diff --git a/RTCP/Cobalt/InputProc/src/Delays/Delays.cc b/RTCP/Cobalt/InputProc/src/Delays/Delays.cc
index 924ecf1761e7c92132dd3d370a15c25d26dae74d..ac6f1a9c798b84c6e7c39e57377188663a4d0d1d 100644
--- a/RTCP/Cobalt/InputProc/src/Delays/Delays.cc
+++ b/RTCP/Cobalt/InputProc/src/Delays/Delays.cc
@@ -48,8 +48,7 @@ namespace LOFAR
       stationIdx(stationIdx),
       from(from),
       increment(increment),
-      currentTime(from),
-      delayTimer("delay producer", true, true)
+      currentTime(from)
     {
       ASSERTSTR(test(), "Delay compensation engine is broken");
 
diff --git a/RTCP/Cobalt/InputProc/src/Delays/Delays.h b/RTCP/Cobalt/InputProc/src/Delays/Delays.h
index 7ebbb5f566fd8eb95ba520589b19c3fb2990aa07..da0626d57ee7892c24720c332e28ee3d3e3d62e9 100644
--- a/RTCP/Cobalt/InputProc/src/Delays/Delays.h
+++ b/RTCP/Cobalt/InputProc/src/Delays/Delays.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #include <map>
 
 #include <Common/LofarTypes.h>
-#include <Common/Timer.h>
 #include <CoInterface/MultiDimArray.h>
 #include <CoInterface/Parset.h>
 #include <CoInterface/SubbandMetaData.h>
@@ -186,8 +185,6 @@ namespace LOFAR
       // Station to reference station position difference vector.
       casa::MVPosition phasePositionDiff;
 #endif
-
-      NSTimer delayTimer;
     };
 
   } // namespace Cobalt