205,8 @@ char_map:
     .endrepeat
 
 hex_chars:
-digits_zero:
     .byte "0123456789abcdef"
 
-digits_space:
-    .byte " 123456789abcdef"
-
 aspect:
     ; aspect ratio!
     ; pixels at 320w are 5:6 (narrow)
@@ -398,11 +378,6 @@ viewport_oy:
     .dword ($fffe0000 & $3fffffff) << 2
     .dword $ff000000
 
-elapsed_work:
-    .dword 0
-elapsed_digit:
-    .byte 0
-
 ; 2 + 9 * byte cycles
 .macro add bytes, dest, arg1, arg2
     clc ; 2 cyc
@@ -1978,66 +1953,6 @@ update_status:
     ; convert to ASCII in INBUFF and print
     jsr FASC
     jsr draw_string
-
-    ; elapsed time
-    ; FR0 = total_sec
-    ldx #.lobyte(total_sec)
-    ldy #.hibyte(total_sec)
-    jsr FLD0R
-    ; FR0 -> integer -> elapsed_work
-    jsr FPI
-    lda FR0
-    sta elapsed_work
-    lda FR0 + 1
-    sta elapsed_work + 1
-
-    ;jsr IFP
-    ;jsr FASC
-    ;jsr draw_string
-
-    .macro countdown divisor, digits
-        .scope
-            ; count the hours
-            ldx #0
-        countdown_loop:
-            lda elapsed_work + 1
-            cmp #.hibyte(divisor)
-            bcc countdown_done
-            lda elapsed_work
-            cmp #.lobyte(divisor)
-            bcc countdown_done
-            sec
-            lda elapsed_work
-            sbc #.lobyte(divisor)
-            sta elapsed_work
-            lda elapsed_work + 1
-            sbc #.hibyte(divisor)
-            sta elapsed_work + 1
-            inx
-            jmp countdown_loop
-        countdown_done:
-            lda digits,x
-            eor #$80
-            sta elapsed_digit
-            lda #.lobyte(elapsed_digit)
-            sta INBUFF
-            lda #.hibyte(elapsed_digit)
-            sta INBUFF + 1
-            jsr draw_string
-        .endscope
-    .endmacro
-
-    draw_string_const str_space
-    countdown 36000, digits_space
-    countdown 3600, digits_zero
-    draw_string_const str_h
-    countdown 600, digits_zero
-    countdown 60, digits_zero
-    draw_string_const str_m
-    countdown 10, digits_zero
-    countdown 1, digits_zero
-    draw_string_const str_s
-
 skipped:
 
     ; sx += fill_level[fill_masks] + 1