diff --git a/src/graphics/niche/Drivers/EInk/EInk.cpp b/src/graphics/niche/Drivers/EInk/EInk.cpp
index bdb69bff8..cd2e9dc98 100644
--- a/src/graphics/niche/Drivers/EInk/EInk.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/niche/Drivers/EInk/EInk.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ void EInk::beginPolling(uint32_t interval, uint32_t expectedDuration)
     updateRunning = true;
     pollingInterval = interval;
     pollingBegunAt = millis();
-    pollingExpectedDuration = expectedDuration;
 
     // To minimize load, we can choose to delay polling for a few seconds, if we know roughly how long the update will take
     // By default, expectedDuration is 0, and we'll start polling immediately
@@ -47,7 +46,8 @@ void EInk::beginPolling(uint32_t interval, uint32_t expectedDuration)
 int32_t EInk::runOnce()
 {
     // Check for polling timeout
-    if (millis() - pollingBegunAt > pollingExpectedDuration * 3)
+    // Manually set at 10 seconds, in case some big task holds up the firmware's cooperative multitasking
+    if (millis() - pollingBegunAt > 10000)
         failed = true;
 
     // Handle failure
diff --git a/src/graphics/niche/Drivers/EInk/EInk.h b/src/graphics/niche/Drivers/EInk/EInk.h
index da81f6b4f..3c51d4f1d 100644
--- a/src/graphics/niche/Drivers/EInk/EInk.h
+++ b/src/graphics/niche/Drivers/EInk/EInk.h
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ class EInk : private concurrency::OSThread
     bool updateRunning = false;             // see EInk::busy()
     uint32_t pollingInterval = 0;           // How often to check if update complete (ms)
     uint32_t pollingBegunAt = 0;            // To timeout during polling
-    uint32_t pollingExpectedDuration = 0;   // To timeout during polling
 };
 
 } // namespace NicheGraphics::Drivers