1 files changed, 1 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/input.c b/src/nvim/input.c
index 0aa9feaca3..681d9d5f9c 100644
--- a/src/nvim/input.c
+++ b/src/nvim/input.c
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ int get_keystroke(MultiQueue *events)
   int len = 0;
   int n;
   int save_mapped_ctrl_c = mapped_ctrl_c;
-  int waited = 0;
 
   mapped_ctrl_c = 0;        // mappings are not used here
   for (;;) {
@@ -110,10 +109,8 @@ int get_keystroke(MultiQueue *events)
       // Replace zero and K_SPECIAL by a special key code.
       n = fix_input_buffer(buf + len, n);
       len += n;
-      waited = 0;
-    } else if (len > 0) {
-      waited++;             // keep track of the waiting time
     }
+
     if (n > 0) {  // found a termcode: adjust length
       len = n;
     }