diff --git a/markov.py b/markov.py
index aff5bf3..9788f54 100755
--- a/markov.py
+++ b/markov.py
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ def getTime(now = datetime.datetime.now()):
  return (then - datetime.datetime.now()).seconds
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
- os.nice(5)
  text = markovifyText(getText())
  time.sleep(getTime())
  twitools.tweet(text, section = setuptools.MARKOV)