diff --git a/lib/core/logs.c b/lib/core/logs.c
index 4ccbb1e6b..43d40ae91 100644
--- a/lib/core/logs.c
+++ b/lib/core/logs.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ lwsl_timestamp(int level, char *p, int len)
 	for (n = 0; n < LLL_COUNT; n++) {
 		if (level != (1 << n))
 			continue;
-		now = lws_now_usecs() / 100;
+
 		if (ptm)
 			n = lws_snprintf(p, len,
 				"[%04d/%02d/%02d %02d:%02d:%02d:%04d] %s: ",