diff --git a/src/n2n.c b/src/n2n.c
index 4078643b..b57a2ef6 100644
--- a/src/n2n.c
+++ b/src/n2n.c
@@ -375,30 +375,6 @@ int memxor (uint8_t *destination, const uint8_t *source, size_t len) {
 
 /* *********************************************** */
 
-#ifdef _WIN32
-int gettimeofday (struct timeval *tp, void *tzp) {
-
-    time_t clock;
-    struct tm tm;
-    SYSTEMTIME wtm;
-
-    GetLocalTime(&wtm);
-    tm.tm_year = wtm.wYear - 1900;
-    tm.tm_mon = wtm.wMonth - 1;
-    tm.tm_mday = wtm.wDay;
-    tm.tm_hour = wtm.wHour;
-    tm.tm_min = wtm.wMinute;
-    tm.tm_sec = wtm.wSecond;
-    tm.tm_isdst = -1;
-    clock = mktime(&tm);
-    tp->tv_sec = clock;
-    tp->tv_usec = wtm.wMilliseconds * 1000;
-
-    return 0;
-}
-#endif
-
-
 // stores the previously issued time stamp
 static uint64_t previously_issued_time_stamp = 0;