diff --git a/src/app/broadcaster.service.spec.ts b/src/app/broadcaster.service.spec.ts
index a5f8efc..69de4e8 100644
--- a/src/app/broadcaster.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/broadcaster.service.spec.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ describe('Service: Broadcaster service', () => {
 
   afterEach( () => {
     broadcaster = null;
-    Broadcaster.refCount = 0;
   });
 
   it('Broadcaster can successfully send and receive messages', (done) => {
diff --git a/src/app/broadcaster.service.ts b/src/app/broadcaster.service.ts
index 64f3964..16b0f2a 100644
--- a/src/app/broadcaster.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/broadcaster.service.ts
@@ -41,14 +41,9 @@ interface BroadcastEvent {
 })
 export class Broadcaster {
   private _eventBus: Subject<BroadcastEvent>;
-  public static refCount: number = 1;
 
   constructor() {
     this._eventBus = new Subject<BroadcastEvent>();
-    Broadcaster.refCount++;
-    if (Broadcaster.refCount > 1) {
-      throw new Error('Multiple broadcaster instances detected, this is a fatal error.');
-    }
   }
 
   /**