diff --git a/src/include/private/switch_core_pvt.h b/src/include/private/switch_core_pvt.h
index 9473139f20..7e3659b09d 100644
--- a/src/include/private/switch_core_pvt.h
+++ b/src/include/private/switch_core_pvt.h
@@ -195,7 +195,6 @@ struct switch_media_bug {
 	char *target;
 	switch_codec_implementation_t read_impl;
 	switch_codec_implementation_t write_impl;
-	switch_timer_t timer;
 	uint32_t record_frame_size;
 	switch_frame_t *ping_frame;
 	struct switch_media_bug *next;
diff --git a/src/switch_core_media_bug.c b/src/switch_core_media_bug.c
index 14eda22e16..c01d823963 100644
--- a/src/switch_core_media_bug.c
+++ b/src/switch_core_media_bug.c
@@ -47,10 +47,6 @@ static void switch_core_media_bug_destroy(switch_media_bug_t *bug)
 		switch_buffer_destroy(&bug->raw_write_buffer);
 	}
 
-	if (bug->timer.timer_interface) {
-		switch_core_timer_destroy(&bug->timer);
-	}
-
 	if (switch_event_create(&event, SWITCH_EVENT_MEDIA_BUG_STOP) == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 		switch_event_add_header(event, SWITCH_STACK_BOTTOM, "Media-Bug-Function", "%s", bug->function);
 		switch_event_add_header(event, SWITCH_STACK_BOTTOM, "Media-Bug-Target", "%s", bug->target);
@@ -426,11 +422,6 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_media_bug_add(switch_core_session_t
 		switch_mutex_init(&bug->write_mutex, SWITCH_MUTEX_NESTED, session->pool);
 	}
 
-	if (switch_test_flag(bug, SMBF_READ_STREAM) || switch_test_flag(bug, SMBF_WRITE_STREAM)) {
-		switch_core_timer_init(&bug->timer, "soft", bug->read_impl.microseconds_per_packet / 1000, bug->read_impl.samples_per_packet,
-							   switch_core_session_get_pool(session)); 
-	}
-
 	if ((bug->flags & SMBF_THREAD_LOCK)) {
 		bug->thread_id = switch_thread_self();
 	}