diff --git a/ui/src/index.js b/ui/src/index.js
index aff11820a..2596631aa 100644
--- a/ui/src/index.js
+++ b/ui/src/index.js
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ import {loadLocalStorage} from './localStorage'
 
 import 'src/style/chronograf.scss'
 
-import {HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL} from 'shared/constants'
-
 const store = configureStore(loadLocalStorage())
 const rootNode = document.getElementById('react-root')
 
@@ -83,28 +81,17 @@ const Root = React.createClass({
     if (store.getState().me.links) {
       return this.setState({loggedIn: true})
     }
-
-    this.heartbeat({shouldDispatchResponse: true})
-  },
-
-  async heartbeat({shouldDispatchResponse}) {
-    try {
-      const {data: me, auth} = await getMe()
-      if (shouldDispatchResponse) {
-        store.dispatch(receiveMe(me))
-        store.dispatch(receiveAuth(auth))
-        this.setState({loggedIn: true})
-      }
-    } catch (error) {
-      // TODO: verify that this is handling 403 and/or 401
+    getMe().then(({data: me, auth}) => {
+      store.dispatch(receiveMe(me))
+      store.dispatch(receiveAuth(auth))
+      this.setState({loggedIn: true})
+    }).catch((error) => {
       if (error.auth) {
         store.dispatch(receiveAuth(error.auth))
       }
 
       this.setState({loggedIn: false})
-    }
-
-    setTimeout(this.heartbeat.bind(null, {shouldDispatchResponse: false}), HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL)
+    })
   },
 
   render() {
diff --git a/ui/src/shared/constants/index.js b/ui/src/shared/constants/index.js
index f15846a51..7ae12f866 100644
--- a/ui/src/shared/constants/index.js
+++ b/ui/src/shared/constants/index.js
@@ -468,8 +468,6 @@ export const STROKE_WIDTH = {
   light: 1.5,
 }
 
-export const HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL = 10000 // ms
-
 export const PRESENTATION_MODE_ANIMATION_DELAY = 0 // In milliseconds.
 export const PRESENTATION_MODE_NOTIFICATION_DELAY = 2000 // In milliseconds.