diff --git a/src/lib/ecore/ecore_timer.c b/src/lib/ecore/ecore_timer.c
index 1b69676e54..54cf773149 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore/ecore_timer.c
+++ b/src/lib/ecore/ecore_timer.c
@@ -157,14 +157,8 @@ _ecore_timer_legacy_tick(void *data, const Eo_Event *event)
 
    if (!_ecore_call_task_cb(legacy->func, (void*)legacy->data))
      {
-        if (eo_key_data_get(event->obj, "_legacy"))
-          {
-             eo_key_del(event->obj, "_legacy");
-             eo_event_callback_del(event->obj, EFL_TIMER_EVENT_TICK,
-                                   _ecore_timer_legacy_tick, legacy),
-             free(legacy);
-             eo_del(event->obj);
-          }
+        eo_del(event->obj);
+        free(legacy);
      }
 
    return EO_CALLBACK_CONTINUE;
@@ -225,10 +219,8 @@ ecore_timer_del(Ecore_Timer *timer)
    legacy = eo_key_data_get(timer, "_legacy");
    data = (void*) legacy->data;
 
-   eo_key_del(timer, "_legacy");
-   eo_event_callback_del(timer, EFL_TIMER_EVENT_TICK,
-                         _ecore_timer_legacy_tick, legacy),
    free(legacy);
+   eo_key_del(timer, "_legacy");
    eo_del(timer);
 
    return data;