diff --git a/teavm-samples/src/main/java/org/teavm/samples/HelloWorld.java b/teavm-samples/src/main/java/org/teavm/samples/HelloWorld.java
index 907667ba7..c8255a95b 100644
--- a/teavm-samples/src/main/java/org/teavm/samples/HelloWorld.java
+++ b/teavm-samples/src/main/java/org/teavm/samples/HelloWorld.java
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ public final class HelloWorld {
         document = window.getDocument();
         body = document.getDocumentElement().getElementsByTagName("body").item(0);
         createButton();
-        new Thread().start();
     }
 
     private static void createButton() {