diff --git a/src/program/snabbnfv/traffic/traffic.lua b/src/program/snabbnfv/traffic/traffic.lua
index 054a6cd790..b944673150 100644
--- a/src/program/snabbnfv/traffic/traffic.lua
+++ b/src/program/snabbnfv/traffic/traffic.lua
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ function bench (pciaddr, confpath, sockpath, npackets)
    end
 
    engine.main({done = done, no_report = true})
-   require("core.timeline").save(engine.timeline, "nfv-timeline")
    local finish = C.get_monotonic_time()
 
    local runtime = finish - start