diff --git a/include/villas/stats.h b/include/villas/stats.h
index f321e9648..dde2f426b 100644
--- a/include/villas/stats.h
+++ b/include/villas/stats.h
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ enum stats_format {
 
 enum stats_id {
 	STATS_SKIPPED,		/**< Counter for skipped samples due to hooks. */
-	STATS_TIME,		/**< The processing time per sample within VILLAsnode. */
 	STATS_REORDERED,	/**< Counter for reordered samples. */
 	STATS_GAP_SAMPLE,	/**< Histogram for inter sample timestamps (as sent by remote). */
 	STATS_GAP_RECEIVED,	/**< Histogram for inter sample arrival time (as seen by this instance). */
diff --git a/lib/hooks/stats.c b/lib/hooks/stats.c
index a879ed7ed..a48b10fa0 100644
--- a/lib/hooks/stats.c
+++ b/lib/hooks/stats.c
@@ -190,21 +190,6 @@ static int stats_collect_process(struct hook *h, struct sample *smps[], unsigned
 	return 0;
 }
 
-__attribute__((unused))
-static int stats_collect_write(struct hook *h, struct sample *smps[], unsigned *cnt)
-{
-	struct stats_collect *p = (struct stats_collect *) h->_vd;
-
-	struct timespec ts_sent = time_now();
-
-	for (int i = 0; i < *cnt; i++)
-		stats_update(&p->stats, STATS_TIME, time_delta(&smps[i]->ts.received, &ts_sent));
-
-	stats_commit(&p->stats);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static struct plugin p = {
 	.name		= "stats",
 	.description	= "Collect statistics for the current path",
diff --git a/lib/stats.c b/lib/stats.c
index cb8b0f7eb..5c773349c 100644
--- a/lib/stats.c
+++ b/lib/stats.c
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 
 struct stats_desc stats_metrics[] = {
 	{ "skipped",	  "samples", "Skipped samples and the distance between them",			25 },
-	{ "proc_time",	  "seconds", "The processing time per sample within VILLAsnode",		25 },
 	{ "reordered",	  "samples", "Reordered samples and the distance between them",			25 },
 	{ "gap_sent",	  "seconds", "Inter-message timestamps (as sent by remote)",			25 },
 	{ "gap_received", "seconds", "Inter-message arrival time (as received by this instance)",	25 },
@@ -107,10 +106,9 @@ json_t * stats_json(struct stats *s)
 
 json_t * stats_json_periodic(struct stats *s, struct node *n)
 {
-	return json_pack("{ s: s, s: i, s: i, s: f, s: f, s: i, s: i }",
+	return json_pack("{ s: s, s: i, s: f, s: f, s: i, s: i }",
 		"node", node_name(n),
-		"received", hist_total(&s->histograms[STATS_OWD]),
-		"sent", hist_total(&s->histograms[STATS_TIME]),
+		"processed", hist_total(&s->histograms[STATS_OWD]),
 		"owd", hist_last(&s->histograms[STATS_OWD]),
 		"rate", 1.0 / hist_last(&s->histograms[STATS_GAP_SAMPLE]),
 		"dropped", hist_total(&s->histograms[STATS_REORDERED]),
@@ -133,8 +131,7 @@ static struct table_column stats_cols[] = {
 	{ 10, "Rate last",	"%f",	"pkt/sec",	TABLE_ALIGN_RIGHT },
 	{ 10, "Rate mean",	"%f",	"pkt/sec",	TABLE_ALIGN_RIGHT },
 	{ 10, "Drop",		"%ju",	"pkts",		TABLE_ALIGN_RIGHT },
-	{ 10, "Skip",		"%ju",	"pkts",		TABLE_ALIGN_RIGHT },
-	{ 10, "Time",		"%f",	"secs",		TABLE_ALIGN_RIGHT }
+	{ 10, "Skip",		"%ju",	"pkts",		TABLE_ALIGN_RIGHT }
 };
 
 static struct table stats_table = {
@@ -171,14 +168,12 @@ void stats_print_periodic(struct stats *s, FILE *f, enum stats_format fmt, int v
 			table_row(&stats_table,
 				node_name_short(n),
 				hist_total(&s->histograms[STATS_OWD]),
-				hist_total(&s->histograms[STATS_TIME]),
 				hist_last(&s->histograms[STATS_OWD]),
 				hist_mean(&s->histograms[STATS_OWD]),
 				1.0 / hist_last(&s->histograms[STATS_GAP_RECEIVED]),
 				1.0 / hist_mean(&s->histograms[STATS_GAP_RECEIVED]),
 				hist_total(&s->histograms[STATS_REORDERED]),
-				hist_total(&s->histograms[STATS_SKIPPED]),
-				hist_mean(&s->histograms[STATS_TIME])
+				hist_total(&s->histograms[STATS_SKIPPED])
 			);
 			break;