diff --git a/executables/lte-softmodem.c b/executables/lte-softmodem.c
index 6a7e607586..3034512b2c 100644
--- a/executables/lte-softmodem.c
+++ b/executables/lte-softmodem.c
@@ -204,55 +204,6 @@ void nr_slot_select() {};
 void NR_UL_indication(NR_UL_IND_t *UL_INFO) {};
 void gNB_dlsch_ulsch_scheduler() {};
 
-/*---------------------BMC: timespec helpers -----------------------------*/
-
-struct timespec min_diff_time = { .tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = 0 };
-struct timespec max_diff_time = { .tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = 0 };
-
-struct timespec clock_difftime(struct timespec start, struct timespec end) {
-  struct timespec temp;
-
-  if ((end.tv_nsec-start.tv_nsec)<0) {
-    temp.tv_sec = end.tv_sec-start.tv_sec-1;
-    temp.tv_nsec = 1000000000+end.tv_nsec-start.tv_nsec;
-  } else {
-    temp.tv_sec = end.tv_sec-start.tv_sec;
-    temp.tv_nsec = end.tv_nsec-start.tv_nsec;
-  }
-
-  return temp;
-}
-
-void print_difftimes(void) {
-#ifdef DEBUG
-  printf("difftimes min = %lu ns ; max = %lu ns\n", min_diff_time.tv_nsec, max_diff_time.tv_nsec);
-#else
-  LOG_I(HW,"difftimes min = %lu ns ; max = %lu ns\n", min_diff_time.tv_nsec, max_diff_time.tv_nsec);
-#endif
-}
-
-void update_difftimes(struct timespec start, struct timespec end) {
-  struct timespec diff_time = { .tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = 0 };
-  int             changed = 0;
-  diff_time = clock_difftime(start, end);
-
-  if ((min_diff_time.tv_nsec == 0) || (diff_time.tv_nsec < min_diff_time.tv_nsec)) {
-    min_diff_time.tv_nsec = diff_time.tv_nsec;
-    changed = 1;
-  }
-
-  if ((max_diff_time.tv_nsec == 0) || (diff_time.tv_nsec > max_diff_time.tv_nsec)) {
-    max_diff_time.tv_nsec = diff_time.tv_nsec;
-    changed = 1;
-  }
-
-#if 1
-
-  if (changed) print_difftimes();
-
-#endif
-}
-
 /*------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 unsigned int build_rflocal(int txi, int txq, int rxi, int rxq) {
diff --git a/executables/lte-uesoftmodem.c b/executables/lte-uesoftmodem.c
index 7de3014ee9..b212ceb3f1 100644
--- a/executables/lte-uesoftmodem.c
+++ b/executables/lte-uesoftmodem.c
@@ -174,55 +174,6 @@ instance_t CUuniqInstance=0;
 /* forward declarations */
 void set_default_frame_parms(LTE_DL_FRAME_PARMS *frame_parms[MAX_NUM_CCs]);
 
-/*---------------------BMC: timespec helpers -----------------------------*/
-
-struct timespec min_diff_time = { .tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = 0 };
-struct timespec max_diff_time = { .tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = 0 };
-
-struct timespec clock_difftime(struct timespec start, struct timespec end) {
-  struct timespec temp;
-
-  if ((end.tv_nsec-start.tv_nsec)<0) {
-    temp.tv_sec = end.tv_sec-start.tv_sec-1;
-    temp.tv_nsec = 1000000000+end.tv_nsec-start.tv_nsec;
-  } else {
-    temp.tv_sec = end.tv_sec-start.tv_sec;
-    temp.tv_nsec = end.tv_nsec-start.tv_nsec;
-  }
-
-  return temp;
-}
-
-void print_difftimes(void) {
-#ifdef DEBUG
-  printf("difftimes min = %lu ns ; max = %lu ns\n", min_diff_time.tv_nsec, max_diff_time.tv_nsec);
-#else
-  LOG_I(HW,"difftimes min = %lu ns ; max = %lu ns\n", min_diff_time.tv_nsec, max_diff_time.tv_nsec);
-#endif
-}
-
-void update_difftimes(struct timespec start, struct timespec end) {
-  struct timespec diff_time = { .tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = 0 };
-  int             changed = 0;
-  diff_time = clock_difftime(start, end);
-
-  if ((min_diff_time.tv_nsec == 0) || (diff_time.tv_nsec < min_diff_time.tv_nsec)) {
-    min_diff_time.tv_nsec = diff_time.tv_nsec;
-    changed = 1;
-  }
-
-  if ((max_diff_time.tv_nsec == 0) || (diff_time.tv_nsec > max_diff_time.tv_nsec)) {
-    max_diff_time.tv_nsec = diff_time.tv_nsec;
-    changed = 1;
-  }
-
-#if 1
-
-  if (changed) print_difftimes();
-
-#endif
-}
-
 /*------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 unsigned int build_rflocal(int txi, int txq, int rxi, int rxq) {
diff --git a/executables/nr-softmodem.c b/executables/nr-softmodem.c
index 261dc9a66b..c3875bf267 100644
--- a/executables/nr-softmodem.c
+++ b/executables/nr-softmodem.c
@@ -129,52 +129,6 @@ void pdcp_run(const protocol_ctxt_t *const ctxt_pP)
   abort();
 }
 
-/*---------------------BMC: timespec helpers -----------------------------*/
-
-struct timespec min_diff_time = { .tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = 0 };
-struct timespec max_diff_time = { .tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = 0 };
-
-struct timespec clock_difftime(struct timespec start, struct timespec end) {
-  struct timespec temp;
-
-  if ((end.tv_nsec-start.tv_nsec)<0) {
-    temp.tv_sec = end.tv_sec-start.tv_sec-1;
-    temp.tv_nsec = 1000000000+end.tv_nsec-start.tv_nsec;
-  } else {
-    temp.tv_sec = end.tv_sec-start.tv_sec;
-    temp.tv_nsec = end.tv_nsec-start.tv_nsec;
-  }
-
-  return temp;
-}
-
-void print_difftimes(void)
-{
-  LOG_I(HW, "difftimes min = %lu ns ; max = %lu ns\n", min_diff_time.tv_nsec, max_diff_time.tv_nsec);
-}
-
-void update_difftimes(struct timespec start, struct timespec end) {
-  struct timespec diff_time = { .tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = 0 };
-  int             changed = 0;
-  diff_time = clock_difftime(start, end);
-
-  if ((min_diff_time.tv_nsec == 0) || (diff_time.tv_nsec < min_diff_time.tv_nsec)) {
-    min_diff_time.tv_nsec = diff_time.tv_nsec;
-    changed = 1;
-  }
-
-  if ((max_diff_time.tv_nsec == 0) || (diff_time.tv_nsec > max_diff_time.tv_nsec)) {
-    max_diff_time.tv_nsec = diff_time.tv_nsec;
-    changed = 1;
-  }
-
-#if 1
-
-  if (changed) print_difftimes();
-
-#endif
-}
-
 /*------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 unsigned int build_rflocal(int txi, int txq, int rxi, int rxq) {