diff --git a/src/core/service.c b/src/core/service.c
index 91434f1382..70512aa239 100644
--- a/src/core/service.c
+++ b/src/core/service.c
@@ -2879,8 +2879,6 @@ static void service_enter_reload_mounting(Service *s) {
 
         assert(s);
 
-        usec_t ts = now(CLOCK_MONOTONIC);
-
         r = service_arm_timer(s, /* relative= */ true, s->timeout_start_usec);
         if (r < 0) {
                 log_unit_warning_errno(UNIT(s), r, "Failed to install timer: %m");
@@ -2889,8 +2887,6 @@ static void service_enter_reload_mounting(Service *s) {
                 return;
         }
 
-        s->reload_begin_usec = ts;
-
         service_enter_refresh_extensions(s);
 }