diff --git a/plugins/strangemood.cpp b/plugins/strangemood.cpp
index b300eb795..88d1df071 100644
--- a/plugins/strangemood.cpp
+++ b/plugins/strangemood.cpp
@@ -1217,7 +1217,6 @@ command_result df_strangemood (color_ostream &out, vector <string> & parameters)
     ref->setID(unit->id);
     job->general_refs.push_back(ref);
     unit->job.current_job = job;
-    job->wait_timer = 0;
 
     // Generate the artifact's name
     if (type == mood_type::Fell || type == mood_type::Macabre)