diff --git a/search.php b/search.php
index 8bf1af73..232af142 100644
--- a/search.php
+++ b/search.php
@@ -815,26 +815,15 @@ if ($searchMask & 0x1000000)
         $maxResults
     );
 
-    $t = [];
-    Util::execTime();
-
     $misc = new SpellList($conditions);
 
-    $t[] = Util::execTime();
-
     if ($data = $misc->getListviewData())
     {
-        $t[] = Util::execTime();
-
         $misc->addGlobalsToJscript($jsGlobals);
 
-        $t[] = Util::execTime();
-
         while ($misc->iterate())
             $data[$misc->id]['param1'] = '"'.strToLower($misc->getField('iconString')).'"';
 
-        $t[] = Util::execTime();
-
         $found['spell'] = array(
             'type'     => TYPE_SPELL,
             'appendix' => ' (Spell)',
@@ -848,8 +837,6 @@ if ($searchMask & 0x1000000)
             ]
         );
 
-        $t[] = Util::execTime();
-
         if ($misc->getMatches() > $maxResults)
         {
             $found['spell']['params']['note'] = '$'.sprintf(Util::$narrowResultString, 'LANG.lvnote_spellsfound', $misc->getMatches(), $maxResults);
@@ -984,7 +971,6 @@ else /* if ($searchMask & SEARCH_TYPE_REGULAR) */
     $smarty->assign('lvData', $jsGlobals);
     $smarty->assign('search', $search);
     $smarty->assign('mysql', DB::Aowow()->getStatistics());
-    $smarty->assign('util', new Util);                      // just for debugging / optimizing
 
     $smarty->display('search.tpl');
 }