--- a/libtransmission/webseed.c
+++ b/libtransmission/webseed.c
@@ -516,8 +516,6 @@ webseed_timer_func (evutil_socket_t foo UNUSED, short bar UNUSED, void * vw)
   if (w->retry_tickcount)
     ++w->retry_tickcount;
 
-  on_idle (w);
-
   tr_timerAddMsec (w->timer, TR_IDLE_TIMER_MSEC);
 }
 
