diff --git a/lib/event.c b/lib/event.c
index 9ccb3095..8e47e035 100644
--- a/lib/event.c
+++ b/lib/event.c
@@ -269,8 +269,6 @@ ev_send(event_list *l, event *e)
   if (l->loop) birdloop_ping(l->loop);
 }
 
-void io_log_event(void *hook, void *data, uint flag);
-
 /**
  * ev_run_list - run an event list
  * @l: an event list
@@ -320,10 +318,6 @@ ev_run_list_limited(event_list *l, uint limit)
       if (!--limit)
 	return 1;
 
-      /* This is ugly hack, we want to log just events executed from the main I/O loop */
-      if ((l == &global_event_list) || (l == &global_work_list))
-	io_log_event(e->hook, e->data, DL_EVENTS);
-
       edlog(l, e, NULL, 6, EDL_RUN_LIST);
       /* Inactivate the event */
       event *next = atomic_load_explicit(&e->next, memory_order_relaxed);
diff --git a/lib/timer.c b/lib/timer.c
index 371c18bd..be2bb002 100644
--- a/lib/timer.c
+++ b/lib/timer.c
@@ -156,10 +156,8 @@ timers_init(struct timeloop *loop, pool *p)
   BUFFER_PUSH(loop->timers) = NULL;
 }
 
-void io_log_event(void *hook, void *data, uint flag);
-
 void
-timers_fire(struct timeloop *loop, int io_log)
+timers_fire(struct timeloop *loop)
 {
   TLOCK_TIMER_ASSERT(loop);
 
@@ -189,10 +187,6 @@ timers_fire(struct timeloop *loop, int io_log)
     else
       tm_stop(t);
 
-    /* This is ugly hack, we want to log just timers executed from the main I/O loop */
-    if (io_log)
-      io_log_event(t->hook, t->data, DL_TIMERS);
-
     t->hook(t);
     tmp_flush();
   }
diff --git a/lib/timer.h b/lib/timer.h
index 7cdc5768..b84bcecd 100644
--- a/lib/timer.h
+++ b/lib/timer.h
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ void times_update(void);
 
 /* For I/O loop */
 void timers_init(struct timeloop *loop, pool *p);
-void timers_fire(struct timeloop *loop, int io_log);
+void timers_fire(struct timeloop *loop);
 
 /* For extra fine precision */
 u64 ns_now(void);
diff --git a/nest/config.Y b/nest/config.Y
index 7449fb64..03f02bed 100644
--- a/nest/config.Y
+++ b/nest/config.Y
@@ -952,7 +952,7 @@ CF_CLI(DUMP RESOURCES,,, [[Dump all allocated resource]])
 CF_CLI(DUMP SOCKETS,,, [[Dump open sockets]])
 { sk_dump_all(); cli_msg(0, ""); } ;
 CF_CLI(DUMP EVENTS,,, [[Dump event log]])
-{ io_log_dump(); cli_msg(0, ""); } ;
+{ /* io_log_dump(); */ cli_msg(0, "Warning: this command did nothing, needs reimplementation"); } ;
 CF_CLI(DUMP INTERFACES,,, [[Dump interface information]])
 { if_dump_all(); cli_msg(0, ""); } ;
 CF_CLI(DUMP NEIGHBORS,,, [[Dump neighbor cache]])
diff --git a/sysdep/unix/io-loop.c b/sysdep/unix/io-loop.c
index e40e4986..2be0d866 100644
--- a/sysdep/unix/io-loop.c
+++ b/sysdep/unix/io-loop.c
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ bird_thread_main(void *arg)
     int timeout;
 
     /* Schedule all loops with timed out timers */
-    timers_fire(&thr->meta->time, 0);
+    timers_fire(&thr->meta->time);
 
     /* Pickup new loops */
     birdloop_take(thr->group);
@@ -1540,7 +1540,7 @@ birdloop_run(void *_loop)
     sockets_fire(loop, 0, 1);
 
     /* Run timers */
-    timers_fire(&loop->time, 0);
+    timers_fire(&loop->time);
 
     /* Run events */
     repeat = ev_run_list(&loop->event_list);
diff --git a/sysdep/unix/io.c b/sysdep/unix/io.c
index 770318f8..bd18f882 100644
--- a/sysdep/unix/io.c
+++ b/sysdep/unix/io.c
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@
    this to gen small latencies */
 #define MAX_RX_STEPS 4
 
+#if 0
+/**********
+ * Internal event log for the mainloop only makes no sense.
+ * To be replaced by a lockless event log keeping much more information
+ * about all the logs throughout all the threads.
+ */
 
 /*
  *	Internal event log and watchdog
@@ -150,13 +156,19 @@ io_log_dump(void)
   }
 }
 
+#endif
+
+static btime last_io_time, loop_time;
+static int watchdog_active;
+
 void
 watchdog_sigalrm(int sig UNUSED)
 {
   /* Update last_io_time and duration, but skip latency check */
   struct global_runtime *gr = atomic_load_explicit(&global_runtime, memory_order_relaxed);
   gr->latency_limit = 0xffffffff;
-  io_update_time();
+
+  last_io_time = current_time_now();
 
   debug_safe("Watchdog timer timed out\n");
 
@@ -167,18 +179,14 @@ watchdog_sigalrm(int sig UNUSED)
 static inline void
 watchdog_start1(void)
 {
-  io_update_time();
-
-  loop_time = last_io_time;
+  loop_time = last_io_time = current_time_now();
 }
 
 static inline void
 watchdog_start(void)
 {
-  io_update_time();
-
-  loop_time = last_io_time;
-  event_log_num = 0;
+  loop_time = last_io_time = current_time_now();
+//  event_log_num = 0;
 
   union bird_global_runtime *gr = BIRD_GLOBAL_RUNTIME;
   if (gr->watchdog_timeout)
@@ -191,7 +199,7 @@ watchdog_start(void)
 static inline void
 watchdog_stop(void)
 {
-  io_update_time();
+  last_io_time = current_time_now();
 
   if (watchdog_active)
   {
@@ -201,9 +209,15 @@ watchdog_stop(void)
 
   btime duration = last_io_time - loop_time;
   union bird_global_runtime *gr = BIRD_GLOBAL_RUNTIME;
+  /*
   if (duration > gr->watchdog_warning)
     log(L_WARN "I/O loop cycle took %u.%03u ms for %d events",
 	(uint) (duration TO_MS), (uint) (duration % 1000), event_log_num);
+	*/
+
+  if (duration > gr->watchdog_warning)
+    log(L_WARN "I/O loop cycle took %u.%03u ms",
+	(uint) (duration TO_MS), (uint) (duration % 1000));
 }
 
 
@@ -254,8 +268,8 @@ io_loop(void)
       ev_run_list(&global_event_list);
       ev_run_list_limited(&global_work_list, WORK_EVENTS_MAX);
       ev_run_list(&main_birdloop.event_list);
-      timers_fire(&main_birdloop.time, 1);
-      io_close_event();
+      timers_fire(&main_birdloop.time);
+//      io_close_event();
 
       events =
 	!ev_list_empty(&global_event_list) ||
@@ -283,21 +297,21 @@ io_loop(void)
 
       if (async_config_flag)
 	{
-	  io_log_event(async_config, NULL, DL_EVENTS);
+//	  io_log_event(async_config, NULL, DL_EVENTS);
 	  async_config();
 	  async_config_flag = 0;
 	  continue;
 	}
       if (async_dump_flag)
 	{
-	  io_log_event(async_dump, NULL, DL_EVENTS);
+//	  io_log_event(async_dump, NULL, DL_EVENTS);
 	  async_dump();
 	  async_dump_flag = 0;
 	  continue;
 	}
       if (async_shutdown_flag)
 	{
-	  io_log_event(async_shutdown, NULL, DL_EVENTS);
+//	  io_log_event(async_shutdown, NULL, DL_EVENTS);
 	  async_shutdown();
 	  async_shutdown_flag = 0;
 	  continue;
@@ -344,7 +358,7 @@ io_loop(void)
 		do
 		  {
 		    steps--;
-		    io_log_event(s->rx_hook, s->data, DL_SOCKETS);
+//		    io_log_event(s->rx_hook, s->data, DL_SOCKETS);
 		    e = sk_read(s, pfd.pfd.data[s->index].revents);
 		  }
 		while (e && (main_birdloop.sock_active == s) && s->rx_hook && steps);
@@ -357,7 +371,7 @@ io_loop(void)
 		do
 		  {
 		    steps--;
-		    io_log_event(s->tx_hook, s->data, DL_SOCKETS);
+//		    io_log_event(s->tx_hook, s->data, DL_SOCKETS);
 		    e = sk_write(s);
 		  }
 		while (e && (main_birdloop.sock_active == s) && steps);
@@ -388,7 +402,7 @@ io_loop(void)
 	      if (!s->fast_rx && (pfd.pfd.data[s->index].revents & POLLIN) && s->rx_hook)
 		{
 		  count++;
-		  io_log_event(s->rx_hook, s->data, DL_SOCKETS);
+//		  io_log_event(s->rx_hook, s->data, DL_SOCKETS);
 		  sk_read(s, pfd.pfd.data[s->index].revents);
 		  if (s != main_birdloop.sock_active)
 		    continue;