diff --git a/diskcache/recipes.py b/diskcache/recipes.py
index d7432f3..f8b43d1 100644
--- a/diskcache/recipes.py
+++ b/diskcache/recipes.py
@@ -539,10 +539,9 @@ def timer(*args, **kwargs):
         def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
             "Wrapper for callable to cache arguments and return values."
             key = wrapper.__cache_key__(*args, **kwargs)
-            trio, expire_time = cache.get(
+            trio = cache.get(
                 key,
                 default=ENOVAL,
-                expire_time=True,
                 retry=True,
             )