diff --git a/libguile/vm-engine.c b/libguile/vm-engine.c
index 2f3320c29..7fbb77480 100644
--- a/libguile/vm-engine.c
+++ b/libguile/vm-engine.c
@@ -20,12 +20,10 @@
 
 #if (VM_ENGINE == SCM_VM_REGULAR_ENGINE)
 #define VM_USE_HOOKS		0	/* Various hooks */
-#define VM_USE_CLOCK		0	/* Bogoclock */
 #define VM_CHECK_OBJECT         1       /* Check object table */
 #define VM_CHECK_FREE_VARIABLES 1       /* Check free variable access */
 #elif (VM_ENGINE == SCM_VM_DEBUG_ENGINE)
 #define VM_USE_HOOKS		1
-#define VM_USE_CLOCK		1
 #define VM_CHECK_OBJECT         1
 #define VM_CHECK_FREE_VARIABLES 1
 #else
@@ -53,7 +51,6 @@ VM_NAME (struct scm_vm *vp, SCM program, SCM *argv, int nargs)
 
   /* Internal variables */
   int nvalues = 0;
-  long start_time = scm_c_get_internal_run_time ();
   SCM finish_args;                      /* used both for returns: both in error
                                            and normal situations */
 #if VM_USE_HOOKS
@@ -255,7 +252,6 @@ VM_NAME (struct scm_vm *vp, SCM program, SCM *argv, int nargs)
 }
 
 #undef VM_USE_HOOKS
-#undef VM_USE_CLOCK
 #undef VM_CHECK_OBJECT
 #undef VM_CHECK_FREE_VARIABLE
 
diff --git a/libguile/vm-engine.h b/libguile/vm-engine.h
index 838ed202e..949e9c473 100644
--- a/libguile/vm-engine.h
+++ b/libguile/vm-engine.h
@@ -339,13 +339,6 @@ do {						\
 #define FETCH()		(*ip++)
 #define FETCH_LENGTH(len) do { len=*ip++; len<<=8; len+=*ip++; len<<=8; len+=*ip++; } while (0)
 
-#undef CLOCK
-#if VM_USE_CLOCK
-#define CLOCK(n)	vp->clock += n
-#else
-#define CLOCK(n)
-#endif
-
 #undef NEXT_JUMP
 #ifdef HAVE_LABELS_AS_VALUES
 #define NEXT_JUMP()		goto *jump_table[FETCH () & SCM_VM_INSTRUCTION_MASK]
@@ -355,7 +348,6 @@ do {						\
 
 #define NEXT					\
 {						\
-  CLOCK (1);					\
   NEXT_HOOK ();					\
   CHECK_STACK_LEAK ();                          \
   NEXT_JUMP ();					\
diff --git a/libguile/vm-i-system.c b/libguile/vm-i-system.c
index 41874fae3..102c1d791 100644
--- a/libguile/vm-i-system.c
+++ b/libguile/vm-i-system.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ VM_DEFINE_INSTRUCTION (0, nop, "nop", 0, 0, 0)
 
 VM_DEFINE_INSTRUCTION (1, halt, "halt", 0, 0, 0)
 {
-  vp->time += scm_c_get_internal_run_time () - start_time;
   HALT_HOOK ();
   nvalues = SCM_I_INUM (*sp--);
   NULLSTACK (1);
diff --git a/libguile/vm.c b/libguile/vm.c
index 0e511f608..c7ece1158 100644
--- a/libguile/vm.c
+++ b/libguile/vm.c
@@ -363,8 +363,6 @@ make_vm (void)
   vp->sp    	  = vp->stack_base - 1;
   vp->fp    	  = NULL;
   vp->engine      = SCM_VM_DEBUG_ENGINE;
-  vp->time        = 0;
-  vp->clock       = 0;
   vp->options     = SCM_EOL;
   for (i = 0; i < SCM_VM_NUM_HOOKS; i++)
     vp->hooks[i] = SCM_BOOL_F;
@@ -621,25 +619,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_set_vm_option_x, "set-vm-option!", 3, 0, 0,
 }
 #undef FUNC_NAME
 
-SCM_DEFINE (scm_vm_stats, "vm-stats", 1, 0, 0,
-	    (SCM vm),
-	    "")
-#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_vm_stats
-{
-  SCM stats;
-
-  SCM_VALIDATE_VM (1, vm);
-
-  stats = scm_make_vector (SCM_I_MAKINUM (2), SCM_UNSPECIFIED);
-  scm_vector_set_x (stats, SCM_I_MAKINUM (0),
-		    scm_from_ulong (SCM_VM_DATA (vm)->time));
-  scm_vector_set_x (stats, SCM_I_MAKINUM (1),
-		    scm_from_ulong (SCM_VM_DATA (vm)->clock));
-
-  return stats;
-}
-#undef FUNC_NAME
-
 SCM_DEFINE (scm_vm_trace_frame, "vm-trace-frame", 1, 0, 0,
 	    (SCM vm),
 	    "")
diff --git a/libguile/vm.h b/libguile/vm.h
index 9479ba709..cbd0c5546 100644
--- a/libguile/vm.h
+++ b/libguile/vm.h
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ struct scm_vm {
   int engine;                   /* which vm engine we're using */
   SCM hooks[SCM_VM_NUM_HOOKS];	/* hooks */
   SCM options;			/* options */
-  unsigned long time;		/* time spent */
-  unsigned long clock;		/* bogos clock */
   SCM trace_frame;              /* a frame being traced */
 };
 
@@ -85,7 +83,6 @@ SCM_API SCM scm_vm_exit_hook (SCM vm);
 SCM_API SCM scm_vm_return_hook (SCM vm);
 SCM_API SCM scm_vm_option (SCM vm, SCM key);
 SCM_API SCM scm_set_vm_option_x (SCM vm, SCM key, SCM val);
-SCM_API SCM scm_vm_stats (SCM vm);
 SCM_API SCM scm_vm_trace_frame (SCM vm);
 
 struct scm_vm_cont {
diff --git a/module/system/repl/command.scm b/module/system/repl/command.scm
index 1da2d6c6f..0b1434c2d 100644
--- a/module/system/repl/command.scm
+++ b/module/system/repl/command.scm
@@ -413,10 +413,8 @@ Garbage collection."
   "statistics
 Display statistics."
   (let ((this-tms (times))
-	(this-vms (vm-stats (repl-vm repl)))
 	(this-gcs (gc-stats))
 	(last-tms (repl-tm-stats repl))
-	(last-vms (repl-vm-stats repl))
 	(last-gcs (repl-gc-stats repl)))
     ;; GC times
     (let ((this-times  (assq-ref this-gcs 'gc-times))
@@ -465,20 +463,9 @@ Display statistics."
       (display-time-stat "child user" this-cutime last-cutime)
       (display-time-stat "child system" this-cstime last-cstime)
       (newline))
-    ;; VM statistics
-    (let ((this-time  (vms:time this-vms))
-	  (last-time  (vms:time last-vms))
-	  (this-clock (vms:clock this-vms))
-	  (last-clock (vms:clock last-vms)))
-      (display-stat-title "VM statistics:" "diff" "total")
-      (display-time-stat "time spent" this-time last-time)
-      (display-diff-stat "bogoclock" #f this-clock last-clock "clock")
-      (display-mips-stat "bogomips" this-time this-clock last-time last-clock)
-      (newline))
     ;; Save statistics
     ;; Save statistics
     (set! (repl-tm-stats repl) this-tms)
-    (set! (repl-vm-stats repl) this-vms)
     (set! (repl-gc-stats repl) this-gcs)))
 
 (define (display-stat title flag field1 field2 unit)
diff --git a/module/system/repl/common.scm b/module/system/repl/common.scm
index ba18e2ea0..9570d1d18 100644
--- a/module/system/repl/common.scm
+++ b/module/system/repl/common.scm
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   #:use-module (system base language)
   #:use-module (system vm vm)
   #:export (<repl> make-repl repl-vm repl-language repl-options
-            repl-tm-stats repl-gc-stats repl-vm-stats
+            repl-tm-stats repl-gc-stats
             repl-welcome repl-prompt repl-read repl-compile repl-eval
             repl-parse repl-print repl-option-ref repl-option-set!
             puts ->string user-error))
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 ;;; Repl type
 ;;;
 
-(define-record/keywords <repl> vm language options tm-stats gc-stats vm-stats)
+(define-record/keywords <repl> vm language options tm-stats gc-stats)
 
 (define repl-default-options
   '((trace . #f)
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@
               #:language (lookup-language lang)
               #:options repl-default-options
               #:tm-stats (times)
-              #:gc-stats (gc-stats)
-              #:vm-stats (vm-stats (the-vm))))
+              #:gc-stats (gc-stats)))
 
 (define (repl-welcome repl)
   (let ((language (repl-language repl)))
diff --git a/module/system/vm/vm.scm b/module/system/vm/vm.scm
index 688170363..9d8f97790 100644
--- a/module/system/vm/vm.scm
+++ b/module/system/vm/vm.scm
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   #:export (vm? the-vm make-vm vm-version
             vm:ip vm:sp vm:fp vm:last-ip
 
-            vm-load vm-option set-vm-option! vm-version vm-stats
+            vm-load vm-option set-vm-option! vm-version
             vms:time vms:clock
 
             vm-trace-frame