diff --git a/source/common/utility/i_time.cpp b/source/common/utility/i_time.cpp
index 9a742dbba..8797ebdee 100644
--- a/source/common/utility/i_time.cpp
+++ b/source/common/utility/i_time.cpp
@@ -48,12 +48,10 @@ static uint64_t CurrentFrameStartTime;
 static uint64_t FreezeTime;
 int GameTicRate = 35;	// make sure it is not 0, even if the client doesn't set it.
 
-double TimeScale = 1.0;
-
 static uint64_t GetClockTimeNS()
 {
 	using namespace std::chrono;
-	return (uint64_t)((duration_cast<microseconds>(steady_clock::now().time_since_epoch()).count()) * (uint64_t)(TimeScale * 1000));
+	return (uint64_t)(duration_cast<nanoseconds>(steady_clock::now().time_since_epoch()).count());
 }
 
 static uint64_t MSToNS(unsigned int ms)
diff --git a/source/common/utility/i_time.h b/source/common/utility/i_time.h
index 58b95c626..b0ff122f4 100644
--- a/source/common/utility/i_time.h
+++ b/source/common/utility/i_time.h
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 
 extern int GameTicRate;
-extern double TimeScale;
 
 // Called by D_DoomLoop, sets the time for the current frame
 void I_SetFrameTime();