diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1334ff7a..f5977658 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -484,7 +484,6 @@
 * Win rounds by getting all enemy players down
 * Win 3 rounds to win the game
 * Tie round if both teams die within 5 seconds of eachother
-* Sudden death after 5 minute round (all players lose 100 health)
 * Players start each round with at least 10000 points
 * Enemies remaining audio and text displays when enemy players down instead of when enemy players bleed out
 * Enemies remaining text is removed when new text is displayed
diff --git a/scripts/zm/zgrief/zgrief_reimagined.gsc b/scripts/zm/zgrief/zgrief_reimagined.gsc
index a1a5fac7..c9d3d5c6 100644
--- a/scripts/zm/zgrief/zgrief_reimagined.gsc
+++ b/scripts/zm/zgrief/zgrief_reimagined.gsc
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ init()
 	level thread remove_round_number();
 	level thread unlimited_zombies();
 	level thread unlimited_powerups();
-	level thread sudden_death();
 	level thread remove_status_icons_on_intermission();
 	level thread all_voice_on_intermission();
 	level thread spawn_bots();
@@ -2780,7 +2779,7 @@ spawn_bots()
 
 	level waittill( "connected", player );
 
-	wait 5;
+	wait 1;
 
 	level.bots = [];