diff --git a/zio-http/src/main/scala/zio/http/netty/server/NettyDriver.scala b/zio-http/src/main/scala/zio/http/netty/server/NettyDriver.scala
index 3d5e9ef59d..f412c73331 100644
--- a/zio-http/src/main/scala/zio/http/netty/server/NettyDriver.scala
+++ b/zio-http/src/main/scala/zio/http/netty/server/NettyDriver.scala
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ private[zio] object NettyDriver {
       ZLayer.succeed(
         new AtomicReference[(HttpApp[Any], ZEnvironment[Any])]((HttpApp.empty, ZEnvironment.empty)),
       ),
-      ZLayer.succeed(ServerTime.make(1000.millis)),
       NettyRuntime.live,
       ServerChannelInitializer.layer,
       ServerInboundHandler.live,
diff --git a/zio-http/src/main/scala/zio/http/netty/server/ServerInboundHandler.scala b/zio-http/src/main/scala/zio/http/netty/server/ServerInboundHandler.scala
index cf2fd4d3ca..5df9e87a94 100644
--- a/zio-http/src/main/scala/zio/http/netty/server/ServerInboundHandler.scala
+++ b/zio-http/src/main/scala/zio/http/netty/server/ServerInboundHandler.scala
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ private[zio] final case class ServerInboundHandler(
   appRef: AppRef,
   config: Server.Config,
   runtime: NettyRuntime,
-  time: ServerTime,
 )(implicit trace: Trace)
     extends SimpleChannelInboundHandler[HttpObject](false) { self =>
 
@@ -93,7 +92,7 @@ private[zio] final case class ServerInboundHandler(
             Exit.succeed(Response.fromThrowable(throwable))
           } else
             app(req)
-        if (!attemptImmediateWrite(ctx, exit, time)) {
+        if (!attemptImmediateWrite(ctx, exit)) {
           writeResponse(ctx, env, exit, jReq)(releaseRequest)
         } else {
           releaseRequest()
@@ -139,7 +138,6 @@ private[zio] final case class ServerInboundHandler(
   private def attemptFastWrite(
     ctx: ChannelHandlerContext,
     response: Response,
-    time: ServerTime,
   ): Boolean = {
 
     def fastEncode(response: Response, bytes: Array[Byte]) = {
@@ -165,7 +163,6 @@ private[zio] final case class ServerInboundHandler(
     ctx: ChannelHandlerContext,
     response: Response,
     jRequest: HttpRequest,
-    time: ServerTime,
   ): Option[Task[Unit]] = {
     response.body match {
       case WebsocketBody(socketApp) if response.status == Status.SwitchingProtocols =>
@@ -185,11 +182,10 @@ private[zio] final case class ServerInboundHandler(
   private def attemptImmediateWrite(
     ctx: ChannelHandlerContext,
     exit: ZIO[Any, Response, Response],
-    time: ServerTime,
   ): Boolean = {
     exit match {
       case Exit.Success(response) if response ne null =>
-        attemptFastWrite(ctx, response, time)
+        attemptFastWrite(ctx, response)
       case _                                          => false
     }
   }
@@ -292,7 +288,7 @@ private[zio] final case class ServerInboundHandler(
 
   private def writeNotFound(ctx: ChannelHandlerContext, jReq: HttpRequest): Unit = {
     val response = Response.notFound(jReq.uri())
-    attemptFastWrite(ctx, response, time)
+    attemptFastWrite(ctx, response)
   }
 
   private def writeResponse(
@@ -316,9 +312,9 @@ private[zio] final case class ServerInboundHandler(
       }.flatMap { response =>
         ZIO.attempt {
           if (response ne null) {
-            val done = attemptFastWrite(ctx, response, time)
+            val done = attemptFastWrite(ctx, response)
             if (!done)
-              attemptFullWrite(ctx, response, jReq, time)
+              attemptFullWrite(ctx, response, jReq)
             else
               None
           } else {
@@ -329,7 +325,7 @@ private[zio] final case class ServerInboundHandler(
           }
         }.flatMap(_.getOrElse(ZIO.unit)).catchSomeCause { case cause =>
           ZIO.attempt(
-            attemptFastWrite(ctx, withDefaultErrorResponse(cause.squash), time),
+            attemptFastWrite(ctx, withDefaultErrorResponse(cause.squash)),
           )
         }
       }
@@ -350,7 +346,7 @@ private[zio] final case class ServerInboundHandler(
 object ServerInboundHandler {
 
   val live: ZLayer[
-    ServerTime with Server.Config with NettyRuntime with AppRef,
+    Server.Config with NettyRuntime with AppRef,
     Nothing,
     ServerInboundHandler,
   ] = {
@@ -360,9 +356,8 @@ object ServerInboundHandler {
         appRef <- ZIO.service[AppRef]
         rtm    <- ZIO.service[NettyRuntime]
         config <- ZIO.service[Server.Config]
-        time   <- ZIO.service[ServerTime]
 
-      } yield ServerInboundHandler(appRef, config, rtm, time)
+      } yield ServerInboundHandler(appRef, config, rtm)
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/zio-http/src/main/scala/zio/http/netty/server/ServerTime.scala b/zio-http/src/main/scala/zio/http/netty/server/ServerTime.scala
deleted file mode 100644
index 85f2da5493..0000000000
--- a/zio-http/src/main/scala/zio/http/netty/server/ServerTime.scala
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2021 - 2023 Sporta Technologies PVT LTD & the ZIO HTTP contributors.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-package zio.http.netty.server
-
-import io.netty.util.AsciiString
-
-import java.text.SimpleDateFormat
-import java.util.Date // scalafix:ok;
-import zio.stacktracer.TracingImplicits.disableAutoTrace
-private[zio] final class ServerTime(minDuration: Long) {
-
-  private var last: Long               = System.currentTimeMillis()
-  private var lastString: CharSequence = ServerTime.format(new Date(last))
-
-  def refresh(): Boolean = {
-    val now  = System.currentTimeMillis()
-    val diff = now - last
-    if (diff > minDuration) {
-      last = now
-      lastString = ServerTime.format(new Date(last))
-      true
-    } else {
-      false
-    }
-  }
-
-  def get: CharSequence = lastString
-
-  def refreshAndGet(): CharSequence = {
-    refresh()
-    get
-  }
-}
-
-object ServerTime {
-  private val format = new SimpleDateFormat("E, dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss z")
-
-  def format(d: Date): CharSequence = new AsciiString(format.format(d))
-
-  def make(interval: zio.Duration): ServerTime = new ServerTime(interval.toMillis)
-
-  def parse(s: CharSequence): Date = format.parse(s.toString)
-}