diff --git a/manual/manual-api/mainClient.cpp b/manual/manual-api/mainClient.cpp
index c733a2647..944fc516d 100644
--- a/manual/manual-api/mainClient.cpp
+++ b/manual/manual-api/mainClient.cpp
@@ -89,21 +89,6 @@ int main(int argc,  char **argv) {
 	}
 
 
-	/** - start measurement */
-	pDetector->startMeasurement();
-	std::cout << "measurement finished" << std::endl;	usleep(1*1000*1000);
-	/** - start measurement */
-	pDetector->startMeasurement();
-	std::cout << "measurement finished" << std::endl;	usleep(1*1000*1000);
-	/** - start measurement */
-	pDetector->startMeasurement();
-	std::cout << "measurement finished" << std::endl;	usleep(1*1000*1000);
-	/** - start measurement */
-	pDetector->startMeasurement();
-	std::cout << "measurement finished" << std::endl;	usleep(1*1000*1000);
-	/** - start measurement */
-	pDetector->startMeasurement();
-	std::cout << "measurement finished" << std::endl;	usleep(1*1000*1000);
 	/** - start measurement */
 	pDetector->startMeasurement();
 	std::cout << "measurement finished" << std::endl;	usleep(1*1000*1000);