diff --git a/lib/tests/run_tests.js b/lib/tests/run_tests.js
index 8d4b12eb4..45f795c96 100644
--- a/lib/tests/run_tests.js
+++ b/lib/tests/run_tests.js
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ function getFilesFromDir(filePath, cb) {
 
 module.exports = {
   run: function (filePath) {
-    const start = Date.now();
     process.env.isTest = true;
     let failures = 0;
     if (!filePath) {
@@ -90,8 +89,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
       // Clean contracts folder for next test run
       fs.remove('.embark/contracts', (_err) => {
-        const end = Date.now();
-        console.log('Total time', end - start);
         process.exit(failures);
       });
     });