diff --git a/neo/master/app.py b/neo/master/app.py
index f35b715fa918d465f87dc2d545fee9f072a86863..affe9c8184804e43e13301a486ce4fa715a07d83 100644
--- a/neo/master/app.py
+++ b/neo/master/app.py
@@ -369,12 +369,8 @@ class Application(object):
         self.target_uuid = None
 
         # collect the last partition table available
-        start_time = time()
         while self.cluster_state == protocol.RECOVERING:
             em.poll(1)
-            # FIXME: remove this timeout to force manual startup
-            if start_time + 5 <= time():
-                self.changeClusterState(protocol.VERIFYING)
 
         logging.info('startup allowed')
         if self.pt.getID() is None: