diff --git a/tools/ClangPlugin.cpp b/tools/ClangPlugin.cpp
index cc8cd6ec5..1cdf242c4 100644
--- a/tools/ClangPlugin.cpp
+++ b/tools/ClangPlugin.cpp
@@ -101,15 +101,9 @@ namespace clad {
     };
 
     CladPlugin::CladPlugin(CompilerInstance& CI, DifferentiationOptions& DO)
-        : m_CI(CI), m_DO(DO), m_HasRuntime(false), m_TG("Clad timers", "Timers for clad funcs"){
+        : m_CI(CI), m_DO(DO), m_HasRuntime(false),
+          m_TG("Clad timers", "Timers for clad funcs") {
 #if CLANG_VERSION_MAJOR > 8
-      const clang::CommentOptions::BlockCommandNamesTy cmdargs = m_CI.getCodeGenOpts().CommandLineArgs;
-      for(const std::string &arg: cmdargs){
-        if(arg == "-ftime-report") {
-          m_PrintTimings = true;
-          break;
-        }
-      }
       FrontendOptions& Opts = CI.getFrontendOpts();
       // Find the path to clad.
       llvm::StringRef CladSoPath;
@@ -166,7 +160,8 @@ namespace clad {
         m_PendingInstantiationsInFlight = false;
       }
       // Necessary to prevent separate timing reports due to expired timers
-      llvm::Timer dummy("Dummy timer", "Prevent premature printing of timings", m_TG);
+      llvm::Timer dummy("Dummy timer", "Prevent premature printing of timings",
+                        m_TG);
       for (DiffRequest& request : requests)
         ProcessDiffRequest(request);
       return true; // Happiness
@@ -247,19 +242,16 @@ namespace clad {
         } else {
           // Only time the function when it is first encountered
           llvm::Timer tm("Clad timer", request.BaseFunctionName, m_TG);
-          if(m_PrintTimings && !tm.isRunning()){
+          if (m_CI.getCodeGenOpts().TimePasses && !tm.isRunning())
             tm.startTimer();
-          }
           auto deriveResult = m_DerivativeBuilder->Derive(request);
           DerivativeDecl = deriveResult.derivative;
           OverloadedDerivativeDecl = deriveResult.overload;
-          if(m_PrintTimings && tm.isRunning()){
+          if (tm.isRunning())
             tm.stopTimer();
-          }
         }
       }
 
-
       if (DerivativeDecl) {
         if (!alreadyDerived) {
           m_DFC.Add(
diff --git a/tools/ClangPlugin.h b/tools/ClangPlugin.h
index 888a3f6e4..97d4b0123 100644
--- a/tools/ClangPlugin.h
+++ b/tools/ClangPlugin.h
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
 #include "clang/Basic/Version.h"
 #include "clang/Frontend/FrontendPluginRegistry.h"
 
-#include "llvm/ADT/SmallVector.h"
 #include "llvm/ADT/DenseMap.h"
+#include "llvm/ADT/SmallVector.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/Timer.h"
 
 namespace clang {
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ namespace clad {
       bool m_HasRuntime = false;
       bool m_PendingInstantiationsInFlight = false;
       bool m_HandleTopLevelDeclInternal = false;
-      bool m_PrintTimings = false;
       llvm::TimerGroup m_TG;
       DerivedFnCollector m_DFC;
     public: