diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 7de69ef602..9cbe7ed37c 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -1761,25 +1761,8 @@ void Application::checkFPS() {
 }
 
 void Application::idle() {
-    PROFILE_RANGE(__FUNCTION__);
-    static SimpleAverage<float> interIdleDurations;
-    static uint64_t lastIdleEnd{ 0 };
-
-    if (lastIdleEnd != 0) {
-        uint64_t now = usecTimestampNow();
-        interIdleDurations.update(now - lastIdleEnd);
-        static uint64_t lastReportTime = now;
-        if ((now - lastReportTime) >= (USECS_PER_SECOND)) {
-            static QString LOGLINE("Average inter-idle time: %1 us for %2 samples");
-            if (Menu::getInstance()->isOptionChecked(MenuOption::LogExtraTimings)) {
-                qCDebug(interfaceapp_timing) << LOGLINE.arg((int)interIdleDurations.getAverage()).arg(interIdleDurations.getCount());
-            }
-            interIdleDurations.reset();
-            lastReportTime = now;
-        }
-    }
-
     PerformanceTimer perfTimer("idle");
+
     if (_aboutToQuit) {
         return; // bail early, nothing to do here.
     }
@@ -1823,15 +1806,13 @@ void Application::idle() {
                 _idleLoopStdev.reset();
             }
 
+            // After finishing all of the above work, restart the idle timer, allowing 2ms to process events.
+            idleTimer->start(2);
         }
-        // After finishing all of the above work, ensure the idle timer is set to the proper interval,
-        // depending on whether we're throttling or not
-        idleTimer->start(_glWidget->isThrottleRendering() ? THROTTLED_IDLE_TIMER_DELAY : 1);
     }
 
     // check for any requested background downloads.
     emit checkBackgroundDownloads();
-    lastIdleEnd = usecTimestampNow();
 }
 
 void Application::setFullscreen(bool fullscreen) {