diff --git a/tests/run-tests.py b/tests/run-tests.py
--- a/tests/run-tests.py
+++ b/tests/run-tests.py
@@ -256,10 +256,6 @@ def parseargs():
             sys.stderr.write(
                 'warning: --timeout option ignored with --debug\n')
         options.timeout = 0
-        if options.time:
-            sys.stderr.write(
-                'warning: --time option ignored with --debug\n')
-        options.time = False
     if options.py3k_warnings:
         if sys.version_info[:2] < (2, 6) or sys.version_info[:2] >= (3, 0):
             parser.error('--py3k-warnings can only be used on Python 2.6+')