diff --git a/basilisk/basilisk_swap.c b/basilisk/basilisk_swap.c
index 2092f9afc..7fc616e9c 100755
--- a/basilisk/basilisk_swap.c
+++ b/basilisk/basilisk_swap.c
@@ -1374,12 +1374,11 @@ void basilisk_swap_purge(struct supernet_info *myinfo,struct basilisk_swap *swap
 
 int32_t basilisk_verify_otherstatebits(struct supernet_info *myinfo,void *ptr,uint8_t *data,int32_t datalen)
 {
-    int32_t retval; uint32_t t; struct basilisk_swap *swap = ptr;
-    if ( datalen == sizeof(swap->I.otherstatebits)+sizeof(t) )
+    int32_t retval; struct basilisk_swap *swap = ptr;
+    if ( datalen == sizeof(swap->I.otherstatebits) )
     {
         retval = iguana_rwnum(0,data,sizeof(swap->I.otherstatebits),&swap->I.otherstatebits);
-        retval += iguana_rwnum(0,data,sizeof(t),&t);
-        printf("got sendstate.%x t.%u\n",swap->I.otherstatebits,t);
+        printf("got sendstate.%x\n",swap->I.otherstatebits);
         return(retval);
     } else return(-1);
 }
@@ -1534,10 +1533,9 @@ int32_t basilisk_checkdeck(struct supernet_info *myinfo,struct basilisk_swap *sw
 
 void basilisk_sendstate(struct supernet_info *myinfo,struct basilisk_swap *swap,uint8_t *data,int32_t maxlen)
 {
-    int32_t datalen; uint32_t t = (uint32_t)time(NULL);
+    int32_t datalen=0;
     printf("sendstate.%x\n",swap->I.statebits);
     datalen = iguana_rwnum(1,data,sizeof(swap->I.statebits),&swap->I.statebits);
-    datalen += iguana_rwnum(1,data,sizeof(t),&t);
     basilisk_swapsend(myinfo,swap,0x80000000,data,datalen,0,0);
 }