diff --git a/modules/installed/lib/auth.py b/modules/installed/lib/auth.py
index fec48b80a..4ceff878d 100644
--- a/modules/installed/lib/auth.py
+++ b/modules/installed/lib/auth.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ from passlib.hash import bcrypt
 from passlib.exc import PasswordSizeError
 import cfg
 import random
-import time
 from model import User
 
 cfg.session_key = '_cp_username'
@@ -56,8 +55,6 @@ def check_credentials(username, passphrase):
     """Verifies credentials for username and passphrase.
     Returns None on success or a string describing the error on failure"""
 
-    start = time.clock()
-
     if not username or not passphrase:
         error = "No username or password."
         cfg.log(error)