diff --git a/herbstluftwm/autostart b/herbstluftwm/autostart
index c0f30d5..eda60ce 100755
--- a/herbstluftwm/autostart
+++ b/herbstluftwm/autostart
@@ -186,7 +186,4 @@ hc set_monitors 2560x1418+0+22 1920x1080+2560+0
 # find the panel
 panel=~/.config/herbstluftwm/panel.sh
 [ -x "$panel" ] || panel=/etc/xdg/herbstluftwm/panel.sh
-for monitor in $(hc list_monitors | cut -d: -f1) ; do
-    # start it on each monitor
-    "$panel" "$monitor" &
-done
+"$panel"