diff --git a/scripts/evaluate_speed.py b/scripts/evaluate_speed.py
index e116ef8ecc5d086172dd5fd49e79c981dcae6a7b..17869d3de1882ed1eb1fe45a5fa79059f1b0a18f 100644
--- a/scripts/evaluate_speed.py
+++ b/scripts/evaluate_speed.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ from .common import read_joblog
 
 JOBLOG_FILENAME = sys.argv[1]
 JOBLOG = list(read_joblog(JOBLOG_FILENAME))
-MAXIMUM_DURATION = 60  # ignore pauses in the joblog that are longer than one minute