diff --git a/Classes/PhoneMainView.h b/Classes/PhoneMainView.h
index 6eb31fc16..2816df501 100644
--- a/Classes/PhoneMainView.h
+++ b/Classes/PhoneMainView.h
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@
 @interface PhoneMainView : UIViewController<IncomingCallViewDelegate> {
     @private
     NSMutableArray *inhibitedEvents;
-    NSTimer *batteryTimer;
 }
 
 @property (nonatomic, retain) IBOutlet UIView *statusBarBG;
diff --git a/Classes/PhoneMainView.m b/Classes/PhoneMainView.m
index 070a71f66..ba4c907ce 100644
--- a/Classes/PhoneMainView.m
+++ b/Classes/PhoneMainView.m
@@ -187,13 +187,12 @@ static RootViewManager* rootViewManagerInstance = nil;
                                              selector:@selector(onGlobalStateChanged:)
                                                  name:kLinphoneGlobalStateUpdate
                                                object:nil];
+    [[UIDevice currentDevice] setBatteryMonitoringEnabled:YES];
     [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
                                              selector:@selector(batteryLevelChanged:) 
                                                  name:UIDeviceBatteryLevelDidChangeNotification
                                                object:nil];
-	[[UIDevice currentDevice] setBatteryMonitoringEnabled:YES];
-    
-    batteryTimer = [NSTimer scheduledTimerWithTimeInterval:10.0f target:self selector:@selector(batteryLevelChanged:) userInfo:nil repeats:TRUE];
+
 }
 
 - (void)viewWillDisappear:(BOOL)animated {
@@ -221,7 +220,6 @@ static RootViewManager* rootViewManagerInstance = nil;
                                                object:nil];
 	[[UIDevice currentDevice] setBatteryMonitoringEnabled:NO];
     
-    [batteryTimer invalidate];
 }
 
 - (void)viewDidAppear:(BOOL)animated {