diff --git a/aqt/main.py b/aqt/main.py
index 31a4151d4..b2da2d6f6 100644
--- a/aqt/main.py
+++ b/aqt/main.py
@@ -1175,9 +1175,7 @@ Please ensure a profile is open and Anki is not busy, then try again."""),
 
     def doGC(self):
         assert not self.progress.inDB
-        self._crashLog.write(b"gc started at %d\n" % time.time())
         gc.collect()
-        self._crashLog.write(b"gc finished\n")
 
     # Crash log
     ##########################################################################