diff --git a/qmap/mainwindow.cpp b/qmap/mainwindow.cpp
index 5b7ae2a7a..d6a5d532d 100644
--- a/qmap/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/qmap/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -902,7 +902,6 @@ void MainWindow::decode()                                       //decode()
   decodes_.ncand=0;
   decodes_.nQDecoderDone=0;
   int itimer=0;
-  m_decoder_start_time=QDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc();
   watcher3.setFuture(QtConcurrent::run (std::bind (q65c_, &itimer)));
 
   decodeBusy(true);
diff --git a/qmap/mainwindow.h b/qmap/mainwindow.h
index a64ec915d..996b6400d 100644
--- a/qmap/mainwindow.h
+++ b/qmap/mainwindow.h
@@ -161,8 +161,6 @@ private:
   QFutureWatcher<void>* watcher2;
   QFutureWatcher<void> watcher3;     //For decoder
 
-  QDateTime m_decoder_start_time;
-
   QString m_path;
   QString m_pbdecoding_style1;
   QString m_pbmonitor_style;