diff --git a/groundStation/gui/MicroCART/mainwindow.cpp b/groundStation/gui/MicroCART/mainwindow.cpp
index 29c350553967eb144087e69f1e12815e1ba5b0cb..daed528e84e331e8d384b84b642492a66a6a8bae 100644
--- a/groundStation/gui/MicroCART/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/groundStation/gui/MicroCART/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
     ui->topView->setScene(topScene);
     QuadItem * quad = new QuadItem();
 
-    topScene->addItem();
     topScene->addItem(quad);
 
     /* Set up environment variables */