diff --git a/colorbar-fastloop.py b/colorbar-fastloop.py
index 3ba157f..0db7894 100644
--- a/colorbar-fastloop.py
+++ b/colorbar-fastloop.py
@@ -103,16 +103,7 @@ pixels.show()
 # Use datetime.timedelta to convert an int of seconds to a
 #  string with the format MM:SS
 def prettytime(seconds):
-    # Add a negative sign to the output when current_time is negative.
-    #  prettytime() puts the given value through abs() because the way
-    #  datetime.timedelta() represents negative values is kind of a PITA
-    #  to deal with.
-    if seconds < 0:
-        display_time_sign = "-"
-    else:
-        display_time_sign = ""
-
-    return display_time_sign + str(datetime.timedelta(seconds=abs(seconds)))[2:]
+    return str(datetime.timedelta(seconds=abs(seconds)))[2:]
 
 
 # Set the color on a single neopixel based on colormode and