diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-bdb2/txn.c b/servers/slapd/back-bdb2/txn.c
index 6f5db42024..f6176ab119 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-bdb2/txn.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-bdb2/txn.c
@@ -764,7 +764,6 @@ bdb2i_set_txn_checkpoint( DB_TXNMGR *txmgr, int forced )
 		logsize = forced ? (u_int32_t) 0 : txn_max_pending_log;
 		mins    = forced ? (u_int32_t) 0 : txn_max_pending_time;
 
-		slap_set_time();
 		now = slap_get_time();
 
 		rc = txn_checkpoint( txmgr, logsize, mins );
diff --git a/servers/slapd/monitor.c b/servers/slapd/monitor.c
index 65594af183..035ef9769d 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/monitor.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/monitor.c
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ monitor_info( Connection *conn, Operation *op )
 	attr_merge( e, "bytessent", vals );
 #endif
 
-	slap_set_time();
 	currenttime = slap_get_time();
 
 	ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_lock( &gmtime_mutex );