diff --git a/pkg/display/display.go b/pkg/display/display.go
index 91ebe601f..560a71dc8 100644
--- a/pkg/display/display.go
+++ b/pkg/display/display.go
@@ -32,13 +32,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 // ShowOutput displays the output using the proper formatter as applicable
-func ShowOutput(ctx context.Context, result *queryresult.Result, opts ...DisplayOption) int {
+func ShowOutput(ctx context.Context, result *queryresult.Result) int {
 	rowErrors := 0
-	config := newDisplayConfiguration()
-	for _, o := range opts {
-		o(config)
-	}
-
 	var timingResult *queryresult.TimingResult
 
 	outputFormat := cmdconfig.Viper().GetString(pconstants.ArgOutput)
@@ -54,7 +49,7 @@ func ShowOutput(ctx context.Context, result *queryresult.Result, opts ...Display
 	}
 
 	// show timing
-	if config.timing != pconstants.ArgOff && timingResult != nil {
+	if viper.GetString(pconstants.ArgTiming) != pconstants.ArgOff && timingResult != nil {
 		str := buildTimingString(timingResult)
 		if viper.GetBool(constants.ConfigKeyInteractive) {
 			fmt.Println(str)
diff --git a/pkg/display/display_options.go b/pkg/display/display_options.go
deleted file mode 100644
index b0c69079a..000000000
--- a/pkg/display/display_options.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-package display
-
-import (
-	"github.com/turbot/pipe-fittings/constants"
-	"github.com/turbot/steampipe/pkg/cmdconfig"
-)
-
-type displayConfiguration struct {
-	timing string
-}
-
-// newDisplayConfiguration creates a default configuration with timing set to
-// true if both --timing is not 'off' and --output is table
-func newDisplayConfiguration() *displayConfiguration {
-	return &displayConfiguration{
-		timing: cmdconfig.Viper().GetString(constants.ArgTiming),
-	}
-}
-
-type DisplayOption = func(config *displayConfiguration)
-
-// WithTimingDisabled forcefully disables display of timing data
-func WithTimingDisabled() DisplayOption {
-	return func(o *displayConfiguration) {
-		o.timing = constants.ArgOff
-	}
-}
diff --git a/pkg/query/queryresult/result.go b/pkg/query/queryresult/result.go
index fa6dd0e9d..6e8e511ac 100644
--- a/pkg/query/queryresult/result.go
+++ b/pkg/query/queryresult/result.go
@@ -2,29 +2,6 @@ package queryresult
 
 import "github.com/turbot/pipe-fittings/queryresult"
 
-type TimingResultStream chan *TimingResult
-
-type TimingResult struct {
-	DurationMs          int64              `json:"duration_ms"`
-	Scans               []*ScanMetadataRow `json:"scans"`
-	ScanCount           int64              `json:"scan_count,omitempty"`
-	RowsReturned        int64              `json:"rows_returned"`
-	UncachedRowsFetched int64              `json:"uncached_rows_fetched"`
-	CachedRowsFetched   int64              `json:"cached_rows_fetched"`
-	HydrateCalls        int64              `json:"hydrate_calls"`
-	ConnectionCount     int64              `json:"connection_count"`
-}
-
-func (r *TimingResult) Initialise(summary *QueryRowSummary, scans []*ScanMetadataRow) {
-	r.ScanCount = summary.ScanCount
-	r.ConnectionCount = summary.ConnectionCount
-	r.UncachedRowsFetched = summary.UncachedRowsFetched
-	r.CachedRowsFetched = summary.CachedRowsFetched
-	r.HydrateCalls = summary.HydrateCalls
-	// populate scans - note this may not be all scans
-	r.Scans = scans
-}
-
 // Result is a type alias for queryresult.Result[TimingResultStream]
 type Result = queryresult.Result[TimingResultStream]
 
diff --git a/pkg/query/queryresult/timing_result.go b/pkg/query/queryresult/timing_result.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aee947bc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/query/queryresult/timing_result.go
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package queryresult
+
+type TimingResultStream chan *TimingResult
+
+type TimingResult struct {
+	DurationMs          int64              `json:"duration_ms"`
+	Scans               []*ScanMetadataRow `json:"scans"`
+	ScanCount           int64              `json:"scan_count,omitempty"`
+	RowsReturned        int64              `json:"rows_returned"`
+	UncachedRowsFetched int64              `json:"uncached_rows_fetched"`
+	CachedRowsFetched   int64              `json:"cached_rows_fetched"`
+	HydrateCalls        int64              `json:"hydrate_calls"`
+	ConnectionCount     int64              `json:"connection_count"`
+}
+
+func (r *TimingResult) Initialise(summary *QueryRowSummary, scans []*ScanMetadataRow) {
+	r.ScanCount = summary.ScanCount
+	r.ConnectionCount = summary.ConnectionCount
+	r.UncachedRowsFetched = summary.UncachedRowsFetched
+	r.CachedRowsFetched = summary.CachedRowsFetched
+	r.HydrateCalls = summary.HydrateCalls
+	// populate scans - note this may not be all scans
+	r.Scans = scans
+}