diff --git a/components/omega/test/infra/IOStreamTest.cpp b/components/omega/test/infra/IOStreamTest.cpp
index c45135a2ade4..e5f7f310f40d 100644
--- a/components/omega/test/infra/IOStreamTest.cpp
+++ b/components/omega/test/infra/IOStreamTest.cpp
@@ -95,20 +95,10 @@ int initIOStreamTest(Clock *&ModelClock // Model clock
    Decomp::init();
    Decomp *DefDecomp = Decomp::getDefault();
 
-   // Initialize time stepper for time levels and clock
-   Err1 = TimeStepper::init1();
-   TestEval("Ocean time step initialization", Err1, ErrRef, Err);
-
    // Initialize Halo updates
    Halo::init();
    OMEGA::Halo *DefHalo = OMEGA::Halo::getDefault();
 
-   // Override the input time stepper clock with a clock more suitable
-   // for testing streams
-   TimeInstant SimStartTime(0001, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0.0);
-   TimeInterval TimeStep(2, TimeUnits::Hours);
-   ModelClock = new Clock(SimStartTime, TimeStep);
-
    // Initialize Field
    Err1 = Field::init(ModelClock);
    TestEval("IO Field initialization", Err1, ErrRef, Err);