diff --git a/src/bin/randomprime_patcher.rs b/src/bin/randomprime_patcher.rs
index 096b86db..a42e79d7 100644
--- a/src/bin/randomprime_patcher.rs
+++ b/src/bin/randomprime_patcher.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::{panic, process::Command, time::Instant};
+use std::{panic, process::Command};
 
 use clap::Format;
 use randomprime::{patch_config::PatchConfig, patches, reader_writer, structs};
@@ -78,10 +78,9 @@ fn maybe_pause_at_exit() {
 }
 
 fn main_inner() -> Result<(), String> {
-    let start_time = Instant::now();
     let patch_config = PatchConfig::from_cli_options()?;
     let pn = ProgressNotifier::new(patch_config.quiet);
-    patches::patch_iso(patch_config, pn, start_time)?;
+    patches::patch_iso(patch_config, pn)?;
     println!("Done");
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/src/c_interface.rs b/src/c_interface.rs
index cf17d71a..34e4b137 100644
--- a/src/c_interface.rs
+++ b/src/c_interface.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ use std::{
     os::raw::c_char,
     panic,
     path::Path,
-    time::Instant,
 };
 
 use serde::Serialize;
@@ -101,8 +100,6 @@ fn inner(
     cb_data: *const (),
     cb: extern "C" fn(*const (), *const c_char),
 ) -> Result<(), String> {
-    let start_time = Instant::now();
-
     let config_json = unsafe { CStr::from_ptr(config_json) }
         .to_str()
         .map_err(|e| format!("JSON parse failed: {}", e))?;
@@ -110,7 +107,7 @@ fn inner(
     let patch_config = PatchConfig::from_json(config_json)?;
 
     let pn = ProgressNotifier::new(cb_data, cb);
-    patches::patch_iso(patch_config, pn, start_time)?;
+    patches::patch_iso(patch_config, pn)?;
 
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/src/patches.rs b/src/patches.rs
index 43fe934d..f8463f72 100644
--- a/src/patches.rs
+++ b/src/patches.rs
@@ -15382,10 +15382,11 @@ fn patch_arboretum_sandstone(patcher: &mut PrimePatcher<'_, '_>) {
     });
 }
 
-pub fn patch_iso<T>(config: PatchConfig, mut pn: T, start_time: Instant) -> Result<(), String>
+pub fn patch_iso<T>(config: PatchConfig, mut pn: T) -> Result<(), String>
 where
     T: structs::ProgressNotifier,
 {
+    let start_time = Instant::now();
     let mut audio_override_patches: Vec<AudioOverridePatch> = Vec::new();
     for (pak_name, rooms) in pickup_meta::ROOM_INFO.iter() {
         let world = World::from_pak(pak_name).unwrap();