diff --git a/ietf/doc/storage.py b/ietf/doc/storage.py
index 375620ccaf..ee1e76c4fa 100644
--- a/ietf/doc/storage.py
+++ b/ietf/doc/storage.py
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ def _get_write_parameters(self, name, content=None):
 
 
 class StoredObjectBlobdbStorage(BlobdbStorage):
-    ietf_log_blob_timing = True
     warn_if_missing = True  # TODO-BLOBSTORE make this configurable (or remove it)
 
     def _save_stored_object(self, name, content) -> StoredObject: