diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/eal_timer.c b/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/eal_timer.c
index 67da167..3163496 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/eal_timer.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/eal_timer.c
@@ -30,17 +30,10 @@
  *   (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
  *   OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
-
 #include <string.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdint.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
-#include <sys/mman.h>
-#include <sys/queue.h>
-#include <pthread.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/sysctl.h>
 #include <errno.h>
@@ -57,111 +50,14 @@
 #include "eal_private.h"
 #include "eal_internal_cfg.h"
 
-enum timer_source eal_timer_source = EAL_TIMER_HPET;
-
-/* The frequency of the RDTSC timer resolution */
-static uint64_t eal_tsc_resolution_hz = 0;
-
 #ifdef RTE_LIBEAL_USE_HPET
-
-#define DEV_HPET "/dev/hpet"
-
-/* Maximum number of counters. */
-#define HPET_TIMER_NUM 3
-
-/* General capabilities register */
-#define CLK_PERIOD_SHIFT     32 /* Clock period shift. */
-#define CLK_PERIOD_MASK      0xffffffff00000000ULL /* Clock period mask. */
-
-/**
- * HPET timer registers. From the Intel IA-PC HPET (High Precision Event
- * Timers) Specification.
- */
-struct eal_hpet_regs {
-	/* Memory-mapped, software visible registers */
-	uint64_t capabilities;      /**< RO General Capabilities Register. */
-	uint64_t reserved0;         /**< Reserved for future use. */
-	uint64_t config;            /**< RW General Configuration Register. */
-	uint64_t reserved1;         /**< Reserved for future use. */
-	uint64_t isr;               /**< RW Clear General Interrupt Status. */
-	uint64_t reserved2[25];     /**< Reserved for future use. */
-	union {
-		uint64_t counter;   /**< RW Main Counter Value Register. */
-		struct {
-			uint32_t counter_l; /**< RW Main Counter Low. */
-			uint32_t counter_h; /**< RW Main Counter High. */
-		};
-	};
-	uint64_t reserved3;         /**< Reserved for future use. */
-	struct {
-		uint64_t config;    /**< RW Timer Config and Capability Reg. */
-		uint64_t comp;      /**< RW Timer Comparator Value Register. */
-		uint64_t fsb;       /**< RW FSB Interrupt Route Register. */
-		uint64_t reserved4; /**< Reserved for future use. */
-	} timers[HPET_TIMER_NUM]; /**< Set of HPET timers. */
-};
-
-/* Mmap'd hpet registers */
-static volatile struct eal_hpet_regs *eal_hpet = NULL;
-
-/* Period at which the HPET counter increments in
- * femtoseconds (10^-15 seconds). */
-static uint32_t eal_hpet_resolution_fs = 0;
-
-/* Frequency of the HPET counter in Hz */
-static uint64_t eal_hpet_resolution_hz = 0;
-
-/* Incremented 4 times during one 32bits hpet full count */
-static uint32_t eal_hpet_msb;
-
-static pthread_t msb_inc_thread_id;
-
-/*
- * This function runs on a specific thread to update a global variable
- * containing used to process MSB of the HPET (unfortunatelly, we need
- * this because hpet is 32 bits by default under linux).
- */
-static void
-hpet_msb_inc(__attribute__((unused)) void *arg)
-{
-	uint32_t t;
-
-	while (1) {
-		t = (eal_hpet->counter_l >> 30);
-		if (t != (eal_hpet_msb & 3))
-			eal_hpet_msb ++;
-		sleep(10);
-	}
-}
-
-uint64_t
-rte_get_hpet_hz(void)
-{
-	if(internal_config.no_hpet)
-		rte_panic("Error, HPET called, but no HPET present\n");
-
-	return eal_hpet_resolution_hz;
-}
-
-uint64_t
-rte_get_hpet_cycles(void)
-{
-	uint32_t t, msb;
-	uint64_t ret;
-
-	if(internal_config.no_hpet)
-		rte_panic("Error, HPET called, but no HPET present\n");
-
-	t = eal_hpet->counter_l;
-	msb = eal_hpet_msb;
-	ret = (msb + 2 - (t >> 30)) / 4;
-	ret <<= 32;
-	ret += t;
-	return ret;
-}
-
+#warning HPET is not supported in FreeBSD
 #endif
 
+enum timer_source eal_timer_source = EAL_TIMER_TSC;
+
+/* The frequency of the RDTSC timer resolution */
+static uint64_t eal_tsc_resolution_hz = 0;
 
 void
 rte_delay_us(unsigned us)
@@ -178,70 +74,6 @@ rte_get_tsc_hz(void)
 	return eal_tsc_resolution_hz;
 }
 
-
-#ifdef RTE_LIBEAL_USE_HPET
-/*
- * Open and mmap /dev/hpet (high precision event timer) that will
- * provide our time reference.
- */
-int
-rte_eal_hpet_init(int make_default)
-{
-	int fd, ret;
-
-	if (internal_config.no_hpet) {
-		RTE_LOG(INFO, EAL, "HPET is disabled\n");
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	fd = open(DEV_HPET, O_RDONLY);
-	if (fd < 0) {
-		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "ERROR: Cannot open "DEV_HPET": %s!\n",
-			strerror(errno));
-		internal_config.no_hpet = 1;
-		return -1;
-	}
-	eal_hpet = mmap(NULL, 1024, PROT_READ, MAP_SHARED, fd, 0);
-	if (eal_hpet == MAP_FAILED) {
-		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "ERROR: Cannot mmap "DEV_HPET"!\n"
-				"Please enable CONFIG_HPET_MMAP in your kernel configuration "
-				"to allow HPET support.\n"
-				"To run without using HPET, set CONFIG_RTE_LIBEAL_USE_HPET=n "
-				"in your build configuration or use '--no-hpet' EAL flag.\n");
-		close(fd);
-		internal_config.no_hpet = 1;
-		return -1;
-	}
-	close(fd);
-
-	eal_hpet_resolution_fs = (uint32_t)((eal_hpet->capabilities &
-					CLK_PERIOD_MASK) >>
-					CLK_PERIOD_SHIFT);
-
-	eal_hpet_resolution_hz = (1000ULL*1000ULL*1000ULL*1000ULL*1000ULL) /
-		(uint64_t)eal_hpet_resolution_fs;
-
-	RTE_LOG(INFO, EAL, "HPET frequency is ~%"PRIu64" kHz\n",
-			eal_hpet_resolution_hz/1000);
-
-	eal_hpet_msb = (eal_hpet->counter_l >> 30);
-
-	/* create a thread that will increment a global variable for
-	 * msb (hpet is 32 bits by default under linux) */
-	ret = pthread_create(&msb_inc_thread_id, NULL,
-			(void *(*)(void *))hpet_msb_inc, NULL);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "ERROR: Cannot create HPET timer thread!\n");
-		internal_config.no_hpet = 1;
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	if (make_default)
-		eal_timer_source = EAL_TIMER_HPET;
-	return 0;
-}
-#endif
-
 static int
 set_tsc_freq_from_sysctl(void)
 {
@@ -264,7 +96,6 @@ set_tsc_freq_from_sysctl(void)
 		RTE_LOG(WARNING, EAL, "TSC is not invariant\n");
 
 	sz = sizeof(eal_tsc_resolution_hz);
-
 	if (sysctlbyname("machdep.tsc_freq", &eal_tsc_resolution_hz, &sz, NULL, 0)) {
 		RTE_LOG(WARNING, EAL, "%s\n", strerror(errno));
 		return -1;
@@ -289,9 +120,8 @@ set_tsc_freq_fallback(void)
  * This function measures the TSC frequency. It uses a variety of approaches.
  *
  * 1. Read the TSC frequency value provided by the kernel
- * 2. If kernel does not provide that, and we have HPET support, tune using HPET
- * 3. Lastly, if neither of the above can be used, just sleep for 1 second and
- * tune off that, printing a warning about inaccuracy of timing
+ * 2. If above does not work, just sleep for 1 second and tune off that,
+ *    printing a warning about inaccuracy of timing
  */
 static void
 set_tsc_freq(void)
@@ -306,9 +136,6 @@ set_tsc_freq(void)
 int
 rte_eal_timer_init(void)
 {
-
-	eal_timer_source = EAL_TIMER_TSC;
-
 	set_tsc_freq();
 	return 0;
 }
