diff --git a/util/statistics.lua b/util/statistics.lua
index 263550265..399546522 100644
--- a/util/statistics.lua
+++ b/util/statistics.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 local t_sort = table.sort
 local m_floor = math.floor;
-local time = require "socket".gettime;
+local time = require "util.time".now;
 
 local function nop_function() end
 
diff --git a/util/statsd.lua b/util/statsd.lua
index e5322de9d..67481c367 100644
--- a/util/statsd.lua
+++ b/util/statsd.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 local socket = require "socket";
 
-local time = require "socket".gettime;
+local time = require "util.time".now
 
 local function new(config)
 	if not config or not config.statsd_server then
diff --git a/util/throttle.lua b/util/throttle.lua
index 3d3f5d2d8..18692a8a1 100644
--- a/util/throttle.lua
+++ b/util/throttle.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-local gettime = require "socket".gettime;
+local gettime = require "util.time".now
 local setmetatable = setmetatable;
 local floor = math.floor;
 
diff --git a/util/timer.lua b/util/timer.lua
index 3713625db..7e2e9414d 100644
--- a/util/timer.lua
+++ b/util/timer.lua
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 local server = require "net.server";
 local math_min = math.min
 local math_huge = math.huge
-local get_time = require "socket".gettime;
+local get_time = require "util.time".now
 local t_insert = table.insert;
 local pairs = pairs;
 local type = type;