diff --git a/common/base-typemaps.i b/common/base-typemaps.i
index 7a868a5d62..ddddb556e4 100644
--- a/common/base-typemaps.i
+++ b/common/base-typemaps.i
@@ -50,9 +50,6 @@ typedef char gchar;
 %typemap(in) gboolean "$1 = scm_is_true($input) ? TRUE : FALSE;"
 %typemap(out) gboolean "$result = $1 ? SCM_BOOL_T : SCM_BOOL_F;"
 
-%typemap(in) Timespec "$1 = gnc_timepair2timespec($input);"
-%typemap(out) Timespec "$result = gnc_timespec2timepair($1);"
-
 %typemap(in) GDate "$1 = gnc_time64_to_GDate($input);"
 
 %typemap(in) GncGUID "$1 = gnc_scm2guid($input);"