diff --git a/microbench/PR1977_bench.cpp b/microbench/PR1977_bench.cpp
index 6efae45072..5a7f4c13ba 100644
--- a/microbench/PR1977_bench.cpp
+++ b/microbench/PR1977_bench.cpp
@@ -9,13 +9,6 @@ inline int fastrand() {
     return (g_seed>>16)&0x7FFF;
 }
 
-inline unsigned long long monotonic_time() {
-	struct timespec ts;
-	clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &ts);
-	return (((unsigned long long) ts.tv_sec) * 1000000) + (ts.tv_nsec / 1000);
-}
-
-
 #define NSRV	24
 #define NLOOP	10000000
 
diff --git a/test/tap/tap/utils.cpp b/test/tap/tap/utils.cpp
index 6b5865f1bf..a154110338 100644
--- a/test/tap/tap/utils.cpp
+++ b/test/tap/tap/utils.cpp
@@ -399,6 +399,12 @@ int create_table_test_sbtest1(int num_rows, MYSQL *mysql) {
 	return add_more_rows_test_sbtest1(num_rows, mysql);
 }
 
+unsigned long long monotonic_time() {
+  struct timespec ts;
+  clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &ts);
+  return (((unsigned long long) ts.tv_sec) * 1000000) + (ts.tv_nsec / 1000);
+}
+
 int create_table_test_sqlite_sbtest1(int num_rows, MYSQL *mysql) {
 	MYSQL_QUERY(mysql, "DROP TABLE IF EXISTS sbtest1");
 	MYSQL_QUERY(mysql, "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS sbtest1 (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT, `k` int(10) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0', `c` char(120) NOT NULL DEFAULT '', `pad` char(60) NOT NULL DEFAULT '')");
diff --git a/test/tap/tap/utils.h b/test/tap/tap/utils.h
index e2b71a4a94..29eeb4c73f 100644
--- a/test/tap/tap/utils.h
+++ b/test/tap/tap/utils.h
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ int create_table_test_sbtest1(int num_rows, MYSQL *mysql);
 int create_table_test_sqlite_sbtest1(int num_rows, MYSQL *mysql); // as above, but for SQLite3 server
 int add_more_rows_test_sbtest1(int num_rows, MYSQL *mysql, bool sqlite=false);
 
+unsigned long long monotonic_time();
+
 using mysql_res_row = std::vector<std::string>;
 
 /**
diff --git a/test/tap/tests/multiple_prepared_statements-t.cpp b/test/tap/tests/multiple_prepared_statements-t.cpp
index d88fad720b..209de605bb 100644
--- a/test/tap/tests/multiple_prepared_statements-t.cpp
+++ b/test/tap/tests/multiple_prepared_statements-t.cpp
@@ -36,12 +36,6 @@ inline int fastrand() {
 	return (g_seed>>16)&0x7FFF;
 }
 
-inline unsigned long long monotonic_time() {
-	struct timespec ts;
-	clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &ts);
-	return (((unsigned long long) ts.tv_sec) * 1000000) + (ts.tv_nsec / 1000);
-}
-
 #define NTHREADS 5
 #define NCONNS 6
 #define NPREP 15000
diff --git a/test/tap/tests/mysql-init_connect-1-t.cpp b/test/tap/tests/mysql-init_connect-1-t.cpp
index 65dc2202b4..18561c429b 100644
--- a/test/tap/tests/mysql-init_connect-1-t.cpp
+++ b/test/tap/tests/mysql-init_connect-1-t.cpp
@@ -17,12 +17,6 @@ It uses 2 valid init_connect, and 2 invalid ones that trigger PMC-10003.
 It also sets a value that causes a syntax error
 */
 
-inline unsigned long long monotonic_time() {
-  struct timespec ts;
-  clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &ts);
-  return (((unsigned long long) ts.tv_sec) * 1000000) + (ts.tv_nsec / 1000);
-}
-
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 	CommandLine cl;
 
diff --git a/test/tap/tests/mysql-init_connect-2-t.cpp b/test/tap/tests/mysql-init_connect-2-t.cpp
index 705869c70c..63d9e27d98 100644
--- a/test/tap/tests/mysql-init_connect-2-t.cpp
+++ b/test/tap/tests/mysql-init_connect-2-t.cpp
@@ -21,12 +21,6 @@ mysql-init_connect
 We configure both hostgroup 0 and 1
 */
 
-inline unsigned long long monotonic_time() {
-  struct timespec ts;
-  clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &ts);
-  return (((unsigned long long) ts.tv_sec) * 1000000) + (ts.tv_nsec / 1000);
-}
-
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 	CommandLine cl;
 
diff --git a/test/tap/tests/mysql-last_insert_id-t.cpp b/test/tap/tests/mysql-last_insert_id-t.cpp
index 90549afa4c..660f1264d9 100644
--- a/test/tap/tests/mysql-last_insert_id-t.cpp
+++ b/test/tap/tests/mysql-last_insert_id-t.cpp
@@ -11,12 +11,6 @@
 #include "command_line.h"
 #include "utils.h"
 
-inline unsigned long long monotonic_time() {
-  struct timespec ts;
-  clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &ts);
-  return (((unsigned long long) ts.tv_sec) * 1000000) + (ts.tv_nsec / 1000);
-}
-
 
 std::string queries[5] = {
 	"SELECT LAST_INSERT_ID() LIMIT 1",
diff --git a/test/tap/tests/mysql-protocol_compression_level-t.cpp b/test/tap/tests/mysql-protocol_compression_level-t.cpp
index 3e6520819e..3f479498dc 100644
--- a/test/tap/tests/mysql-protocol_compression_level-t.cpp
+++ b/test/tap/tests/mysql-protocol_compression_level-t.cpp
@@ -12,18 +12,19 @@
 #include "command_line.h"
 #include "utils.h"
 
-inline unsigned long long monotonic_time() {
-  struct timespec ts;
-  clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &ts);
-  return (((unsigned long long) ts.tv_sec) * 1000000) + (ts.tv_nsec / 1000);
-}
-
 unsigned long calculate_query_execution_time(MYSQL* mysql, const std::string& query) {
 	MYSQL_RES *res;
 	MYSQL_ROW row;
 	unsigned long long begin = monotonic_time();
 	unsigned long long row_count = 0;
-	MYSQL_QUERY(mysql, query.c_str());
+	unsigned long ret_query = 0;
+
+	ret_query = mysql_query(mysql, query.c_str());
+	if (ret_query != 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Failed to execute query: Error: %s\n", mysql_error(mysql));
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	res = mysql_use_result(mysql);
 	unsigned long long num_rows = mysql_num_rows(res);
 	unsigned int num_fields = mysql_num_fields(res);
@@ -39,40 +40,6 @@ unsigned long calculate_query_execution_time(MYSQL* mysql, const std::string& qu
 	return (end - begin);
 }
 
-void set_compression_level(MYSQL* proxysql_admin, std::string level) {
-	std::string query = "UPDATE global_variables SET variable_value = '" + level + "' WHERE variable_name = 'mysql-protocol_compression_level';";
-	mysql_query(proxysql_admin, query.c_str());
-	query = "LOAD MYSQL VARIABLES TO RUNTIME;";
-	mysql_query(proxysql_admin, query.c_str());
-}
-
-int32_t get_compression_level(MYSQL* proxysql_admin) {
-	int32_t compression_level = -1;
-	const uint32_t SERVERS_COUNT = 10;	
-
-	int err = mysql_query(proxysql_admin, "SELECT * FROM global_variables WHERE variable_name='mysql-protocol_compression_level'");
-	if (err != EXIT_SUCCESS) {
-		diag(
-			"Query for retrieving value of 'mysql-protocol_compression_level' failed with error: (%d, %s)",
-			mysql_errno(proxysql_admin), mysql_error(proxysql_admin)
-		);
-		return compression_level;
-	}
-
-	MYSQL_RES* res =  mysql_store_result(proxysql_admin);
-	if (res != nullptr) {
-		int num_rows = mysql_num_rows(res);
-		MYSQL_ROW row = mysql_fetch_row(res);
-
-		if (num_rows && row != nullptr) {
-			char* endptr = nullptr;
-			compression_level = strtol(row[1], &endptr, SERVERS_COUNT);
-		}
-	}
-	mysql_free_result(res);
-	return compression_level;
-}
-
 MYSQL* initilize_mysql_connection(char* host, char* username, char* password, int port, bool compression) {
 	MYSQL* mysql = mysql_init(NULL);
 	if (!mysql)
@@ -82,14 +49,12 @@ MYSQL* initilize_mysql_connection(char* host, char* username, char* password, in
 	if (!mysql_real_connect(mysql, host, username, password, NULL, port, NULL, 0)) {
 	    fprintf(stderr, "Failed to connect to database: Error: %s\n",
 	              mysql_error(mysql));
-		mysql_close(mysql);
 		return nullptr;
 	}
 	if (compression) {
 		if (mysql_options(mysql, MYSQL_OPT_COMPRESS, nullptr) != 0) {
 			fprintf(stderr, "Failed to set mysql compression option: Error: %s\n",
 					mysql_error(mysql));
-			mysql_close(mysql);
 			return nullptr;
 		}
 	}
@@ -99,6 +64,18 @@ MYSQL* initilize_mysql_connection(char* host, char* username, char* password, in
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 
 	CommandLine cl;
+	std::string query = "SELECT t1.id id1, t1.k k1, t1.c c1, t1.pad pad1, t2.id id2, t2.k k2, t2.c c2, t2.pad pad2 FROM test.sbtest1 t1 JOIN test.sbtest1 t2 LIMIT 90000000";
+	unsigned long time_proxy = 0;
+	unsigned long time_proxy_compressed = 0;
+	unsigned long diff = 0;
+	unsigned long time_mysql_compressed = 0;
+	std::string compression_level = {""};
+	int32_t ret = 0;
+	MYSQL* proxysql = nullptr;
+	MYSQL* proxysql_compression = nullptr;
+	MYSQL* proxysql_admin = nullptr;
+	MYSQL* mysql_compression = nullptr;
+	int performance_diff = 0;
 
 	if(cl.getEnv())
 		return exit_status();
@@ -106,29 +83,33 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 	plan(5);
 
 	// ProxySQL connection without compression
-	MYSQL* proxysql = initilize_mysql_connection(cl.host, cl.username, cl.password, cl.port, false);
+	proxysql = initilize_mysql_connection(cl.host, cl.username, cl.password, cl.port, false);
 	if (!proxysql) {
-		return exit_status();
+		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
 	// ProxySQL connection with compression
-	MYSQL* proxysql_compression = initilize_mysql_connection(cl.host, cl.username, cl.password, cl.port, true);
+	proxysql_compression = initilize_mysql_connection(cl.host, cl.username, cl.password, cl.port, true);
 	if (!proxysql_compression) {
-		return exit_status();
+		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
 	// MySQL connection with compression
-	MYSQL* mysql_compression = initilize_mysql_connection(cl.host, cl.username, cl.password, cl.mysql_port, true);
+	mysql_compression = initilize_mysql_connection(cl.host, cl.username, cl.password, cl.mysql_port, true);
 	if (!mysql_compression) {
-		return exit_status();
+		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
 	// ProxySQL admin connection
-	MYSQL* proxysql_admin = initilize_mysql_connection(cl.host, cl.admin_username, cl.admin_password, cl.admin_port, false);
+	proxysql_admin = initilize_mysql_connection(cl.host, cl.admin_username, cl.admin_password, cl.admin_port, false);
 	if (!proxysql_admin) {
-		return exit_status();
+		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
+	// Change default query rules to avoid replication issues; This test only requires the default hostgroup
+	MYSQL_QUERY(proxysql_admin, "UPDATE mysql_query_rules SET active=0");
+	MYSQL_QUERY(proxysql_admin, "LOAD MYSQL QUERY RULES TO RUNTIME");
+
 	MYSQL_QUERY(proxysql, "CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS test");
 	MYSQL_QUERY(proxysql, "DROP TABLE IF EXISTS test.sbtest1");
 
@@ -140,45 +121,92 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 		MYSQL_QUERY(proxysql, "INSERT INTO sbtest1 (k, c, pad) SELECT FLOOR(RAND() * 10000), REPEAT('a', 120), REPEAT('b', 60) FROM information_schema.tables LIMIT 1000;");
 	}
 
-	std::string query = "SELECT t1.id id1, t1.k k1, t1.c c1, t1.pad pad1, t2.id id2, t2.k k2, t2.c c2, t2.pad pad2 FROM test.sbtest1 t1 JOIN test.sbtest1 t2 LIMIT 90000000";
-
-	unsigned long time_proxy = calculate_query_execution_time(proxysql, query);
+	time_proxy = calculate_query_execution_time(proxysql, query);
 	diag("Time taken for query with proxysql without compression: %ld", time_proxy);
+	if (time_proxy == -1) {
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
 
-	unsigned long time_proxy_compressed = calculate_query_execution_time(proxysql_compression, query);
+	time_proxy_compressed = calculate_query_execution_time(proxysql_compression, query);
 	diag("Time taken for query with proxysql with compression: %ld", time_proxy_compressed);
+	if (time_proxy_compressed == -1) {
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
 
-	unsigned long diff = abs(time_proxy - time_proxy_compressed);
-	int performance_diff = (diff * 100) / time_proxy;
+	diff = abs(time_proxy - time_proxy_compressed);
+	performance_diff = (diff * 100) / time_proxy;
 
 	ok((performance_diff < 10), "proxysql with compression performed well compared to without compression. Performance difference: %d percentage", performance_diff);
 
-	unsigned long time_mysql_compressed = calculate_query_execution_time(mysql_compression, query);
+	time_mysql_compressed = calculate_query_execution_time(mysql_compression, query);
 	diag("Time taken for query with mysql with compression: %ld", time_mysql_compressed);
+	if (time_mysql_compressed == -1) {
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
 
 	diff = abs(time_mysql_compressed - time_proxy_compressed);
 	performance_diff = (diff * 100) / time_mysql_compressed;
 
 	ok((performance_diff < 20), "proxysql with compression performed well compared to mysql with compression. Performance difference: %d percentage", performance_diff);
 
-	int32_t compression_level = get_compression_level(proxysql_admin);
-	ok(compression_level == 3, "Default compression level is correct: %d", compression_level);
+	ret = get_variable_value(proxysql_admin, "mysql-protocol_compression_level", compression_level, true);
+	if (ret == EXIT_SUCCESS) {
+		ok(compression_level == "3", "Default compression level is correct: %s", compression_level.c_str());
+	}
+	else {
+		diag("Failed to get the default compression level.");
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
 
-	set_compression_level(proxysql_admin, "8");
-	compression_level = get_compression_level(proxysql_admin);
-	ok(compression_level == 8, "Compression level set correctly: %d", compression_level);
+	set_admin_global_variable(proxysql_admin, "mysql-protocol_compression_level", "8");
+	if (mysql_query(proxysql_admin, "load mysql variables to runtime")) {
+		diag("Failed to load mysql variables to runtime.");
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+	ret = get_variable_value(proxysql_admin, "mysql-protocol_compression_level", compression_level, true);
+	if (ret == EXIT_SUCCESS) {
+		ok(compression_level == "8", "Compression level is set correctly: %s", compression_level.c_str());
+	}
+	else {
+		diag("Failed to set the Compression level is set correctly:");
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
 
 	time_proxy_compressed = calculate_query_execution_time(proxysql_compression, query);
 	diag("Time taken for query with proxysql with compression level 8: %ld", time_proxy_compressed);
+	if (time_proxy_compressed == -1) {
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
 
-	set_compression_level(proxysql_admin, "3");
-	compression_level = get_compression_level(proxysql_admin);
-	ok(compression_level == 3, "Compression level set correctly: %d", compression_level);
+	set_admin_global_variable(proxysql_admin, "mysql-protocol_compression_level", "3");
+	if (mysql_query(proxysql_admin, "load mysql variables to runtime")) {
+		diag("Failed to load mysql variables to runtime.");
+		goto cleanup;
+	}	
+	ret = get_variable_value(proxysql_admin, "mysql-protocol_compression_level", compression_level, true);
+	if (ret == EXIT_SUCCESS) {
+		ok(compression_level == "3", "Compression level set correctly: %s", compression_level.c_str());
+	}
+	else {
+		diag("Failed to set the Compression level set correctly:");
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+
+cleanup:
+	// Recover default query rules
+	if (proxysql_admin) {
+		MYSQL_QUERY(proxysql_admin, "UPDATE mysql_query_rules SET active=1");
+		MYSQL_QUERY(proxysql_admin, "LOAD MYSQL QUERY RULES TO RUNTIME");
+	}
 
-	mysql_close(proxysql);
-	mysql_close(proxysql_compression);
-	mysql_close(mysql_compression);
-	mysql_close(proxysql_admin);
+	if (proxysql)
+		mysql_close(proxysql);
+	if (proxysql_compression)
+		mysql_close(proxysql_compression);
+	if (mysql_compression)
+		mysql_close(mysql_compression);
+	if (proxysql_admin)
+		mysql_close(proxysql_admin);
 
 	return exit_status();
 }
diff --git a/test/tap/tests/mysql-test_ssl_CA-t.cpp b/test/tap/tests/mysql-test_ssl_CA-t.cpp
index b09d659e03..837e54b56e 100644
--- a/test/tap/tests/mysql-test_ssl_CA-t.cpp
+++ b/test/tap/tests/mysql-test_ssl_CA-t.cpp
@@ -19,12 +19,6 @@ This TAP test:
 - creates new connections
 */
 
-inline unsigned long long monotonic_time() {
-  struct timespec ts;
-  clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &ts);
-  return (((unsigned long long) ts.tv_sec) * 1000000) + (ts.tv_nsec / 1000);
-}
-
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 	CommandLine cl;
 
diff --git a/test/tap/tests/reg_test_3434-text_stmt_mix-t.cpp b/test/tap/tests/reg_test_3434-text_stmt_mix-t.cpp
index 6fc4bdac3d..603aadb128 100644
--- a/test/tap/tests/reg_test_3434-text_stmt_mix-t.cpp
+++ b/test/tap/tests/reg_test_3434-text_stmt_mix-t.cpp
@@ -35,12 +35,6 @@ inline int fastrand() {
 	return (g_seed>>16)&0x7FFF;
 }
 
-inline unsigned long long monotonic_time() {
-	struct timespec ts;
-	clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &ts);
-	return (((unsigned long long) ts.tv_sec) * 1000000) + (ts.tv_nsec / 1000);
-}
-
 void gen_random_str(char *s, const int len) {
 	g_seed = monotonic_time() ^ getpid() ^ pthread_self();
 	static const char alphanum[] =
diff --git a/test/tap/tests/savepoint-3749-t.cpp b/test/tap/tests/savepoint-3749-t.cpp
index e8202d900d..fa1c1ca95d 100644
--- a/test/tap/tests/savepoint-3749-t.cpp
+++ b/test/tap/tests/savepoint-3749-t.cpp
@@ -19,14 +19,6 @@
 #include "utils.h"
 #include "command_line.h"
 
-
-unsigned long long monotonic_time() {
-	struct timespec ts;
-	//clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC_COARSE, &ts); // this is faster, but not precise
-	clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &ts);
-	return (((unsigned long long) ts.tv_sec) * 1000000) + (ts.tv_nsec / 1000);
-}
-
 struct cpu_timer
 {
 	cpu_timer() {
diff --git a/test/tap/tests/set_testing-240.h b/test/tap/tests/set_testing-240.h
index 5375648430..d385ef3c50 100644
--- a/test/tap/tests/set_testing-240.h
+++ b/test/tap/tests/set_testing-240.h
@@ -115,13 +115,6 @@ int readTestCasesJSON(const std::string& fileName) {
 	return 1;
 }
 
-unsigned long long monotonic_time() {
-	struct timespec ts;
-	//clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC_COARSE, &ts); // this is faster, but not precise
-	clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &ts);
-	return (((unsigned long long) ts.tv_sec) * 1000000) + (ts.tv_nsec / 1000);
-}
-
 struct cpu_timer
 {
 	cpu_timer() {
diff --git a/test/tap/tests/set_testing.h b/test/tap/tests/set_testing.h
index f6c8e65309..045ba84fb3 100644
--- a/test/tap/tests/set_testing.h
+++ b/test/tap/tests/set_testing.h
@@ -109,13 +109,6 @@ int readTestCasesJSON(const std::string& fileName) {
 	return 1;
 }
 
-unsigned long long monotonic_time() {
-	struct timespec ts;
-	//clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC_COARSE, &ts); // this is faster, but not precise
-	clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &ts);
-	return (((unsigned long long) ts.tv_sec) * 1000000) + (ts.tv_nsec / 1000);
-}
-
 struct cpu_timer
 {
 	cpu_timer() {
diff --git a/test/tap/tests/test_query_rules_routing-t.cpp b/test/tap/tests/test_query_rules_routing-t.cpp
index 792ef90ae9..a83bb78818 100644
--- a/test/tap/tests/test_query_rules_routing-t.cpp
+++ b/test/tap/tests/test_query_rules_routing-t.cpp
@@ -34,12 +34,6 @@ inline int fastrand() {
 	return (g_seed>>16)&0x7FFF;
 }
 
-inline unsigned long long monotonic_time() {
-	struct timespec ts;
-	clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &ts);
-	return (((unsigned long long) ts.tv_sec) * 1000000) + (ts.tv_nsec / 1000);
-}
-
 void gen_random_str(char *s, const int len) {
 	g_seed = monotonic_time() ^ getpid() ^ pthread_self();
 	static const char alphanum[] =
diff --git a/test/tap/tests/test_query_timeout-t.cpp b/test/tap/tests/test_query_timeout-t.cpp
index 9f4af5f6b5..47127aab39 100644
--- a/test/tap/tests/test_query_timeout-t.cpp
+++ b/test/tap/tests/test_query_timeout-t.cpp
@@ -11,12 +11,6 @@
 #include "command_line.h"
 #include "utils.h"
 
-inline unsigned long long monotonic_time() {
-  struct timespec ts;
-  clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &ts);
-  return (((unsigned long long) ts.tv_sec) * 1000000) + (ts.tv_nsec / 1000);
-}
-
 using std::string;
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
diff --git a/test/tap/tests/test_sqlite3_server_and_fast_routing-t.cpp b/test/tap/tests/test_sqlite3_server_and_fast_routing-t.cpp
index c53732373d..fb8180e57b 100644
--- a/test/tap/tests/test_sqlite3_server_and_fast_routing-t.cpp
+++ b/test/tap/tests/test_sqlite3_server_and_fast_routing-t.cpp
@@ -24,12 +24,6 @@ const int ST = 5;
 
 #include "modules_server_test.h"
 
-inline unsigned long long monotonic_time() {
-  struct timespec ts;
-  clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &ts);
-  return (((unsigned long long) ts.tv_sec) * 1000000) + (ts.tv_nsec / 1000);
-}
-
 int benchmark_query_rules_fast_routing(CommandLine& cl, MYSQL* proxysql_admin, MYSQL* proxysql_mysql) {
 	std::string s;
 	std::pair<std::string, int> host_port {};
diff --git a/test/tap/tests/test_throttle_max_bytes_per_second_to_client-t.cpp b/test/tap/tests/test_throttle_max_bytes_per_second_to_client-t.cpp
index d031f3c561..73fb23f381 100644
--- a/test/tap/tests/test_throttle_max_bytes_per_second_to_client-t.cpp
+++ b/test/tap/tests/test_throttle_max_bytes_per_second_to_client-t.cpp
@@ -11,13 +11,6 @@
 #include "command_line.h"
 #include "utils.h"
 
-inline unsigned long long monotonic_time() {
-  struct timespec ts;
-  clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &ts);
-  return (((unsigned long long) ts.tv_sec) * 1000000) + (ts.tv_nsec / 1000);
-}
-
-
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 	CommandLine cl;