diff --git a/lib/tokenize.cpp b/lib/tokenize.cpp
index 091912233..b634e41cb 100644
--- a/lib/tokenize.cpp
+++ b/lib/tokenize.cpp
@@ -5109,14 +5109,6 @@ bool Tokenizer::simplifyTokenList1(const char FileName[])
     // Link < with >
     createLinks2();
 
-    if (mTimerResults) {
-        Timer t("Tokenizer::tokenize::setVarId (2)", mSettings->showtime, mTimerResults);
-        setVarId();
-    }
-    else {
-        setVarId();
-    }
-
     // Mark C++ casts
     for (Token *tok = list.front(); tok; tok = tok->next()) {
         if (Token::Match(tok, "const_cast|dynamic_cast|reinterpret_cast|static_cast <") && Token::simpleMatch(tok->linkAt(1), "> (")) {