diff --git a/src/app/ledblink/Makefile.inc b/src/app/ledblink/Makefile.inc
index d7dcd37e57ab305976f377ff7a0aeb11c7267942..2cb8a423659440701eb66a44075a540296cfc821 100644
--- a/src/app/ledblink/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/app/ledblink/Makefile.inc
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-timer_cycles ?= 1
 loop ?= 1
diff --git a/src/app/ledblink/main.cc b/src/app/ledblink/main.cc
index 8d2e9d4b880120982dfecd8d19fa62c6c06f620a..d0f9c35f88514c0bf8e8621e03060b7d29ad347a 100644
--- a/src/app/ledblink/main.cc
+++ b/src/app/ledblink/main.cc
@@ -3,15 +3,13 @@
 #include "driver/stdout.h"
 #include "driver/uptime.h"
 
-#ifndef TIMER_CYCLES
-#error makeflag timer_cycles=1 required
-#endif
-
 void loop(void)
 {
 	gpio.led_toggle(1);
 #ifdef TIMER_S
 	kout << dec << uptime.get_s() << endl;
+#else
+	kout << "beep boop" << endl;
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -24,10 +22,6 @@ int main(void)
 	gpio.led_on(0);
 	kout << "Hello, World!" << endl;
 	kout << "Test, World!" << endl;
-	kout << dec << uptime.get_cycles() << endl;
-	kout << dec << uptime.get_cycles() << endl;
-	kout << dec << uptime.get_cycles() << endl;
-	kout << dec << uptime.get_cycles() << endl;
 
 	arch.idle_loop();