diff --git a/packages/webui/src/public/app.js b/packages/webui/src/public/app.js
index 2084ff63..33702149 100644
--- a/packages/webui/src/public/app.js
+++ b/packages/webui/src/public/app.js
@@ -309,7 +309,6 @@
     if (refused) {
       data = null; selected = null; project = null;
       $('projects').innerHTML = '<p class="muted">Not read: the board refused the read.</p>';
-      for (const id of ['waiting-count', 'seen-count', 'session-count']) $(id).textContent = '–';
       $('footer').textContent = 'Board not read: refused';
       $('status').textContent = 'Not read: the board refused the read';
       inspect(); convForm();