diff --git a/scripts/status.sh b/scripts/status.sh
index 372a5bd..c55580e 100755
--- a/scripts/status.sh
+++ b/scripts/status.sh
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ statustext()
      wmfs -s "`date`"
 }
 
-statustext
+while true; do statustext; sleep 10; done
diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index 1cd31bb..5542fe9 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -183,8 +183,6 @@ conf_misc_section(void)
      conf.focus_fmouse      = fetch_opt_first(sec, "true", "focus_follow_mouse").boolean;
      conf.focus_fmov        = fetch_opt_first(sec, "false", "focus_follow_movement").boolean;
      conf.focus_pclick      = fetch_opt_first(sec, "true", "focus_pointer_click").boolean;
-     conf.status_timing     = fetch_opt_first(sec, "1", "status_timing").num;
-     conf.status_path       = fetch_opt_first(sec, "", "status_path").str;
      conf.autostart_path    = fetch_opt_first(sec, "", "autostart_path").str;
      conf.autostart_command = fetch_opt_first(sec, "", "autostart_command").str;
      pad                    = fetch_opt_first(sec, "12", "pad").num;
@@ -203,12 +201,6 @@ conf_misc_section(void)
 
      conf.pad = pad;
 
-     if(conf.status_timing < 0)
-     {
-          warnx("configuration : status_timing value (%d) incorrect.", conf.status_timing);
-          conf.status_timing = 1;
-     }
-
      return;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/event.c b/src/event.c
index 1365d8a..f6053e9 100644
--- a/src/event.c
+++ b/src/event.c
@@ -281,10 +281,6 @@ clientmessageevent(XEvent *e)
           screen_get_sel();
      }
 
-     /* Manage _WMFS_UPDATE_STATUS */
-     if(mess_t == wmfs_update_status && estatus)
-          spawn(conf.status_path);
-
      return;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ewmh.c b/src/ewmh.c
index c10175b..ed58165 100644
--- a/src/ewmh.c
+++ b/src/ewmh.c
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ ewmh_init_hints(void)
      /* WMFS hints */
      net_atom[wmfs_running]                   = ATOM("_WMFS_RUNNING");
      net_atom[wmfs_update_hints]              = ATOM("_WMFS_UPDATE_HINTS");
-     net_atom[wmfs_update_status]             = ATOM("_WMFS_UPDATE_STATUS");
      net_atom[wmfs_set_screen]                = ATOM("_WMFS_SET_SCREEN");
      net_atom[wmfs_screen_count]              = ATOM("_WMFS_SCREEN_COUNT");
      net_atom[wmfs_current_tag]               = ATOM("_WMFS_CURRENT_TAG");
diff --git a/src/init.c b/src/init.c
index 349dde0..f91516b 100644
--- a/src/init.c
+++ b/src/init.c
@@ -196,43 +196,6 @@ init_root(void)
      return;
 }
 
-/** Init statustext shell script
-  */
-static void
-init_status(void)
-{
-     struct stat st;
-     char *home;
-
-     conf.status_pid = -1;
-     estatus = False;
-
-     if(!conf.status_path)
-     {
-          if(!(home = getenv("HOME")))
-          {
-               warnx("HOME not set, can't launch status.sh");
-               return;
-          }
-
-          conf.status_path = zmalloc(strlen(home) + strlen(DEF_STATUS) + 2);
-          sprintf(conf.status_path, "%s/"DEF_STATUS, home);
-     }
-
-     if (stat(patht(conf.status_path), &st) == -1)
-     {
-          warn("%s", patht(conf.status_path));
-          return;
-     }
-
-     if(st.st_size && st.st_mode & S_IXUSR)
-          estatus = True;
-     else
-          warnx("status file specified in configuratin (status_path) or present in wmfs directory can't be executed, try 'chmod +x %s'.", patht(conf.status_path));
-
-     return;
-}
-
 /** Init WMFS
 */
 void
@@ -250,7 +213,6 @@ init(void)
      event_make_array();
      infobar_init();
      systray_acquire();
-     init_status();
      ewmh_update_current_tag_prop();
      grabkeys();
 
diff --git a/src/structs.h b/src/structs.h
index 19ba931..6b722c6 100644
--- a/src/structs.h
+++ b/src/structs.h
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ enum
      /* WMFS HINTS */
      wmfs_running,
      wmfs_update_hints,
-     wmfs_update_status,
      wmfs_current_tag,
      wmfs_current_screen,
      wmfs_current_layout,
@@ -413,9 +412,6 @@ typedef struct
      bool tagnamecount;
      Tag default_tag;
      uint pad;
-     int status_timing;
-     char *status_path;
-     pid_t status_pid;
      char *autostart_path;
      char *autostart_command;
      struct
diff --git a/src/wmfs.c b/src/wmfs.c
index c09950d..9a31876 100644
--- a/src/wmfs.c
+++ b/src/wmfs.c
@@ -143,77 +143,18 @@ quit(void)
 
      free(event_handle);
 
-     /* kill status script */
-     if (conf.status_pid != (pid_t)-1)
-         kill(conf.status_pid, SIGTERM);
-
      return;
 }
 
-static void
-wait_childs_and_status(void)
-{
-     int pid;
-
-     pthread_mutex_lock(&mtx);
-     if (sig_chld) {
-          while ((pid = waitpid(-1, NULL, WNOHANG)) > 0)
-               if (pid == conf.status_pid)
-                    conf.status_pid = -1;
-          sig_chld = False;
-     }
-     pthread_mutex_unlock(&mtx);
-}
-
-static void *
-thread_status(void *arg)
-{
-     (void)arg;
-     int left = conf.status_timing;
-
-     pthread_detach(pthread_self());
-
-     do
-     {
-          wait_childs_and_status();
-
-          pthread_mutex_lock(&mtx);
-          if (conf.status_pid == -1)
-               conf.status_pid = spawn(conf.status_path);
-          pthread_mutex_unlock(&mtx);
-
-          while ((left = sleep(left)) > 0);
-          left = conf.status_timing;
-
-     } while (!exiting);
-
-     pthread_exit(NULL);
-}
-
 /** WMFS main loop.
  */
 static void
 mainloop(void)
 {
      XEvent ev;
-     pthread_t th_status;
-
-     if(estatus && !conf.status_timing)
-          conf.status_pid = spawn(conf.status_path);
-     else if(estatus && pthread_create(&th_status, NULL, thread_status, NULL) != 0)
-     {
-          warnx("pthread_create");
-          estatus = False;
-     }
 
      while(!exiting && !XNextEvent(dpy, &ev))
-     {
           HANDLE_EVENT(&ev);
-          wait_childs_and_status();
-     }
-
-     if(estatus)
-          pthread_join(th_status, NULL);
 
      return;
 }
diff --git a/src/wmfs.h b/src/wmfs.h
index 0a9d88c..3eb91a8 100644
--- a/src/wmfs.h
+++ b/src/wmfs.h
@@ -442,7 +442,6 @@ int selscreen;
 int prevselscreen;
 Conf conf;
 Key *keys;
-bool estatus;
 Geo *sgeo;
 Geo *spgeo;
 Cursor cursor[CurLast];
diff --git a/wmfsrc b/wmfsrc
index e207f2a..518cac2 100644
--- a/wmfsrc
+++ b/wmfsrc
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
         # true  -- default, set focus
         # false -- click go to client; including dockapps
         focus_pointer_click = true
-        status_timing      = 1     #seconds
-        # status_path       = "~/.config/wmfs/status.sh"
 [/misc]
 
 [bar]