diff --git a/src/p2p/net_node.h b/src/p2p/net_node.h
index 0e9c1c942..1ef6b9028 100644
--- a/src/p2p/net_node.h
+++ b/src/p2p/net_node.h
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ namespace nodetool
         const boost::program_options::variables_map& vm
       );
     bool idle_worker();
-    bool handle_remote_peerlist(const std::vector<peerlist_entry>& peerlist, time_t local_time, const epee::net_utils::connection_context_base& context);
+    bool handle_remote_peerlist(const std::vector<peerlist_entry>& peerlist, const epee::net_utils::connection_context_base& context);
     bool get_local_node_data(basic_node_data& node_data, const network_zone& zone);
     //bool get_local_handshake_data(handshake_data& hshd);
 
diff --git a/src/p2p/net_node.inl b/src/p2p/net_node.inl
index 263cecfa2..7a2feddc8 100644
--- a/src/p2p/net_node.inl
+++ b/src/p2p/net_node.inl
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@ namespace nodetool
         return;
       }
 
-      if(!handle_remote_peerlist(rsp.local_peerlist_new, rsp.node_data.local_time, context))
+      if(!handle_remote_peerlist(rsp.local_peerlist_new, context))
       {
         LOG_WARNING_CC(context, "COMMAND_HANDSHAKE: failed to handle_remote_peerlist(...), closing connection.");
         add_host_fail(context.m_remote_address);
@@ -1119,7 +1119,7 @@ namespace nodetool
         return;
       }
 
-      if(!handle_remote_peerlist(rsp.local_peerlist_new, rsp.local_time, context))
+      if(!handle_remote_peerlist(rsp.local_peerlist_new, context))
       {
         LOG_WARNING_CC(context, "COMMAND_TIMED_SYNC: failed to handle_remote_peerlist(...), closing connection.");
         m_network_zones.at(context.m_remote_address.get_zone()).m_net_server.get_config_object().close(context.m_connection_id );
@@ -1894,7 +1894,7 @@ namespace nodetool
   }
   //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   template<class t_payload_net_handler>
-  bool node_server<t_payload_net_handler>::handle_remote_peerlist(const std::vector<peerlist_entry>& peerlist, time_t local_time, const epee::net_utils::connection_context_base& context)
+  bool node_server<t_payload_net_handler>::handle_remote_peerlist(const std::vector<peerlist_entry>& peerlist, const epee::net_utils::connection_context_base& context)
   {
     std::vector<peerlist_entry> peerlist_ = peerlist;
     if(!sanitize_peerlist(peerlist_))
@@ -2291,8 +2291,6 @@ namespace nodetool
     }
 
     //fill response
-    rsp.local_time = time(NULL);
-
     const epee::net_utils::zone zone_type = context.m_remote_address.get_zone();
     network_zone& zone = m_network_zones.at(zone_type);
 
diff --git a/src/p2p/p2p_protocol_defs.h b/src/p2p/p2p_protocol_defs.h
index 44b278589..178382547 100644
--- a/src/p2p/p2p_protocol_defs.h
+++ b/src/p2p/p2p_protocol_defs.h
@@ -268,12 +268,10 @@ namespace nodetool
 
     struct response_t
     {
-      uint64_t local_time;
       t_playload_type payload_data;
       std::vector<peerlist_entry> local_peerlist_new;
 
       BEGIN_KV_SERIALIZE_MAP()
-        KV_SERIALIZE(local_time)
         KV_SERIALIZE(payload_data)
         if (is_store)
         {