diff --git a/components/episode-ai-thingy/episode-ai-thingy-generator.tsx b/components/episode-ai-thingy/episode-ai-thingy-generator.tsx
index f78baa1..11c8eaf 100644
--- a/components/episode-ai-thingy/episode-ai-thingy-generator.tsx
+++ b/components/episode-ai-thingy/episode-ai-thingy-generator.tsx
@@ -24,16 +24,15 @@ export function EpisodeAIThingyGenerator({ credits, id }: Props) {
 
   const generationButtonText = useMemo(() => {
     switch (state.status) {
-      case 'countdown':
-        return state.timeRemaining === 0
-          ? `THERE YOU GO!`
-          : `Presenting the AI thingy in ${state.timeRemaining} seconds...`;
       case 'error':
         return 'Error';
+
       case 'idle':
         return 'Do the AI thingy!';
+
       case 'loading':
         return 'Doing the AI thingy...';
+
       case 'success':
         return 'Done!';
     }
diff --git a/components/episode-ai-thingy/episode-ai-thingy.tsx b/components/episode-ai-thingy/episode-ai-thingy.tsx
index a0c2119..d18c310 100644
--- a/components/episode-ai-thingy/episode-ai-thingy.tsx
+++ b/components/episode-ai-thingy/episode-ai-thingy.tsx
@@ -55,14 +55,14 @@ export async function EpisodeAIThingy(props: Props) {
             src={episodeContent.user.avatar_url ?? ''}
           />
 
-          <Text color="gray" size="2">
+          <Text color="gray" size="1">
             Generated by{' '}
             <Text highContrast>{episodeContent.user.display_name}</Text>
           </Text>
         </Flex>
       ) : (
-        <Text color="gray" size="2">
-          Generated by a generous beecast user
+        <Text color="gray" size="1">
+          Generated by a generous beecast user.
         </Text>
       )}
     </Flex>
diff --git a/components/episode-ai-thingy/use-episode-content-generator.ts b/components/episode-ai-thingy/use-episode-content-generator.ts
index 3bee166..5f79bb0 100644
--- a/components/episode-ai-thingy/use-episode-content-generator.ts
+++ b/components/episode-ai-thingy/use-episode-content-generator.ts
@@ -3,18 +3,13 @@
 import type { Tables } from '@/types/supabase/database';
 
 import { generateEpisodeContent } from '@/lib/services/ai/generate-episode-content';
-import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { useState } from 'react';
 
 type Params = {
   id: Tables<'episode'>['id'];
 };
 
 type State =
-  | {
-      data: string;
-      status: 'countdown';
-      timeRemaining: number;
-    }
   | {
       data: string;
       status: 'success';
@@ -41,40 +36,12 @@ export function useEpisodeContentGenerator({ id }: Params) {
 
       setState({
         data: episodeContent.text_summary ?? '',
-        status: 'countdown',
-        timeRemaining: 3,
+        status: 'success',
       });
     } catch (error) {
       setState({ error, status: 'error' });
     }
   };
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    switch (state.status) {
-      case 'countdown': {
-        const interval = setInterval(() => {
-          setState((_state) => {
-            if (_state.status !== 'countdown') {
-              return _state;
-            }
-
-            if (_state.timeRemaining <= 0) {
-              return { ..._state, status: 'success' };
-            }
-
-            return { ..._state, timeRemaining: _state.timeRemaining - 1 };
-          });
-        }, 1000);
-
-        return () => {
-          clearInterval(interval);
-        };
-      }
-
-      default:
-        break;
-    }
-  }, [state]);
-
   return [state, run] as const;
 }