diff --git a/libraries/mbed/targets/cmsis/TARGET_STM/TARGET_STM32F0/TARGET_NUCLEO_F030R8/hal_tick.c b/libraries/mbed/targets/cmsis/TARGET_STM/TARGET_STM32F0/TARGET_NUCLEO_F030R8/hal_tick.c
index f0e04a10c1..7c7314d9f3 100644
--- a/libraries/mbed/targets/cmsis/TARGET_STM/TARGET_STM32F0/TARGET_NUCLEO_F030R8/hal_tick.c
+++ b/libraries/mbed/targets/cmsis/TARGET_STM/TARGET_STM32F0/TARGET_NUCLEO_F030R8/hal_tick.c
@@ -96,10 +96,6 @@ void timer_oc_irq_handler(void)
 // Reconfigure the HAL tick using a standard timer instead of systick.
 HAL_StatusTypeDef HAL_InitTick(uint32_t TickPriority) {
   
-    static uint32_t ticker_inited=0;  
-    if(ticker_inited)return HAL_OK;
-    ticker_inited=1;
-  
     // Enable timer clock
     TIM_MST_RCC;