diff --git a/src/helpers/radiolib/RadioLibWrappers.cpp b/src/helpers/radiolib/RadioLibWrappers.cpp
index d0a0a94c..e4f9e566 100644
--- a/src/helpers/radiolib/RadioLibWrappers.cpp
+++ b/src/helpers/radiolib/RadioLibWrappers.cpp
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ uint32_t RadioLibWrapper::getEstAirtimeFor(int len_bytes) {
 
 bool RadioLibWrapper::startSendRaw(const uint8_t* bytes, int len) {
   _board->onBeforeTransmit();
-  _tx_start_ms = millis();  // recording TX time
   int err = _radio->startTransmit((uint8_t *) bytes, len);
   if (err == RADIOLIB_ERR_NONE) {
     state = STATE_TX_WAIT;
@@ -159,8 +158,6 @@ bool RadioLibWrapper::isSendComplete() {
   if (state & STATE_INT_READY) {
     state = STATE_IDLE;
     n_sent++;
-    uint32_t tx_duration = millis() - _tx_start_ms;
-    MESH_DEBUG_PRINTLN("TX duration: %lu ms (len=%d)", tx_duration);
     return true;
   }
   return false;
diff --git a/src/helpers/radiolib/RadioLibWrappers.h b/src/helpers/radiolib/RadioLibWrappers.h
index 2ca2f59a..8c3a6e74 100644
--- a/src/helpers/radiolib/RadioLibWrappers.h
+++ b/src/helpers/radiolib/RadioLibWrappers.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class RadioLibWrapper : public mesh::Radio {
 protected:
   PhysicalLayer* _radio;
   mesh::MainBoard* _board;
-  uint32_t n_recv, n_sent, n_recv_errors, _tx_start_ms;
+  uint32_t n_recv, n_sent, n_recv_errors;
   int16_t _noise_floor, _threshold;
   uint8_t _busy_count;  // consecutive busy detections for exponential backoff
   uint16_t _num_floor_samples;