diff --git a/include/NetworkInterface.h b/include/NetworkInterface.h
index fa0ba88cfc..e9c108b64f 100644
--- a/include/NetworkInterface.h
+++ b/include/NetworkInterface.h
@@ -110,11 +110,6 @@ class NetworkInterface {
   bool user_scripts_reload_inline, user_scripts_reload_periodic;
   lua_State *L_user_scripts_inline, *L_user_scripts_periodic;
 
-  /* Second update */
-  u_int64_t lastSecTraffic,
-    lastMinuteTraffic[60],    /* Delta bytes (per second) of the last minute */
-    currentMinuteTraffic[60]; /* Delta bytes (per second) of the current minute */
-  time_t lastSecUpdate;
   u_int nextFlowAggregation;
   TcpFlowStats tcpFlowStats;
   TcpPacketStats tcpPacketStats;
@@ -277,10 +272,6 @@ class NetworkInterface {
   inline void incRetransmittedPkts(u_int32_t num)   { tcpPacketStats.incRetr(num); };
   inline void incOOOPkts(u_int32_t num)             { tcpPacketStats.incOOO(num);  };
   inline void incLostPkts(u_int32_t num)            { tcpPacketStats.incLost(num); };
-  inline void resetSecondTraffic() {
-    memset(currentMinuteTraffic, 0, sizeof(currentMinuteTraffic)); lastSecTraffic = 0, lastSecUpdate = 0;
-  };
-  void updateSecondTraffic(time_t when);
   void checkPointCounters(bool drops_only);
   u_int64_t getCheckPointNumPackets();
   u_int64_t getCheckPointNumBytes();
@@ -291,7 +282,6 @@ class NetworkInterface {
     ethStats.incStats(eth_proto, num_pkts, pkt_len, pkt_overhead);
     ndpiStats.incStats(when, ndpi_proto, 0, 0, 1, pkt_len);
     pktStats.incStats(pkt_len);
-    if(lastSecUpdate == 0) lastSecUpdate = when; else if(lastSecUpdate != when) updateSecondTraffic(when);
   };
 
   inline void incLocalStats(u_int num_pkts, u_int pkt_len, bool localsender, bool localreceiver) {
@@ -490,7 +480,6 @@ class NetworkInterface {
   NetworkStats* getNetworkStats(u_int8_t networkId);
   void allocateNetworkStats();
   void getsDPIStats(lua_State *vm);
-  inline u_int64_t* getLastMinuteTrafficStats() { return((u_int64_t*)lastMinuteTraffic); }
 #ifdef NTOPNG_PRO
   void updateFlowProfiles();
   inline FlowProfile* getFlowProfile(Flow *f)  { return(flow_profiles ? flow_profiles->getFlowProfile(f) : NULL);           }
diff --git a/src/Lua.cpp b/src/Lua.cpp
index c3bfe602b6..033b8da135 100644
--- a/src/Lua.cpp
+++ b/src/Lua.cpp
@@ -2517,21 +2517,6 @@ static int ntop_refresh_hosts_alerts_configuration(lua_State* vm) {
 
 /* ****************************************** */
 
-static int ntop_set_second_traffic(lua_State* vm) {
-  NetworkInterface *ntop_interface = getCurrentInterface(vm);
-
-  ntop->getTrace()->traceEvent(TRACE_DEBUG, "%s() called", __FUNCTION__);
-
-  if(!ntop_interface) return(CONST_LUA_ERROR);
-
-  ntop_interface->updateSecondTraffic(time(NULL));
-
-  lua_pushnil(vm);
-  return(CONST_LUA_OK);
-}
-
-/* ****************************************** */
-
 static int ntop_set_host_dump_policy(lua_State* vm) {
   NetworkInterface *ntop_interface = getCurrentInterface(vm);
   char *host_ip;
@@ -5837,7 +5822,6 @@ static const luaL_Reg ntop_interface_reg[] = {
   { "findHostByMac",          ntop_get_interface_find_host_by_mac },
   { "updateHostTrafficPolicy", ntop_update_host_traffic_policy },
   { "refreshHostsAlertsConfiguration", ntop_refresh_hosts_alerts_configuration },
-  { "setSecondTraffic",       ntop_set_second_traffic },
   { "setHostDumpPolicy",      ntop_set_host_dump_policy },
   { "getLatestActivityHostsInfo",     ntop_get_interface_latest_activity_hosts_info },
   { "getInterfaceDumpDiskPolicy",     ntop_get_interface_dump_disk_policy },
diff --git a/src/NetworkInterface.cpp b/src/NetworkInterface.cpp
index dfa6e34985..16ff50e1f8 100644
--- a/src/NetworkInterface.cpp
+++ b/src/NetworkInterface.cpp
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ NetworkInterface::NetworkInterface(const char *name,
     }
   }
 
-  pkt_dumper_tap = NULL, lastSecUpdate = 0;
+  pkt_dumper_tap = NULL;
   ifname = strdup(name);
   ifDescription = strdup(Utils::getInterfaceDescription(ifname, buf, sizeof(buf)));
   snmp = new SNMP();
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ void NetworkInterface::init() {
     next_idle_flow_purge = next_idle_host_purge = 0,
     running = false, numSubInterfaces = 0,
     numVirtualInterfaces = 0, flowHashing = NULL,
-    pcap_datalink_type = 0, mtuWarningShown = false, lastSecUpdate = 0,
+    pcap_datalink_type = 0, mtuWarningShown = false,
     purge_idle_flows_hosts = true, id = (u_int8_t)-1,
     last_remote_pps = 0, last_remote_bps = 0,
     sprobe_interface = false, has_vlan_packets = false,
@@ -278,9 +278,6 @@ void NetworkInterface::init() {
     pcap_datalink_type = 0, cpu_affinity = -1,
     pkt_dumper = NULL;
 
-  memset(lastMinuteTraffic, 0, sizeof(lastMinuteTraffic));
-  resetSecondTraffic();
-
   L_user_scripts_inline = L_user_scripts_periodic = NULL;
   forceLuaInterpreterReload();
 
@@ -1836,7 +1833,6 @@ void NetworkInterface::purgeIdle(time_t when) {
   }
 
   if(pkt_dumper) pkt_dumper->idle(when);
-  updateSecondTraffic(when);
 }
 
 /* **************************************************** */
@@ -5002,22 +4998,6 @@ NetworkStats* NetworkInterface::getNetworkStats(u_int8_t networkId) {
 
 /* **************************************** */
 
-void NetworkInterface::updateSecondTraffic(time_t when) {
-  u_int64_t bytes = ethStats.getNumBytes();
-  u_int16_t sec = when % 60;
-
-  if(sec == 0) {
-    /* Beginning of a new minute */
-    memcpy(lastMinuteTraffic, currentMinuteTraffic, sizeof(currentMinuteTraffic));
-    resetSecondTraffic();
-  }
-
-  currentMinuteTraffic[sec] = max_val(0, bytes-lastSecTraffic);
-  lastSecTraffic = bytes;
-};
-
-/* **************************************** */
-
 void NetworkInterface::checkPointCounters(bool drops_only) {
   if(!drops_only) {
     checkpointPktCount = getNumPackets(),