diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/legado/app/ui/book/search/SearchViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/io/legado/app/ui/book/search/SearchViewModel.kt
index 448f6d0db..b02414b29 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/legado/app/ui/book/search/SearchViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/legado/app/ui/book/search/SearchViewModel.kt
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ class SearchViewModel(application: Application) : BaseViewModel(application) {
     private var task: Coroutine<*>? = null
     var callBack: CallBack? = null
     var searchKey: String = ""
-    var startTime: Long = 0
     var searchPage = 1
     var isLoading = false
     private var searchBooks = arrayListOf<SearchBook>()
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@ class SearchViewModel(application: Application) : BaseViewModel(application) {
             searchKey = key
             searchBooks.clear()
         }
-        startTime = System.currentTimeMillis()
         callBack?.startSearch()
         task = execute {
             val searchGroup = context.getPrefString("searchGroup") ?: ""