diff --git a/src/modules/module-client-node/remote-node.c b/src/modules/module-client-node/remote-node.c
index 6d520427f..387711515 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-client-node/remote-node.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-client-node/remote-node.c
@@ -857,14 +857,8 @@ static int link_signal_func(void *user_data)
 {
 	struct link *link = user_data;
 	struct spa_system *data_system = link->data->context->data_system;
-	struct timespec ts = { 0, 0 };
-
-	pw_log_trace_fp("link %p: signal", link);
-
-	spa_system_clock_gettime(data_system, CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &ts);
-	link->target.activation->status = PW_NODE_ACTIVATION_TRIGGERED;
-	link->target.activation->signal_time = SPA_TIMESPEC_TO_NSEC(&ts);
 
+	pw_log_trace_fp("link %p: signal %p", link, link->target.activation);
 	if (SPA_UNLIKELY(spa_system_eventfd_write(data_system, link->signalfd, 1) < 0))
 		pw_log_warn("link %p: write failed %m", link);