diff --git a/bip-0008.mediawiki b/bip-0008.mediawiki
index 4d7c85ffb2..612fd4200b 100644
--- a/bip-0008.mediawiki
+++ b/bip-0008.mediawiki
@@ -110,12 +110,9 @@ Otherwise, the next state depends on the previous state:
 
         switch (GetStateForBlock(GetAncestorAtHeight(block, block.height - 2016))) {
 
-We remain in the initial state until either we pass the start block height or the timeout height.
+We remain in the initial state until we reach the start block height.
 
         case DEFINED:
-            if (block.height >= timeoutheight) {
-                return (lockinontimeout == true) ? LOCKED_IN : FAILING;
-            }
             if (block.height >= startheight) {
                 return STARTED;
             }
diff --git a/bip-0008/states.png b/bip-0008/states.png
index 0e2ff02608..76f6cb7241 100644
Binary files a/bip-0008/states.png and b/bip-0008/states.png differ
diff --git a/bip-0008/states.svg b/bip-0008/states.svg
index 1824064629..f2e4b34132 100644
--- a/bip-0008/states.svg
+++ b/bip-0008/states.svg
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 	<text x="176" y="72" font-size="20" text-anchor="middle">DEFINED</text>
 	<path d="M 128 80 a 24 32 0 1 1 0 -32"/><!-- loop -->
 	<path d="M 176 80 l 0 96"/>
-		<text x="182" y="128" font-size="12" text-anchor="start">startheight &lt;= height &lt; timeoutheight</text>
+		<text x="182" y="128" font-size="12" text-anchor="start">startheight &lt;= height</text>
 	<rect x="112" y="176" width="128" height="32"/>
 	<text x="176" y="200" font-size="20" text-anchor="middle">STARTED</text>
 	<path d="M 128 208 a 24 32 0 1 1 0 -32"/><!-- loop -->
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@
 
 	<rect x="640" y="176" width="128" height="32"/>
 	<text x="704" y="200" font-size="20" text-anchor="middle">FAILING</text>
-	<path d="M 240 64 l 400 112"/>
-		<text x="440" y="108" font-size="12" text-anchor="start">timeoutheight &lt;= height</text>
 	<path d="M 240 192 l 400 0"/>
 		<text x="408" y="184" font-size="12" text-anchor="middle">(lockinontimeout == false) AND (timeoutheight &lt;= height)</text>
 	<path d="M 704 208 l 0 176"/>