diff --git a/lib/wheel.c b/lib/wheel.c
index 2520e81d49..3e90693b45 100644
--- a/lib/wheel.c
+++ b/lib/wheel.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ static int debug_timer_wheel = 0;
 
 static void wheel_timer_thread(struct event *t);
 
-static void wheel_timer_thread_helper(struct event *t)
+static void wheel_timer_thread(struct event *t)
 {
 	struct listnode *node, *nextnode;
 	unsigned long long curr_slot;
@@ -51,15 +51,6 @@ static void wheel_timer_thread_helper(struct event *t)
 			     wheel->nexttime * slots_to_skip, &wheel->timer);
 }
 
-static void wheel_timer_thread(struct event *t)
-{
-	struct timer_wheel *wheel;
-
-	wheel = EVENT_ARG(t);
-
-	event_execute(wheel->master, wheel_timer_thread_helper, wheel, 0, NULL);
-}
-
 struct timer_wheel *wheel_init(struct event_loop *master, int period,
 			       size_t slots,
 			       unsigned int (*slot_key)(const void *),
@@ -70,7 +61,6 @@ struct timer_wheel *wheel_init(struct event_loop *master, int period,
 
 	wheel = XCALLOC(MTYPE_TIMER_WHEEL, sizeof(struct timer_wheel));
 
-	wheel->name = XSTRDUP(MTYPE_TIMER_WHEEL, run_name);
 	wheel->slot_key = slot_key;
 	wheel->slot_run = slot_run;
 
@@ -101,7 +91,6 @@ void wheel_delete(struct timer_wheel *wheel)
 
 	EVENT_OFF(wheel->timer);
 	XFREE(MTYPE_TIMER_WHEEL_LIST, wheel->wheel_slot_lists);
-	XFREE(MTYPE_TIMER_WHEEL, wheel->name);
 	XFREE(MTYPE_TIMER_WHEEL, wheel);
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/wheel.h b/lib/wheel.h
index 0d9ac10020..a8fa2f9564 100644
--- a/lib/wheel.h
+++ b/lib/wheel.h
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 struct timer_wheel {
-	char *name;
 	struct event_loop *master;
 	int slots;
 	long long curr_slot;