diff --git a/internal/buffer/buffer.go b/internal/buffer/buffer.go
index eb8176cf..0c908c32 100644
--- a/internal/buffer/buffer.go
+++ b/internal/buffer/buffer.go
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/text/transform"
 )
 
-const backupTime = 8000
-
 var (
 	// OpenBuffers is a list of the currently open buffers
 	OpenBuffers []*Buffer