diff --git a/bsp_q7s/core/CoreController.cpp b/bsp_q7s/core/CoreController.cpp
index 106c95c0..940c9991 100644
--- a/bsp_q7s/core/CoreController.cpp
+++ b/bsp_q7s/core/CoreController.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ void CoreController::performControlOperation() {
 #if OBSW_THREAD_TRACING == 1
   trace::threadTrace(opCounter, "CORE CTRL");
 #endif
-  Stopwatch watch;
   EventMessage event;
   for (ReturnValue_t result = eventQueue->receiveMessage(&event); result == returnvalue::OK;
        result = eventQueue->receiveMessage(&event)) {