diff --git a/gtsam/base/timing.cpp b/gtsam/base/timing.cpp
index f5b5319d0..edb436822 100644
--- a/gtsam/base/timing.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/base/timing.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 boost::shared_ptr<TimingOutline> timingRoot(new TimingOutline("Total"));
 boost::weak_ptr<TimingOutline> timingCurrent(timingRoot);
 
-Timing timing;
+//Timing timing;
 std::string timingPrefix;
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
@@ -259,4 +259,4 @@ void ticPop_(const std::string& prefix, const std::string& id) {
     timingPrefix.resize(timingPrefix.size() - prefix.size() - 1);
 }
 
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif