diff --git a/rtengine/amaze_demosaic_RT.cc b/rtengine/amaze_demosaic_RT.cc
index 289bfa46e..dc2d4316e 100644
--- a/rtengine/amaze_demosaic_RT.cc
+++ b/rtengine/amaze_demosaic_RT.cc
@@ -31,14 +31,12 @@
 #include "procparams.h"
 #include "sleef.c"
 #include "opthelper.h"
-#include "StopWatch.h"
 
 namespace rtengine
 {
 
 SSEFUNCTION void RawImageSource::amaze_demosaic_RT(int winx, int winy, int winw, int winh)
 {
-StopWatch Stop1("amaze_demosaic_RT");
 #define HCLIP(x) x //is this still necessary???
     //min(clip_pt,x)
 
diff --git a/rtengine/rawimagesource.cc b/rtengine/rawimagesource.cc
index 2421b33cf..6381c45b6 100644
--- a/rtengine/rawimagesource.cc
+++ b/rtengine/rawimagesource.cc
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 #include <omp.h>
 #endif
 #include "opthelper.h"
-#include "StopWatch.h"
 
 namespace rtengine
 {
@@ -953,7 +952,6 @@ int RawImageSource::interpolateBadPixelsXtrans( PixelsMap &bitmapBads )
  */
 int RawImageSource::findHotDeadPixels( PixelsMap &bpMap, float thresh, bool findHotPixels, bool findDeadPixels )
 {
-    StopWatch Stop1("findHotDeadPixels");
     float varthresh = (20.0 * (thresh / 100.0) + 1.0 ) / 24.f;
 
     // allocate temporary buffer