diff --git a/irc/channel.go b/irc/channel.go
index 3b47b49d..842ddc39 100644
--- a/irc/channel.go
+++ b/irc/channel.go
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ type Channel struct {
 	key               string
 	members           MemberSet
 	membersCache      []*Client // allow iteration over channel members without holding the lock
-	memberJoinTimes   map[*Client]time.Time
 	name              string
 	nameCasefolded    string
 	server            *Server
@@ -58,12 +57,11 @@ func NewChannel(s *Server, name, casefoldedName string, registered bool) *Channe
 	config := s.Config()
 
 	channel := &Channel{
-		createdTime:     time.Now().UTC(), // may be overwritten by applyRegInfo
-		members:         make(MemberSet),
-		memberJoinTimes: make(map[*Client]time.Time),
-		name:            name,
-		nameCasefolded:  casefoldedName,
-		server:          s,
+		createdTime:    time.Now().UTC(), // may be overwritten by applyRegInfo
+		members:        make(MemberSet),
+		name:           name,
+		nameCasefolded: casefoldedName,
+		server:         s,
 	}
 
 	channel.initializeLists()
@@ -553,13 +551,6 @@ func (channel *Channel) ClientModeStrings(client *Client) (result []string) {
 	return
 }
 
-func (channel *Channel) ClientJoinTime(client *Client) time.Time {
-	channel.stateMutex.RLock()
-	defer channel.stateMutex.RUnlock()
-	time := channel.memberJoinTimes[client]
-	return time
-}
-
 func (channel *Channel) ClientHasPrivsOver(client *Client, target *Client) bool {
 	channel.stateMutex.RLock()
 	founder := channel.registeredFounder
@@ -736,7 +727,6 @@ func (channel *Channel) Join(client *Client, key string, isSajoin bool, rb *Resp
 			defer channel.stateMutex.Unlock()
 
 			channel.members.Add(client)
-			channel.memberJoinTimes[client] = time.Now().UTC()
 			firstJoin := len(channel.members) == 1
 			newChannel := firstJoin && channel.registeredFounder == ""
 			if newChannel {
@@ -1375,7 +1365,6 @@ func (channel *Channel) Quit(client *Client) {
 
 		channel.stateMutex.Lock()
 		channel.members.Remove(client)
-		delete(channel.memberJoinTimes, client)
 		channelEmpty := len(channel.members) == 0
 		channel.stateMutex.Unlock()
 		channel.regenerateMembersCache()
diff --git a/irc/handlers.go b/irc/handlers.go
index 3daeb358..c0decf2d 100644
--- a/irc/handlers.go
+++ b/irc/handlers.go
@@ -939,13 +939,7 @@ func extjwtHandler(server *Server, client *Client, msg ircmsg.IrcMessage, rb *Re
 		claims["joined"] = 0
 		claims["cmodes"] = []string{}
 		if channel.hasClient(client) {
-			joinTime := channel.ClientJoinTime(client)
-			if joinTime.IsZero() {
-				// shouldn't happen, only in races
-				rb.Add(nil, server.name, "FAIL", "EXTJWT", "UNKNOWN_ERROR", client.t("Channel join time is inconsistent, JWT not generated"))
-				return false
-			}
-			claims["joined"] = joinTime.Unix()
+			claims["joined"] = 1
 			claims["cmodes"] = channel.ClientModeStrings(client)
 		}
 	}