diff --git a/oml/nodes.py b/oml/nodes.py
index 36689a3..a22b06b 100644
--- a/oml/nodes.py
+++ b/oml/nodes.py
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ class Node(Thread):
     host = None
     local = None
     _online = None
-    download_speed = 0
     TIMEOUT = 5
 
     def __init__(self, nodes, user):
@@ -281,7 +280,6 @@ class Node(Thread):
     def download(self, item):
         self.resolve()
         url = '%s/get/%s' % (self.url, item.id)
-        t1 = datetime.utcnow()
         if DEBUG_NODES:
             logger.debug('download %s', url)
         self._opener.addheaders = list(zip(self.headers.keys(), self.headers.values()))
@@ -333,10 +331,6 @@ class Node(Thread):
                     if state.bandwidth:
                         while not state.bandwidth.download(chunk_size) and not state.shutdown:
                             time.sleep(0.1)
-                t2 = datetime.utcnow()
-                duration = (t2-t1).total_seconds()
-                if duration:
-                    self.download_speed = size / duration
                 return item.save_file(content)
             except:
                 logger.debug('download failed %s', url, exc_info=True)