diff --git a/dp-core/vr_mirror.c b/dp-core/vr_mirror.c
index 095178669..986df73b2 100644
--- a/dp-core/vr_mirror.c
+++ b/dp-core/vr_mirror.c
@@ -350,11 +350,9 @@ vr_mirror(struct vrouter *router, uint8_t mirror_id, struct vr_packet *pkt,
 {
     bool reset = true;
     unsigned int captured_len, clone_len = 0, mirror_md_len = 0;
-    unsigned long sec, usec;
     void *mirror_md;
     unsigned char *buf;
     struct vr_nexthop *nh, *pkt_nh;
-    struct vr_pcap *pcap;
     struct vr_mirror_entry *mirror;
     struct vr_mirror_meta_entry *mme;
     unsigned char default_mme[2] = {0xff, 0x0};
@@ -397,8 +395,6 @@ vr_mirror(struct vrouter *router, uint8_t mirror_id, struct vr_packet *pkt,
 
     if (mirror->mir_flags & VR_MIRROR_FLAG_DYNAMIC) {
 
-        clone_len += sizeof(struct vr_pcap);
-
         if (mtype == MIRROR_TYPE_ACL) {
             if (fmd->fmd_flow_index >= 0) {
                 mme = vr_mirror_meta_entry_get(router, fmd->fmd_flow_index);
@@ -449,7 +445,6 @@ vr_mirror(struct vrouter *router, uint8_t mirror_id, struct vr_packet *pkt,
 
                 clone_len += pkt_nh->nh_encap_len;
 
-
                 if (vr_pcow(pkt, clone_len))
                     goto fail;
                 clone_len = 0;
@@ -471,27 +466,10 @@ vr_mirror(struct vrouter *router, uint8_t mirror_id, struct vr_packet *pkt,
 
     captured_len = htonl(pkt_len(pkt));
     if (mirror_md_len) {
-
         buf = pkt_push(pkt, mirror_md_len);
         if (!buf)
             goto fail;
         memcpy(buf, mirror_md, mirror_md_len);
-
-        /* Add the pcap header */
-        pcap = (struct vr_pcap *)pkt_push(pkt, sizeof(struct vr_pcap));
-        if (!pcap)
-            goto fail;
-
-        pcap->pcap_incl_len = captured_len;
-        pcap->pcap_orig_len = captured_len;
-
-        vr_get_time(&sec, &usec);
-
-        pcap->pcap_ts_sec = sec;
-        pcap->pcap_ts_usec = usec;
-
-        pcap->pcap_ts_sec = htonl(pcap->pcap_ts_sec);
-        pcap->pcap_ts_usec = htonl(pcap->pcap_ts_usec);
     }
 
     if (nh->nh_vrf >= 0)
diff --git a/include/vr_mirror.h b/include/vr_mirror.h
index 4e994efe6..40601a9e3 100644
--- a/include/vr_mirror.h
+++ b/include/vr_mirror.h
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ typedef enum {
 
 /* Mirror packet can be either MPLSoGre or MPLSoUDP. Lets calculate the
  * highest for head space */
-#define VR_MIRROR_PKT_HEAD_SPACE    (sizeof(struct vr_pcap) + \
-        sizeof(struct vr_udp) + sizeof(struct vr_ip6) + \
+#define VR_MIRROR_PKT_HEAD_SPACE    (sizeof(struct vr_udp) + sizeof(struct vr_ip6) + \
         VR_MPLS_HDR_LEN + sizeof(struct vr_udp) + sizeof(struct vr_ip) + \
         VR_ETHER_HLEN)