diff --git a/src/i_time.cpp b/src/i_time.cpp
index 4aa14c6f4..050bb1ebc 100644
--- a/src/i_time.cpp
+++ b/src/i_time.cpp
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include "i_time.h"
 #include "doomdef.h"
-#include "c_cvars.h"
-#include "doomstat.h"
 
 //==========================================================================
 //
@@ -51,30 +49,10 @@ static uint64_t FirstFrameStartTime;
 static uint64_t CurrentFrameStartTime;
 static uint64_t FreezeTime;
 
-static double TimeScale = 1.0;
-
-CUSTOM_CVAR(Float, i_timescale, 1.0f, CVAR_NOINITCALL)
-{
-	if (netgame && self != 1.0f)
-	{
-		Printf("Time scale cannot be changed in net games.\n");
-		self = 1.0f;
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		I_FreezeTime(true);
-		float clampValue = (self < 0.05) ? 0.05 : self;
-		if (self != clampValue)
-			self = clampValue;
-		TimeScale = self;
-		I_FreezeTime(false);
-	}
-}
-
 static uint64_t GetClockTimeNS()
 {
 	using namespace std::chrono;
-	return (uint64_t)duration_cast<nanoseconds>(steady_clock::now().time_since_epoch()).count() * TimeScale;
+	return (uint64_t)duration_cast<nanoseconds>(steady_clock::now().time_since_epoch()).count();
 }
 
 static uint64_t MSToNS(unsigned int ms)