diff --git a/orte/mca/rml/base/base.h b/orte/mca/rml/base/base.h
index ead6f1d10d..f8cc4b1c0b 100644
--- a/orte/mca/rml/base/base.h
+++ b/orte/mca/rml/base/base.h
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@
 
 BEGIN_C_DECLS
 
-OPAL_TIMING_DECLARE_EXT(ORTE_DECLSPEC, tm_rml)
-
 /*
  * MCA Framework
  */
diff --git a/orte/mca/rml/base/rml_base_frame.c b/orte/mca/rml/base/rml_base_frame.c
index 61e4f4cd9a..803bf2db97 100644
--- a/orte/mca/rml/base/rml_base_frame.c
+++ b/orte/mca/rml/base/rml_base_frame.c
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ orte_rml_base_API_t orte_rml = {
 };
 
 orte_rml_base_t orte_rml_base = {{{0}}};
-OPAL_TIMING_DECLARE(tm_rml)
 
 orte_rml_component_t *orte_rml_component = NULL;
 
@@ -136,8 +135,6 @@ static int orte_rml_base_close(void)
         cleanup(0, 0, NULL);
      }
 
-    OPAL_TIMING_REPORT(orte_rml_base.timing, &tm_rml);
-
     return mca_base_framework_components_close(&orte_rml_base_framework, NULL);
 }
 
@@ -151,7 +148,6 @@ static int orte_rml_base_open(mca_base_open_flag_t flags)
     OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&orte_rml_base.conduits, opal_pointer_array_t);
     opal_pointer_array_init(&orte_rml_base.conduits,1,INT_MAX,1);
 
-    OPAL_TIMING_INIT(&tm_rml);
     /* Open up all available components */
     return mca_base_framework_components_open(&orte_rml_base_framework, flags);
 }
diff --git a/orte/mca/rml/base/rml_base_msg_handlers.c b/orte/mca/rml/base/rml_base_msg_handlers.c
index 6652f9ad52..0772a5d3a6 100644
--- a/orte/mca/rml/base/rml_base_msg_handlers.c
+++ b/orte/mca/rml/base/rml_base_msg_handlers.c
@@ -165,9 +165,6 @@ void orte_rml_base_process_msg(int fd, short flags, void *cbdata)
                          ORTE_NAME_PRINT(&msg->sender),
                          msg->tag));
 
-    OPAL_TIMING_EVENT((&tm_rml,"from %s %d bytes",
-                       ORTE_NAME_PRINT(&msg->sender), msg->iov.iov_len));
-
     /* if this message is just to warmup the connection, then drop it */
     if (ORTE_RML_TAG_WARMUP_CONNECTION == msg->tag) {
         OBJ_RELEASE(msg);
diff --git a/orte/mca/rml/oob/rml_oob_send.c b/orte/mca/rml/oob/rml_oob_send.c
index be11359486..7b56c60bda 100644
--- a/orte/mca/rml/oob/rml_oob_send.c
+++ b/orte/mca/rml/oob/rml_oob_send.c
@@ -99,8 +99,6 @@ int orte_rml_oob_send_nb(struct orte_rml_base_module_t *mod,
         return ORTE_ERR_BAD_PARAM;
     }
 
-    OPAL_TIMING_EVENT((&tm_rml, "to %s", ORTE_NAME_PRINT(peer)));
-
     /* if this is a message to myself, then just post the message
      * for receipt - no need to dive into the oob
      */
@@ -207,8 +205,6 @@ int orte_rml_oob_send_buffer_nb(struct orte_rml_base_module_t *mod,
         return ORTE_ERR_BAD_PARAM;
     }
 
-    OPAL_TIMING_EVENT((&tm_rml, "to %s", ORTE_NAME_PRINT(peer)));
-
     /* if this is a message to myself, then just post the message
      * for receipt - no need to dive into the oob
      */