diff --git a/src/libs/NetworkConnection.js b/src/libs/NetworkConnection.js
index 71d7dadf416b..cb104b18d868 100644
--- a/src/libs/NetworkConnection.js
+++ b/src/libs/NetworkConnection.js
@@ -2,14 +2,12 @@ import _ from 'underscore';
 import Onyx from 'react-native-onyx';
 import NetInfo from './NetInfo';
 import ONYXKEYS from '../ONYXKEYS';
-import SleepTimer from './SleepTimer';
 import AppStateMonitor from './AppStateMonitor';
 import promiseAllSettled from './promiseAllSettled';
 
 // NetInfo.addEventListener() returns a function used to unsubscribe the
 // listener so we must create a reference to it and call it in stopListeningForReconnect()
 let unsubscribeFromNetInfo;
-let unsubscribeFromSleepTimer;
 let unsubscribeFromAppState;
 let isOffline = false;
 let logInfo = () => {};
@@ -63,14 +61,6 @@ function listenForReconnect() {
         logInfo(`[NetworkConnection] NetInfo isConnected: ${state && state.isConnected}`);
         setOfflineStatus(!state.isConnected);
     });
-
-    // When a device is put to sleep, NetInfo is not always able to detect
-    // when connectivity has been lost. As a failsafe we will capture the time
-    // every two seconds and if the last time recorded goes past a threshold
-    // we know that the computer has been asleep.
-    unsubscribeFromSleepTimer = SleepTimer.addClockSkewListener(() => (
-        triggerReconnectionCallbacks('timer clock skewed')
-    ));
 }
 
 /**
@@ -82,10 +72,6 @@ function stopListeningForReconnect() {
         unsubscribeFromNetInfo();
         unsubscribeFromNetInfo = undefined;
     }
-    if (unsubscribeFromSleepTimer) {
-        unsubscribeFromSleepTimer();
-        unsubscribeFromSleepTimer = undefined;
-    }
     if (unsubscribeFromAppState) {
         unsubscribeFromAppState();
         unsubscribeFromAppState = undefined;
diff --git a/src/libs/SleepTimer/index.js b/src/libs/SleepTimer/index.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 75c722304e2f..000000000000
--- a/src/libs/SleepTimer/index.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * The Timer module is used on web/desktop to detect when a computer has gone to sleep. We don't use this on native
- * mobile since it does not work reliably and fires at inappropriate times.
- */
-let sleepTimer;
-let lastTime;
-
-/**
- * Adds a listener for detecting when laptop screens have closed or desktop computers put to sleep. Not reliable on
- * native platforms.
- *
- * @param {Function} onClockSkewCallback function to call when the
- * @returns {Fuction} that when called clears the timer
- */
-function addClockSkewListener(onClockSkewCallback) {
-    clearInterval(sleepTimer);
-    sleepTimer = setInterval(() => {
-        const currentTime = (new Date()).getTime();
-        const isSkewed = currentTime > (lastTime + 8000);
-        lastTime = currentTime;
-
-        if (!isSkewed) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        onClockSkewCallback();
-    }, 2000);
-
-    return () => {
-        clearInterval(sleepTimer);
-        sleepTimer = null;
-    };
-}
-
-export default {
-    addClockSkewListener,
-};
diff --git a/src/libs/SleepTimer/index.native.js b/src/libs/SleepTimer/index.native.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 96dcb1988f45..000000000000
--- a/src/libs/SleepTimer/index.native.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * We don't want the clock skew listener to run on native as it only helps us on desktop/web when a laptop is closed
- * and reopened. This method of detecting timing variance to see if we are inactive doesn't work well on native mobile
- * platforms. These platforms should use AppState instead to determine whether they must catch up on missing data.
- */
-export default {
-    addClockSkewListener: () => () => {},
-};