diff --git a/lib/units/device/plugins/screen/stream.js b/lib/units/device/plugins/screen/stream.js
index e819c45a..4316677f 100644
--- a/lib/units/device/plugins/screen/stream.js
+++ b/lib/units/device/plugins/screen/stream.js
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ module.exports = syrup.serial()
       this.frameConfig = config
       this.readable = false
       this.needsReadable = false
-      this.starter = Promise.resolve(true)
       this.failCounter = new FailCounter(3, 10000)
       this.failCounter.on('exceedLimit', this._failLimitExceeded.bind(this))
       this.failed = false
@@ -72,7 +71,7 @@ module.exports = syrup.serial()
       case FrameProducer.STATE_STOPPED:
         if (this.desiredState.next() === FrameProducer.STATE_STARTED) {
           this.runningState = FrameProducer.STATE_STARTING
-          this.starter = this._startService().bind(this)
+          this._startService().bind(this)
             .then(function(out) {
               this.output = new RiskyStream(out)
                 .on('unexpectedEnd', this._outputEnded.bind(this))
@@ -145,7 +144,6 @@ module.exports = syrup.serial()
       switch (this.runningState) {
       case FrameProducer.STATE_STARTED:
       case FrameProducer.STATE_STARTING:
-        this.starter.cancel()
         this.desiredState.push(FrameProducer.STATE_STOPPED)
         this.desiredState.push(FrameProducer.STATE_STARTED)
         this._ensureState()