diff --git a/doc/fixes37.0 b/doc/fixes37.0
index 41f7347a7..65457fbc3 100644
--- a/doc/fixes37.0
+++ b/doc/fixes37.0
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ improvements to pronoun usage when hallucinating
 function calls made from mapglyph based on dungeon level are now called once
 	per level
 fix accessing mons[-1] when trying to gate in a non-valid demon
+urealtime.realtime was being incorrectly calculated
 
 
 Fixes to Pre-3.7.0 Problems that Were Exposed Via git Repository
diff --git a/src/save.c b/src/save.c
index aff484987..55fcc8b73 100644
--- a/src/save.c
+++ b/src/save.c
@@ -287,10 +287,6 @@ NHFILE *nhfp;
     urealtime.finish_time = getnow();
     urealtime.realtime += (long) (urealtime.finish_time
                                     - urealtime.start_timing);
-
-    urealtime.finish_time = getnow();
-    urealtime.realtime += (long) (urealtime.finish_time
-                                  - urealtime.start_timing);
     if (nhfp->structlevel) {
         bwrite(nhfp->fd, (genericptr_t) &u, sizeof u);
         bwrite(nhfp->fd, yyyymmddhhmmss(ubirthday), 14);