diff --git a/fixtracks/widgets/timeline.py b/fixtracks/widgets/timeline.py
index 01ba723..769d7bb 100644
--- a/fixtracks/widgets/timeline.py
+++ b/fixtracks/widgets/timeline.py
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ class Timeline(QWidget):
         messagelabel = QLabel("current position:")
         messagelabel.setFont(font)
 
-        messagebox = QHBoxLayout()
-        messagebox.addWidget(self._startlabel)
-        messagebox.addWidget(messagelabel)
-        messagebox.addWidget(self._positionLabel)
-        messagebox.addWidget(self._stoplabel)
+        # messagebox = QHBoxLayout()
+        # messagebox.addWidget(self._startlabel)
+        # messagebox.addWidget(messagelabel)
+        # messagebox.addWidget(self._positionLabel)
+        # messagebox.addWidget(self._stoplabel)
 
         sliderbox = QHBoxLayout()
         sliderbox.addWidget(self._startlabel)
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class Timeline(QWidget):
 
         lyt= QVBoxLayout()
         lyt.addLayout(sliderbox)
-        lyt.addLayout(messagebox)
+        # lyt.addLayout(messagebox)
         self.setLayout(lyt)
 
     def setRange(self, stop, width):