diff --git a/src/app/api/events/route.ts b/src/app/api/events/route.ts
index f2525fc..7d64b08 100644
--- a/src/app/api/events/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/events/route.ts
@@ -77,15 +77,6 @@ export async function GET(request: Request): Promise<Response> {
       const lastTouchedPath = path.join(projectRoot, '.beads', 'last-touched');
       let lastTouchedVersion: number | null = null;
 
-      let isPolling = false;
-      const pollLastTouched = async () => {
-        if (isPolling) {
-          return;
-        }
-        isPolling = true;
-        try {
-          const nextVersion = await readLastTouchedVersion(lastTouchedPath);
-          if (nextVersion === null) {
       let isPolling = false;
       const pollLastTouched = async () => {
         if (isPolling) {
@@ -105,10 +96,6 @@ export async function GET(request: Request): Promise<Response> {
             lastTouchedVersion = nextVersion;
             write(toSseFrame(issuesEventBus.emit(projectRoot, lastTouchedPath, 'changed')));
           }
-        } finally {
-          isPolling = false;
-        }
-      };
 
       const touchedPoll = setInterval(() => {
         void pollLastTouched();