diff --git a/scripts/shared.sh b/scripts/shared.sh
index 8b316d1..9630d4d 100644
--- a/scripts/shared.sh
+++ b/scripts/shared.sh
@@ -9,28 +9,8 @@ get_tmux_option() {
 	fi
 }
 
-# Ensures a message is displayed for 5 seconds in tmux prompt
 display_message() {
-	local message=$1
-
-	# display_duration defaults to 5 seconds, if not passed as an argument
-	if [ "$#" -eq 2 ]; then
-		local display_duration=$2
-	else
-		local display_duration="5000"
-	fi
-
-	# saves user-set 'display-time' option
-	local saved_display_time=$(get_tmux_option "display-time" "750")
-
-	# sets message display time to 5 seconds
-	tmux set-option -gq display-time "$display_duration"
-
-	# displays message
-	tmux display-message "$message"
-
-	# restores original 'display-time' value
-	tmux set-option -gq display-time "$saved_display_time"
+	tmux display-message "$1"
 }
 
 # simplest solution, taken from here: http://unix.stackexchange.com/a/81689