diff --git a/src/jstimer.c b/src/jstimer.c
index ae644b159..bc8068446 100644
--- a/src/jstimer.c
+++ b/src/jstimer.c
@@ -283,7 +283,6 @@ bool utilTimerInsertTask(UtilTimerTask *task, uint32_t *timerOffset) {
 
   // How long was it since the timer was last scheduled? Update existing tasks #2575
   uint32_t timePassed = jshGetSystemTime() - utilTimerSetTime;
-  utilTimerOffset += timePassed;
   // find out where to insert
   unsigned char insertPos = utilTimerTasksTail;
   while (insertPos != utilTimerTasksHead && utilTimerTasks[insertPos].time < (task->time+timePassed))