diff --git a/src/components/LastUpdate.tsx b/src/components/LastUpdate.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 6ff5f9a..0000000
--- a/src/components/LastUpdate.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-import { ReactElement, useEffect, useState } from 'react'
-
-interface Props {
-  date: number | null
-}
-
-export default function LastUpdate({ date }: Props): ReactElement {
-  const [duration, setDuration] = useState<string>('never')
-
-  const refresh = () => {
-    if (!date) setDuration('never')
-    else setDuration(`${((Date.now() - date) / 1000).toFixed()} seconds ago`)
-  }
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    refresh()
-    const i = setInterval(refresh, 1000)
-
-    return () => clearInterval(i)
-  }, [date])
-
-  return <span>Last Update: {duration}</span>
-}
diff --git a/src/components/SideBar.tsx b/src/components/SideBar.tsx
index c7aa2f3..3e4efa4 100644
--- a/src/components/SideBar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SideBar.tsx
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ import { Activity, FileText, DollarSign, Share2, Settings, Layers } from 'react-
 import SwarmLogoOrange from '../assets/swarm-logo-orange.svg'
 import { Health } from '@ethersphere/bee-js'
 
-import LastUpdate from './LastUpdate'
-
 const drawerWidth = 240
 
 const navBarItems = [
@@ -87,7 +85,6 @@ interface Props extends RouteComponentProps {
   themeMode: string
   health: boolean
   nodeHealth: Health | null
-  lastUpdate: number | null
 }
 
 export default function SideBar(props: Props): ReactElement {
@@ -170,9 +167,6 @@ export default function SideBar(props: Props): ReactElement {
               <span>Debug API</span>
             </div>
           </ListItem>
-          <div style={{ width: '100%', textAlign: 'center' }}>
-            <LastUpdate date={props.lastUpdate} />
-          </div>
         </div>
       </Drawer>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/layout/Dashboard.tsx b/src/layout/Dashboard.tsx
index 7f2e62c..f410c49 100644
--- a/src/layout/Dashboard.tsx
+++ b/src/layout/Dashboard.tsx
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ const Dashboard = (props: Props): ReactElement => {
 
   const [themeMode, toggleThemeMode] = useState('light')
 
-  // FIXME: handle errrors and loading
-  const { isLoading, lastUpdate, apiHealth, debugApiHealth } = useContext(Context)
+  const { isLoading, apiHealth, debugApiHealth } = useContext(Context)
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const theme = localStorage.getItem('theme')
@@ -57,13 +56,7 @@ const Dashboard = (props: Props): ReactElement => {
 
   return (
     <div>
-      <SideBar
-        {...props}
-        themeMode={themeMode}
-        health={apiHealth}
-        nodeHealth={debugApiHealth}
-        lastUpdate={lastUpdate}
-      />
+      <SideBar {...props} themeMode={themeMode} health={apiHealth} nodeHealth={debugApiHealth} />
       <NavBar themeMode={themeMode} />
       <ErrorBoundary>
         <main className={classes.content}>
diff --git a/src/pages/stamps/index.tsx b/src/pages/stamps/index.tsx
index 567d487..613207a 100644
--- a/src/pages/stamps/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/stamps/index.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import { Container, CircularProgress } from '@material-ui/core'
 import StampsTable from './StampsTable'
 import TroubleshootConnectionCard from '../../components/TroubleshootConnectionCard'
 import CreatePostageStampModal from './CreatePostageStampModal'
-import LastUpdate from '../../components/LastUpdate'
 
 import { Context } from '../../providers/Stamps'
 import { Context as BeeContext } from '../../providers/Bee'
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ export default function Accounting(): ReactElement {
   const classes = useStyles()
 
   const beeContext = useContext(BeeContext)
-  const { stamps, isLoading, error, lastUpdate, start, stop } = useContext(Context)
+  const { stamps, isLoading, error, start, stop } = useContext(Context)
   useEffect(() => {
     start()
 
@@ -61,7 +60,6 @@ export default function Accounting(): ReactElement {
         <>
           <div className={classes.actions}>
             <CreatePostageStampModal />
-            <LastUpdate date={lastUpdate} />
             <div style={{ height: '5px' }}>{isLoading && <CircularProgress />}</div>
           </div>
           <StampsTable postageStamps={stamps} />