diff --git a/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/lxip/timer_handler.cc b/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/lxip/timer_handler.cc
index 9b19af79f7..fc7b21c4f6 100644
--- a/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/lxip/timer_handler.cc
+++ b/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/lxip/timer_handler.cc
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ class Lx::Timer
 			void              *timer;
 			bool               pending { false };
 			unsigned long      timeout { INVALID_TIMEOUT }; /* absolute in jiffies */
-			bool               programmed { false };
 
 			Context(struct timer_list *timer) : type(LIST), timer(timer) { }
 
@@ -111,11 +110,6 @@ class Lx::Timer
 
 		/**
 		 * Program the first timer in the list
-		 *
-		 * The first timer is programmed if the 'programmed' flag was not set
-		 * before. The second timer is flagged as not programmed as
-		 * 'Timer::trigger_once' invalidates former registered one-shot
-		 * timeouts.
 		 */
 		void _program_first_timer()
 		{
@@ -123,19 +117,10 @@ class Lx::Timer
 			if (!ctx)
 				return;
 
-			if (ctx->programmed)
-				return;
-
 			/* calculate relative microseconds for trigger */
 			unsigned long us = ctx->timeout > jiffies ?
 			                   jiffies_to_msecs(ctx->timeout - jiffies) * 1000 : 0;
 			_timer_conn.trigger_once(us);
-
-			ctx->programmed = true;
-
-			/* possibly programmed successor must be reprogrammed later */
-			if (Context *next = ctx->next())
-				next->programmed = false;
 		}
 
 		/**
@@ -150,10 +135,10 @@ class Lx::Timer
 
 			ctx->timeout    = expires;
 			ctx->pending    = true;
-			ctx->programmed = false;
+
 			/*
 			 * Also write the timeout value to the expires field in
-			 * struct timer_list because the checks
+			 * struct timer_list because some code the checks
 			 * it directly.
 			 */
 			ctx->expires(expires);
diff --git a/repos/dde_linux/src/lx_kit/timer.cc b/repos/dde_linux/src/lx_kit/timer.cc
index dd94ab49dc..503fb54971 100644
--- a/repos/dde_linux/src/lx_kit/timer.cc
+++ b/repos/dde_linux/src/lx_kit/timer.cc
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ class Lx_kit::Timer : public Lx::Timer
 			void              *timer;
 			bool               pending { false };
 			unsigned long      timeout { INVALID_TIMEOUT }; /* absolute in jiffies */
-			bool               programmed { false };
 
 			Context(struct timer_list *timer) : type(LIST), timer(timer) { }
 			Context(struct hrtimer    *timer) : type(HR),   timer(timer) { }
@@ -101,11 +100,6 @@ class Lx_kit::Timer : public Lx::Timer
 
 		/**
 		 * Program the first timer in the list
-		 *
-		 * The first timer is programmed if the 'programmed' flag was not set
-		 * before. The second timer is flagged as not programmed as
-		 * 'Timer::trigger_once' invalidates former registered one-shot
-		 * timeouts.
 		 */
 		void _program_first_timer()
 		{
@@ -113,19 +107,10 @@ class Lx_kit::Timer : public Lx::Timer
 			if (!ctx)
 				return;
 
-			if (ctx->programmed)
-				return;
-
 			/* calculate relative microseconds for trigger */
 			unsigned long us = ctx->timeout > _jiffies ?
 			                   jiffies_to_msecs(ctx->timeout - _jiffies) * 1000 : 0;
 			_timer_conn.trigger_once(us);
-
-			ctx->programmed = true;
-
-			/* possibly programmed successor must be reprogrammed later */
-			if (Context *next = ctx->next())
-				next->programmed = false;
 		}
 
 		/**
@@ -140,10 +125,10 @@ class Lx_kit::Timer : public Lx::Timer
 
 			ctx->timeout    = expires;
 			ctx->pending    = true;
-			ctx->programmed = false;
+
 			/*
 			 * Also write the timeout value to the expires field in
-			 * struct timer_list because the wireless stack checks
+			 * struct timer_list because some code the checks
 			 * it directly.
 			 */
 			ctx->expires(expires);