diff --git a/src/ioc/db/test/dbCaLinkTest.c b/src/ioc/db/test/dbCaLinkTest.c
index 8d563a076..0940e153e 100644
--- a/src/ioc/db/test/dbCaLinkTest.c
+++ b/src/ioc/db/test/dbCaLinkTest.c
@@ -98,10 +98,10 @@ void putLink(DBLINK *plink, short dbr, const void*buf, long nReq)
     ret = dbCaPutLinkCallback(plink, dbr, buf, nReq,
                               &waitCB, NULL);
     if(ret) {
-        testFail("putLink fails %ld\n", ret);
+        testFail("putLink fails %ld", ret);
     } else {
         epicsEventMustWait(waitEvent);
-        testPass("putLink ok\n");
+        testPass("putLink ok");
     }
     epicsEventDestroy(waitEvent);
     waitEvent = NULL;
diff --git a/src/std/dev/devBiDbState.c b/src/std/dev/devBiDbState.c
index b0670c6db..fcb6c8f63 100644
--- a/src/std/dev/devBiDbState.c
+++ b/src/std/dev/devBiDbState.c
@@ -66,10 +66,6 @@ static long read_bi(biRecord *prec)
         prec->udf = FALSE;
     }
 
-    if (dbLinkIsConstant(&prec->tsel) &&
-        prec->tse == epicsTimeEventDeviceTime)
-        dbGetTimeStamp(&prec->inp, &prec->time);
-
     return 2;
 }