diff --git a/.xinitrc b/.xinitrc
index 3be47f4..3f10143 100755
--- a/.xinitrc
+++ b/.xinitrc
@@ -9,12 +9,6 @@ if [ -d /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d ]; then
     unset f
 fi
 
-pidof mpdscribble >& /dev/null
-if [ $? -ne 0 ]
-then
-    mpdscribble &
-fi
-
 emacs --daemon &
 fehlstart &