diff --git a/waku/v2/utils/time.nim b/waku/v2/utils/time.nim
index 3208efd7b..b91709a12 100644
--- a/waku/v2/utils/time.nim
+++ b/waku/v2/utils/time.nim
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
 ## Contains types and utilities for timestamps.
-
 {.push raises: [Defect].}
 
-import sqlite3_abi
 
 type Timestamp* = int64 
 
-const TIMESTAMP_TABLE_TYPE* = "INTEGER"
-
 proc getNanosecondTime*[T](timeInSeconds: T): Timestamp = 
   var ns = Timestamp(timeInSeconds.int64 * 1000_000_000.int64)
   return ns
@@ -19,6 +15,3 @@ proc getMicrosecondTime*[T](timeInSeconds: T): Timestamp =
 proc getMillisecondTime*[T](timeInSeconds: T): Timestamp = 
   var ms = Timestamp(timeInSeconds.int64 * 1000.int64)
   return ms
-
-proc column_timestamp*(a1: ptr sqlite3_stmt, iCol: cint): int64 =
-  return sqlite3_column_int64(a1, iCol)
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