diff --git a/others/measure_time_elapsed.cpp b/others/measure_time_elapsed.cpp
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index d0830ab79..000000000
--- a/others/measure_time_elapsed.cpp
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@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-// To calculate the time taken by a code to execute
-#include <sys/time.h>
-#include <iostream>
-
-__int64_t getTimeInMicroseconds() {
-    struct timeval start;
-    gettimeofday(&start, NULL);
-    return start.tv_sec * 1000000 + start.tv_usec;
-}
-
-// write function sample(args)
-
-int main() {
-    // write code
-    __int64_t starttime = getTimeInMicroseconds();
-    // sample(args) function run
-    // Any other functions (if present) run
-    std::cout << getTimeInMicroseconds() - starttime;
-}