diff --git a/userspace/libsinsp/CMakeLists.txt b/userspace/libsinsp/CMakeLists.txt
index 1bee6ec812..49ce0496bb 100644
--- a/userspace/libsinsp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/userspace/libsinsp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ set(SINSP_SOURCES
 	sinsp.cpp
 	stats.cpp
 	token_bucket.cpp
-	stopwatch.cpp
 	utils.cpp
 	value_parser.cpp
 	user.cpp
diff --git a/userspace/libsinsp/stopwatch.cpp b/userspace/libsinsp/stopwatch.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index ca8a859c08..0000000000
--- a/userspace/libsinsp/stopwatch.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-/*
-Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
-
-Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-limitations under the License.
-
-*/
-//
-// stopwatch.cpp
-//
-// stopwatch utility
-//
-
-#include "stopwatch.h"
-
-sinsp_stopwatch::sinsp_stopwatch()
-{
-	start();
-}
diff --git a/userspace/libsinsp/stopwatch.h b/userspace/libsinsp/stopwatch.h
deleted file mode 100644
index ad69d17b2c..0000000000
--- a/userspace/libsinsp/stopwatch.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-/*
-Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
-
-Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-limitations under the License.
-
-*/
-//
-// stopwatch.h
-//
-// stopwatch utility
-//
-
-#pragma once
-
-#include <chrono>
-
-class sinsp_stopwatch
-{
-public:
-	sinsp_stopwatch();
-
-	void stop();
-	void start();
-	void reset();
-
-	template<typename T>
-	typename T::rep elapsed() const
-	{
-		return std::chrono::duration_cast<T>(m_stop - m_start).count();
-	}
-
-private:
-	void record(std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::time_point& tp);
-
-	std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::time_point m_start;
-	std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::time_point m_stop;
-};
-
-inline void sinsp_stopwatch::sinsp_stopwatch::reset()
-{
-	m_start = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::time_point::min();
-	m_stop = m_start;
-}
-
-inline void sinsp_stopwatch::sinsp_stopwatch::start()
-{
-	record(m_start);
-}
-
-inline void sinsp_stopwatch::sinsp_stopwatch::stop()
-{
-	record(m_stop);
-}
-
-inline void sinsp_stopwatch::record(std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::time_point& tp)
-{
-	tp = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
-}