diff --git a/herbstluftwm/.config/herbstluftwm/autostart b/herbstluftwm/.config/herbstluftwm/autostart
index dd636d4..d0cc91a 100755
--- a/herbstluftwm/.config/herbstluftwm/autostart
+++ b/herbstluftwm/.config/herbstluftwm/autostart
@@ -159,11 +159,3 @@ herbstclient set tree_style '╾│ ├└╼─┐'
 # hc set_monitors 1280x1024+0+0 1280x1024+1280+0
 # or simply:
 # hc detect_monitors
-
-# find the panel
-panel=~/.config/herbstluftwm/panel.sh
-[ -x "$panel" ] || panel=/etc/xdg/herbstluftwm/panel.sh
-for monitor in $(herbstclient list_monitors | cut -d: -f1) ; do
-    # start it on each monitor
-    "$panel" $monitor &
-done