diff --git a/net/tipc/link.c b/net/tipc/link.c
index 89fbb6d6e956..d4f2780ff871 100644
--- a/net/tipc/link.c
+++ b/net/tipc/link.c
@@ -1977,7 +1977,6 @@ void tipc_link_send_proto_msg(struct link *l_ptr, u32 msg_typ, int probe_msg,
 		skb_copy_to_linear_data(buf, msg, sizeof(l_ptr->proto_msg));
 		return;
 	}
-	msg_set_timestamp(msg, jiffies_to_msecs(jiffies));
 
 	/* Message can be sent */
 
diff --git a/net/tipc/msg.c b/net/tipc/msg.c
index 0787e12423b8..b694c9acadc6 100644
--- a/net/tipc/msg.c
+++ b/net/tipc/msg.c
@@ -238,7 +238,6 @@ void tipc_msg_dbg(struct print_buf *buf, struct tipc_msg *msg, const char *str)
 			tipc_printf(buf, "REROUTED(%u):", msg_reroute_cnt(msg));
 		break;
 	case LINK_PROTOCOL:
-		tipc_printf(buf, "PROT:TIM(%u):", msg_timestamp(msg));
 		switch (msg_type(msg)) {
 		case STATE_MSG:
 			tipc_printf(buf, "STATE:");
diff --git a/net/tipc/msg.h b/net/tipc/msg.h
index 9d643a1b7d22..6948d3dbab0b 100644
--- a/net/tipc/msg.h
+++ b/net/tipc/msg.h
@@ -438,16 +438,6 @@ static inline void msg_set_nametype(struct tipc_msg *m, u32 n)
 	msg_set_word(m, 8, n);
 }
 
-static inline void msg_set_timestamp(struct tipc_msg *m, u32 n)
-{
-	msg_set_word(m, 8, n);
-}
-
-static inline u32 msg_timestamp(struct tipc_msg *m)
-{
-	return msg_word(m, 8);
-}
-
 static inline u32 msg_nameinst(struct tipc_msg *m)
 {
 	return msg_word(m, 9);