diff --git a/themes/powerline/powerline.base.bash b/themes/powerline/powerline.base.bash
index 09f8c9b5..8c983a7b 100644
--- a/themes/powerline/powerline.base.bash
+++ b/themes/powerline/powerline.base.bash
@@ -235,16 +235,10 @@ function __powerline_last_status_prompt {
   [[ "$1" -ne 0 ]] && echo "${1}|${LAST_STATUS_THEME_PROMPT_COLOR}"
 }
 
-function __powerline_duration_prompt {
-  [[ ${#command_duration} -gt 0 ]] && echo "${command_duration}|${LAST_STATUS_THEME_PROMPT_COLOR}"
-}
-
 function __powerline_prompt_command {
   local last_status="$?" ## always the first
   local separator_char="${POWERLINE_PROMPT_CHAR}"
 
-  command_duration=$(_command_duration)
-
   LEFT_PROMPT=""
   SEGMENTS_AT_LEFT=0
   LAST_SEGMENT_COLOR=""
diff --git a/themes/powerline/powerline.theme.bash b/themes/powerline/powerline.theme.bash
index 85aebb8f..d897c7c8 100644
--- a/themes/powerline/powerline.theme.bash
+++ b/themes/powerline/powerline.theme.bash
@@ -84,8 +84,6 @@ HISTORY_NUMBER_THEME_PROMPT_CHAR=${POWERLINE_HISTORY_NUMBER_CHAR:="#"}
 COMMAND_NUMBER_THEME_PROMPT_COLOR=${POWERLINE_COMMAND_NUMBER_COLOR:=0}
 COMMAND_NUMBER_THEME_PROMPT_CHAR=${POWERLINE_COMMAND_NUMBER_CHAR:="#"}
 
-COMMAND_DURATION_ICON=${POWERLINE_COMMAND_DURATION_ICON:-' '}
-
-POWERLINE_PROMPT=${POWERLINE_PROMPT:="user_info scm python_venv ruby node cwd duration"}
+POWERLINE_PROMPT=${POWERLINE_PROMPT:="user_info scm python_venv ruby node cwd"}
 
 safe_append_prompt_command __powerline_prompt_command