diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index 0f2b760..171d526 100755
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -1704,8 +1704,6 @@ def saveSchedulerSettings():
 
 @app.route("/saveScreensaverSettings", methods = ['PUT', 'POST'])
 def saveScreensaverSettings():
-
-    global displaying_screensaver
 	
     data = request.data.decode('utf-8')
     input_settings = json.loads(data)
@@ -1737,10 +1735,6 @@ def saveScreensaverSettings():
 
     with open('clock_screensaver.json', 'w') as f:
         json.dump(clock_screensaver,f)
-
-    if displaying_screensaver:
-        screensaver_p.close()
-        displaying_screensaver = False
 	
     return index()