diff --git a/src/ui/Island/RealmPanel/RealmPanelCountdown.tsx b/src/ui/Island/RealmPanel/RealmPanelCountdown.tsx
index ba15dbb3..69d13632 100644
--- a/src/ui/Island/RealmPanel/RealmPanelCountdown.tsx
+++ b/src/ui/Island/RealmPanel/RealmPanelCountdown.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React from "react"
 import {
-  selectSeasonDurationInWeeks,
+  // selectSeasonDurationInWeeks,
   selectSeasonWeek,
   selectWeekEndDate,
   useDappSelector,
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ import Icon from "shared/components/Media/Icon"
 
 export default function RealmPanelCountdown() {
   const seasonWeek = useDappSelector(selectSeasonWeek)
-  const seasonDuration = useDappSelector(selectSeasonDurationInWeeks)
+  // TODO: for now we are hardcoding the season duration to 7 weeks to get better UX
+  const seasonDuration = 7 // useDappSelector(selectSeasonDurationInWeeks)
   const weekEndDate = useDappSelector(selectWeekEndDate)
 
   if (!weekEndDate) return null