diff --git a/ksplash/ksplashqml/splashapp.h b/ksplash/ksplashqml/splashapp.h
--- a/ksplash/ksplashqml/splashapp.h
+++ b/ksplash/ksplashqml/splashapp.h
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QGuiApplication>
 #include <QBasicTimer>
-#include <QDateTime>
 
 class SplashWindow;
 
@@ -65,7 +64,6 @@
     bool m_window;
     QStringList m_stages;
     QBasicTimer m_timer;
-    QDateTime m_startTime;
 
     KWayland::Client::PlasmaShell *m_waylandPlasmaShell = nullptr;
 
diff --git a/ksplash/ksplashqml/splashapp.cpp b/ksplash/ksplashqml/splashapp.cpp
--- a/ksplash/ksplashqml/splashapp.cpp
+++ b/ksplash/ksplashqml/splashapp.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include <QCursor>
 #include <qscreen.h>
 #include <QDBusConnection>
-#include <QDateTime>
 #include <QDate>
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <QCommandLineParser>
@@ -51,8 +50,7 @@
     : QGuiApplication(argc, argv),
       m_stage(0),
       m_testing(false),
-      m_window(false),
-      m_startTime(QDateTime::currentDateTime())
+      m_window(false)
 {
     QCommandLineParser parser;
     parser.addOption(QCommandLineOption(QStringLiteral("test"), QStringLiteral("Run in test mode")));
@@ -115,8 +113,6 @@
         return;
     }
 
-    qDebug() << "Loading stage " << stage << m_startTime.msecsTo(QDateTime::currentDateTime());
-
     if (m_stages.contains(stage)) {
         return;
     }