diff --git a/candle-nn/src/layer_norm.rs b/candle-nn/src/layer_norm.rs
index 667d442bbe..1deef146dc 100644
--- a/candle-nn/src/layer_norm.rs
+++ b/candle-nn/src/layer_norm.rs
@@ -137,12 +137,7 @@ impl LayerNorm {
 //#[cfg(not(feature = "cuda"))]
 impl crate::Module for LayerNorm {
     fn forward(&self, x: &Tensor) -> Result<Tensor> {
-        let start = SystemTime::now()
-                    .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
-            .expect("Time travel has occurred!")
-            .as_micros();
-        let res =  self.forward_slow(x);
-        res
+        self.forward_slow(x)
     }
 }