diff --git a/gaugemqttcontinuous.py b/gaugemqttcontinuous.py
index 0a52b12..c85197c 100644
--- a/gaugemqttcontinuous.py
+++ b/gaugemqttcontinuous.py
@@ -906,7 +906,6 @@ def main():
             if moved_any:
                 delay_us = 1_000_000 // MICROSTEPS_PER_SECOND
                 utime.sleep_us(delay_us)
-                publish_state(client_ref)
             else:
                 utime.sleep_ms(10)