diff --git a/daemon/call.c b/daemon/call.c
index b71a7da75..0753c1973 100644
--- a/daemon/call.c
+++ b/daemon/call.c
@@ -141,13 +141,13 @@ static void call_timer_iterator(call_t *c, struct iterator_helper *hlp) {
 
 	// final timeout applicable to all calls (own and foreign)
 	if (atomic_get_na(&rtpe_config.final_timeout)
-			&& timeval_from_us(rtpe_now).tv_sec >= (c->created.tv_sec + atomic_get_na(&rtpe_config.final_timeout)))
+			&& timeval_from_us(rtpe_now).tv_sec >= (timeval_from_us(c->created).tv_sec + atomic_get_na(&rtpe_config.final_timeout)))
 	{
 		ilog(LOG_INFO, "Closing call due to final timeout");
 		tmp_t_reason = FINAL_TIMEOUT;
 		for (__auto_type it = c->monologues.head; it; it = it->next) {
 			__auto_type ml = it->data;
-			gettimeofday(&(ml->terminated),NULL);
+			ml->terminated = rtpe_now;
 			ml->term_reason = tmp_t_reason;
 		}
 
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ next:
 
 	for (__auto_type it = c->monologues.head; it; it = it->next) {
 		__auto_type ml = it->data;
-		gettimeofday(&(ml->terminated),NULL);
+		ml->terminated = rtpe_now;
 		ml->term_reason = tmp_t_reason;
 	}
 
@@ -3963,10 +3963,10 @@ static int64_t add_ongoing_calls_dur_in_interval(int64_t interval_start,
 		if (!call->monologues.head || IS_FOREIGN_CALL(call))
 			goto next;
 		ml = call->monologues.head->data;
-		if (interval_start > timeval_us(ml->started)) {
+		if (interval_start > ml->started) {
 			res += interval_duration;
 		} else {
-			call_duration = rtpe_now - timeval_us(ml->started);
+			call_duration = rtpe_now - ml->started;
 			res += call_duration;
 		}
 next:
@@ -4199,12 +4199,12 @@ void call_destroy(call_t *c) {
 					se->average_mos.mos / mos_samples % 10,
 					se->lowest_mos->mos / 10,
 					se->lowest_mos->mos % 10,
-					((se->lowest_mos->reported - timeval_us(c->created)) / 1000000) / 60,
-					((se->lowest_mos->reported - timeval_us(c->created)) / 1000000) % 60,
+					((se->lowest_mos->reported - c->created) / 1000000) / 60,
+					((se->lowest_mos->reported - c->created) / 1000000) % 60,
 					se->highest_mos->mos / 10,
 					se->highest_mos->mos % 10,
-					((se->highest_mos->reported - timeval_us(c->created)) / 1000000) / 60,
-					((se->highest_mos->reported - timeval_us(c->created)) / 1000000) % 60,
+					((se->highest_mos->reported - c->created) / 1000000) / 60,
+					((se->highest_mos->reported - c->created) / 1000000) % 60,
 					(unsigned int) se->packets_lost);
 				ilog(LOG_INFO, "------ respective (avg/min/max) jitter %" PRIu64 "/%" PRIu64 "/%" PRIu64 " ms, "
 						"RTT-e2e %" PRIu64 ".%" PRIu64 "/%" PRIu64 ".%" PRIu64
@@ -4388,7 +4388,7 @@ static call_t *call_create(const str *callid) {
 	c->labels = labels_ht_new();
 	call_memory_arena_set(c);
 	c->callid = call_str_cpy(callid);
-	c->created = timeval_from_us(rtpe_now);
+	c->created = rtpe_now;
 	c->dtls_cert = dtls_cert();
 	c->tos = rtpe_config.default_tos;
 	c->poller = rtpe_get_poller();
@@ -4687,7 +4687,7 @@ struct call_monologue *__monologue_create(call_t *call) {
 	/* explicitely set b=RR/b=RS to -1 so it's not considered as 0 inadvertently */
 	RESET_BANDWIDTH(ret->sdp_session_bandwidth, -1);
 
-	gettimeofday(&ret->started, NULL);
+	ret->started = rtpe_now;
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -5270,7 +5270,7 @@ int call_delete_branch(call_t *c, const str *branch,
 
 	for (__auto_type i = c->monologues.head; i; i = i->next) {
 		ml = i->data;
-		gettimeofday(&(ml->terminated), NULL);
+		ml->terminated = rtpe_now;
 		ml->term_reason = REGULAR;
 	}
 
@@ -5320,7 +5320,7 @@ int call_delete_branch(call_t *c, const str *branch,
 	}
 
 do_delete:
-	c->destroyed = timeval_from_us(rtpe_now);
+	c->destroyed = rtpe_now;
 
 	/* stop media player and all medias of ml.
 	 * same for media subscribers */
@@ -5353,7 +5353,7 @@ del_all:
 		monologue_stop(ml, false);
 	}
 
-	c->destroyed = timeval_from_us(rtpe_now);
+	c->destroyed = rtpe_now;
 
 	if (delete_delay > 0) {
 		ilog(LOG_INFO, "Scheduling deletion of entire call in %d seconds", delete_delay);
diff --git a/daemon/call_interfaces.c b/daemon/call_interfaces.c
index 4a0b41f1a..4ec6bdce6 100644
--- a/daemon/call_interfaces.c
+++ b/daemon/call_interfaces.c
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ static str call_update_lookup_udp(char **out, enum ng_opmode opmode, const char*
 
 	redis_update_onekey(c, rtpe_redis_write);
 
-	gettimeofday(&(from_ml->started), NULL);
+	from_ml->started = rtpe_now;
 
 	ilog(LOG_INFO, "Returning to SIP proxy: " STR_FORMAT, STR_FMT(&ret));
 	goto out;
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ static void call_status_iterator(call_t *c, struct streambuf_stream *s) {
 
 	streambuf_printf(s->outbuf, "session "STR_FORMAT" - - - - %" PRId64 "\n",
 		STR_FMT(&c->callid),
-		timeval_diff(timeval_from_us(rtpe_now), c->created) / 1000000);
+		(rtpe_now - c->created) / 1000000);
 
 	/* XXX restore function */
 
@@ -2658,7 +2658,7 @@ static const char *call_offer_answer_ng(ng_command_ctx_t *ctx, const char* addr,
 		ilog(LOG_DEBUG, "Not updating Redis due to present no-redis-update flag");
 	}
 
-	gettimeofday(&(from_ml->started), NULL);
+	from_ml->started = rtpe_now;
 
 	errstr = "Error rewriting SDP";
 
@@ -3095,8 +3095,9 @@ void ng_call_stats(ng_command_ctx_t *ctx, call_t *call, const str *fromtag, cons
 
 	parser = ctx->parser_ctx.parser;
 
-	parser->dict_add_int(ctx->resp, "created", call->created.tv_sec);
-	parser->dict_add_int(ctx->resp, "created_us", call->created.tv_usec);
+	parser->dict_add_int(ctx->resp, "created", call->created / 1000000);
+	parser->dict_add_int(ctx->resp, "created_us", call->created % 1000000);
+	parser->dict_add_int(ctx->resp, "created_ts", call->created);
 	parser->dict_add_int(ctx->resp, "last signal", call->last_signal);
 	parser->dict_add_int(ctx->resp, "last redis update", atomic64_get_na(&call->last_redis_update));
 	if (call->metadata.s)
diff --git a/daemon/cdr.c b/daemon/cdr.c
index 15a5f8a78..3ec4e9088 100644
--- a/daemon/cdr.c
+++ b/daemon/cdr.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ static const char * get_term_reason_text(enum termination_reason t) {
 
 void cdr_update_entry(call_t * c) {
 	struct call_monologue *ml;
-	struct timeval tim_result_duration;
+	int64_t tim_result_duration;
 	int cdrlinecnt = 0;
 	g_autoptr(GString) cdr = g_string_new("");
 	struct call_media *md;
@@ -55,24 +55,24 @@ void cdr_update_entry(call_t * c) {
 	for (__auto_type l = c->monologues.head; l; l = l->next) {
 		ml = l->data;
 
-		if (!ml->terminated.tv_sec) {
-			gettimeofday(&ml->terminated, NULL);
+		if (!ml->terminated) {
+			ml->terminated = rtpe_now;
 			ml->term_reason = UNKNOWN;
 		}
 
-		tim_result_duration = timeval_subtract(ml->terminated, ml->started);
+		tim_result_duration = ml->terminated - ml->started;
 
 		if (_log_facility_cdr) {
 			g_string_append_printf(cdr,
-				"ml%i_start_time=%" TIME_T_INT_FMT ".%06" TIME_T_INT_FMT ", "
-				"ml%i_end_time=%" TIME_T_INT_FMT ".%06" TIME_T_INT_FMT ", "
-				"ml%i_duration=%" TIME_T_INT_FMT ".%06" TIME_T_INT_FMT ", "
+				"ml%i_start_time=%" PRId64 ".%06" PRId64 ", "
+				"ml%i_end_time=%" PRId64 ".%06" PRId64 ", "
+				"ml%i_duration=%" PRId64 ".%06" PRId64 ", "
 				"ml%i_termination=%s, "
 				"ml%i_local_tag=%s, "
 				"ml%i_local_tag_type=%s, ",
-				cdrlinecnt, ml->started.tv_sec, ml->started.tv_usec,
-				cdrlinecnt, ml->terminated.tv_sec, ml->terminated.tv_usec,
-				cdrlinecnt, tim_result_duration.tv_sec, tim_result_duration.tv_usec,
+				cdrlinecnt, ml->started / 1000000, ml->started % 1000000,
+				cdrlinecnt, ml->terminated / 1000000, ml->terminated % 1000000,
+				cdrlinecnt, tim_result_duration / 1000000, tim_result_duration % 1000000,
 				cdrlinecnt, get_term_reason_text(ml->term_reason),
 				cdrlinecnt, ml->tag.s,
 				cdrlinecnt, get_tag_type_text(ml->tagtype));
diff --git a/daemon/cli.c b/daemon/cli.c
index df688c861..f71567432 100644
--- a/daemon/cli.c
+++ b/daemon/cli.c
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ next:;
 		if (!c->ml_deleted) {
 			for (__auto_type i = c->monologues.head; i; i = i->next) {
 				ml = i->data;
-				gettimeofday(&(ml->terminated), NULL);
+				ml->terminated = rtpe_now;
 				ml->term_reason = FORCED;
 			}
 		}
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ static void cli_list_call_info(struct cli_writer *cw, call_t *c) {
 			 "\n"
 			 "callid: %s\n"
 			 "deletionmark: %s\n"
-			 "created: %i\n"
+			 "created: %" PRId64 "\n"
 			 "proxy: %s\n"
 			 "tos: %u\n"
 			 "last_signal: %llu\n"
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ static void cli_list_call_info(struct cli_writer *cw, call_t *c) {
 			 "foreign: %s\n"
 			 "recording: %s\n"
 			 "\n",
-			 c->callid.s, c->ml_deleted ? "yes" : "no", (int) c->created.tv_sec, c->created_from,
+			 c->callid.s, c->ml_deleted ? "yes" : "no", c->created / 1000000, c->created_from,
 			 (unsigned int) c->tos, (unsigned long long) c->last_signal, c->redis_hosted_db,
 			 (unsigned long long) atomic64_get_na(&c->last_redis_update),
 			 IS_FOREIGN_CALL(c) ? "yes" : "no", c->recording ? "yes" : "no");
@@ -717,26 +717,26 @@ static void cli_list_call_info(struct cli_writer *cw, call_t *c) {
 static void cli_list_tag_info(struct cli_writer *cw, struct call_monologue *ml) {
 	struct call_media *md;
 	struct packet_stream *ps;
-	struct timeval tim_result_duration;
-	struct timeval now;
+	int64_t tim_result_duration;
+	int64_t now;
 	char *local_addr;
 
-	if (!ml->terminated.tv_sec)
-		gettimeofday(&now, NULL);
+	if (!ml->terminated)
+		now = rtpe_now;
 	else
 		now = ml->terminated;
 
-	tim_result_duration = timeval_subtract(now, ml->started);
+	tim_result_duration = now - ml->started;
 
 	cw->cw_printf(cw, "--- Tag '" STR_FORMAT "', type: %s, label '" STR_FORMAT "', "
 			"branch '" STR_FORMAT "', "
 			"callduration "
-			"%" TIME_T_INT_FMT ".%06" TIME_T_INT_FMT "\n",
+			"%" PRId64 ".%06" PRId64 "\n",
 		STR_FMT(&ml->tag), get_tag_type_text(ml->tagtype),
 		STR_FMT(ml->label.s ? &ml->label : &STR_EMPTY),
 		STR_FMT(&ml->viabranch),
-		tim_result_duration.tv_sec,
-		tim_result_duration.tv_usec);
+		tim_result_duration / 1000000,
+		tim_result_duration % 1000000);
 
 	if (ml->tag_aliases.length) {
 		__auto_type alias = ml->tag_aliases.head;
@@ -867,9 +867,9 @@ static void cli_incoming_list_sessions(str *instr, struct cli_writer *cw, const
 		}
 		found = true;
 
-		cw->cw_printf(cw, "ID: %60s | del:%s | creat:%12li | prx:%s | redis:%2i | frgn:%s | rec:%s\n",
+		cw->cw_printf(cw, "ID: %60s | del:%s | creat:%12" PRId64 " | prx:%s | redis:%2i | frgn:%s | rec:%s\n",
 				call->callid.s, call->ml_deleted ? "y" : "n",
-				(long) call->created.tv_sec,
+				call->created / 1000000,
 				call->created_from, call->redis_hosted_db,
 				IS_FOREIGN_CALL(call) ? "y" : "n",
 				call->recording ? "y" : "n");
@@ -1132,7 +1132,7 @@ static void cli_incoming_terminate(str *instr, struct cli_writer *cw, const cli_
    if (!c->ml_deleted) {
 	   for (__auto_type i = c->monologues.head; i; i = i->next) {
 		   ml = i->data;
-		   gettimeofday(&(ml->terminated), NULL);
+		   ml->terminated = rtpe_now;
 		   ml->term_reason = FORCED;
 	   }
    }
diff --git a/daemon/media_socket.c b/daemon/media_socket.c
index 1fadd2e0f..9a476456b 100644
--- a/daemon/media_socket.c
+++ b/daemon/media_socket.c
@@ -2521,9 +2521,9 @@ static bool media_packet_address_check(struct packet_handler_ctx *phc)
 			&& phc->mp.stream->advertised_endpoint.port)
 	{
 		// check if we need to reset our learned endpoints
-		if (timeval_diff(timeval_from_us(rtpe_now), phc->mp.stream->ep_detect_signal) != 0) {
+		if ((rtpe_now - phc->mp.stream->ep_detect_signal) != 0) {
 			memset(&phc->mp.stream->detected_endpoints, 0, sizeof(phc->mp.stream->detected_endpoints));
-			phc->mp.stream->ep_detect_signal = timeval_from_us(rtpe_now);
+			phc->mp.stream->ep_detect_signal = rtpe_now;
 		}
 
 		// possible endpoints that can be detected in order of preference:
diff --git a/daemon/recording.c b/daemon/recording.c
index 84bba8aab..107e6e2d2 100644
--- a/daemon/recording.c
+++ b/daemon/recording.c
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ static void sdp_after_pcap(struct recording *recording, const str *s, struct cal
 		fprintf(meta_fp, "\nLabel: " STR_FORMAT, STR_FMT(&ml->label));
 	}
 	fprintf(meta_fp, "\nTimestamp started ms: ");
-	fprintf(meta_fp, "%.3lf", ml->started.tv_sec*1000.0+ml->started.tv_usec/1000.0);
+	fprintf(meta_fp, "%.3lf", ml->started / 1000.);
 	fprintf(meta_fp, "\nSDP mode: ");
 	fprintf(meta_fp, "%s", get_opmode_text(opmode));
 	fprintf(meta_fp, "\nSDP before RTP packet: %" PRIu64 "\n\n", recording->pcap.packet_num);
@@ -562,13 +562,13 @@ static void rec_pcap_meta_finish_file(call_t *call) {
 
 	// Print start timestamp and end timestamp
 	// YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss
-	time_t start = call->created.tv_sec;
+	time_t start = timeval_from_us(call->created).tv_sec;
 	time_t end = timeval_from_us(rtpe_now).tv_sec;
 	char timebuffer[20];
 	struct tm timeinfo;
-	struct timeval *terminate;
-	terminate = &(((struct call_monologue *)call->monologues.head->data)->terminated);
-	fprintf(recording->pcap.meta_fp, "\nTimestamp terminated ms(first monologue): %.3lf", terminate->tv_sec*1000.0 + terminate->tv_usec/1000.0);
+	int64_t terminate;
+	terminate = (((struct call_monologue *)call->monologues.head->data)->terminated);
+	fprintf(recording->pcap.meta_fp, "\nTimestamp terminated ms(first monologue): %.3lf", terminate / 1000.);
 	if (localtime_r(&start, &timeinfo) == NULL) {
 		ilog(LOG_ERROR, "Cannot get start local time, while cleaning up recording meta file: %s", strerror(errno));
 	} else {
diff --git a/daemon/redis.c b/daemon/redis.c
index addef4cfe..fc3e8b6b9 100644
--- a/daemon/redis.c
+++ b/daemon/redis.c
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ static int redis_check_conn(struct redis *r) {
 	rtpe_now = now_us(); // XXX this needed here?
 
 	if ((r->state == REDIS_STATE_DISCONNECTED) && (r->restore_tick > timeval_from_us(rtpe_now).tv_sec)) {
-		ilog(LOG_WARNING, "Redis server '%s' is disabled. Don't try RE-Establishing for %" TIME_T_INT_FMT " more seconds",
+		ilog(LOG_WARNING, "Redis server '%s' is disabled. Don't try RE-Establishing for %" PRId64 " more seconds",
 				r->hostname, r->restore_tick - timeval_from_us(rtpe_now).tv_sec);
 		return REDIS_STATE_DISCONNECTED;
 	}
@@ -1119,13 +1119,9 @@ static atomic64 strtoa64(const char *c, char **endp, int base) {
 	atomic64_set_na(&ret, u);
 	return ret;
 }
-static struct timeval strtotimeval(const char *c, char **endp, int base) {
-	long long ll = strtoll(c, endp, base);
-	return timeval_from_us(ll);
-}
 
 define_get_int_type(time_t, time_t, strtoull);
-define_get_int_type(timeval, struct timeval, strtotimeval);
+define_get_int_type(int64_t, int64_t, strtoll);
 define_get_int_type(int, int, strtol);
 define_get_int_type(llu, unsigned long long, strtoll);
 define_get_int_type(ld, long, strtoll);
@@ -2100,9 +2096,9 @@ static void json_restore_call(struct redis *r, const str *callid, bool foreign)
 		goto err7;
 
 	err = "missing 'created' timestamp";
-	if (redis_hash_get_timeval(&c->created, &call, "created"))
+	if (redis_hash_get_int64_t(&c->created, &call, "created"))
 		goto err8;
-	redis_hash_get_timeval(&c->destroyed, &call, "destroyed");
+	redis_hash_get_int64_t(&c->destroyed, &call, "destroyed");
 	c->last_signal = last_signal;
 	if (redis_hash_get_int(&i, &call, "tos"))
 		c->tos = 184;
@@ -2456,8 +2452,8 @@ static str redis_encode_json(ng_parser_ctx_t *ctx, call_t *c, void **to_free) {
 		parser_arg inner = parser->dict_add_dict(root, "json");
 
 		{
-			JSON_SET_SIMPLE("created","%" PRId64, timeval_us(c->created));
-			JSON_SET_SIMPLE("destroyed","%" PRId64, timeval_us(c->destroyed));
+			JSON_SET_SIMPLE("created","%" PRId64, c->created);
+			JSON_SET_SIMPLE("destroyed","%" PRId64, c->destroyed);
 			JSON_SET_SIMPLE("last_signal","%ld", (long int) c->last_signal);
 			JSON_SET_SIMPLE("tos","%u", (int) c->tos);
 			JSON_SET_SIMPLE("deleted","%ld", (long int) c->deleted);
diff --git a/daemon/statistics.c b/daemon/statistics.c
index 5716f401d..2f1ddbce9 100644
--- a/daemon/statistics.c
+++ b/daemon/statistics.c
@@ -182,9 +182,9 @@ found:;
 
 			RTPE_STATS_INC(managed_sess);
 
-			if (!c->destroyed.tv_sec)
-				c->destroyed = timeval_from_us(rtpe_now);
-			int64_t duration = timeval_diff(c->destroyed, c->created);
+			if (!c->destroyed)
+				c->destroyed = rtpe_now;
+			int64_t duration = c->destroyed - c->created;
 			RTPE_STATS_ADD(call_duration, duration);
 			duration /= 1000; // millisecond precision for the squared value to avoid overflows
 			RTPE_STATS_ADD(call_duration2, duration * duration);
diff --git a/include/call.h b/include/call.h
index 2f58aaee4..2ef800f53 100644
--- a/include/call.h
+++ b/include/call.h
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ struct packet_stream {
 	sink_handler_q		rtp_mirrors;	/* LOCK: call->master_lock, in_lock for streamhandler */
 	struct endpoint		endpoint;	/* LOCK: out_lock */
 	struct endpoint		detected_endpoints[4];		/* LOCK: out_lock */
-	struct timeval		ep_detect_signal;		/* LOCK: out_lock */
+	int64_t			ep_detect_signal;		/* LOCK: out_lock */
 	struct endpoint		advertised_endpoint;		/* RO */
 	struct endpoint		learned_endpoint;		/* LOCK: out_lock */
 	struct crypto_context	crypto;				/* OUT direction, LOCK: out_lock */
@@ -590,8 +590,8 @@ struct call_monologue {
 	str			label;
 	time_t			created;		/* RO */
 	time_t			deleted;
-	struct timeval		started;		/* for CDR */
-	struct timeval		terminated;		/* for CDR */
+	int64_t			started;		/* for CDR */
+	int64_t			terminated;		/* for CDR */
 	enum termination_reason	term_reason;
 	sockfamily_t		*desired_family;
 	struct logical_intf	*logical_intf;
@@ -768,8 +768,8 @@ struct call {
 
 	str			callid;
 	str_q			callid_aliases;
-	struct timeval		created;
-	struct timeval		destroyed;
+	int64_t			created;
+	int64_t			destroyed;
 	time_t			last_signal;
 	time_t			deleted;
 	time_t			ml_deleted;
diff --git a/lib/loglib.h b/lib/loglib.h
index 4fa8ece68..3c4eee9fd 100644
--- a/lib/loglib.h
+++ b/lib/loglib.h
@@ -9,14 +9,6 @@
 #include "compat.h"
 #include "auxlib.h"
 
-#ifndef TIME_T_INT_FMT
-#ifdef __USE_TIME_BITS64
-#define TIME_T_INT_FMT PRId64
-#else
-#define TIME_T_INT_FMT "ld"
-#endif
-#endif
-
 extern int ilog_facility;
 
 extern int get_local_log_level(unsigned int);
diff --git a/t/test-stats.c b/t/test-stats.c
index bf0f1cbec..b17d7cc69 100644
--- a/t/test-stats.c
+++ b/t/test-stats.c
@@ -4845,8 +4845,8 @@ int main(void) {
 	struct call_monologue *ml1 = call_get_or_create_monologue(call1, &callid1);
 	call_t *call2 = call_get_or_create(&callid2, true);
 	struct call_monologue *ml2 = call_get_or_create_monologue(call2, &callid2);
-	call1->created = ml1->started = (struct timeval) {157,0};
-	call2->created = ml2->started = (struct timeval) {57,0};
+	call1->created = ml1->started = 157 * 1000000LL;
+	call2->created = ml2->started = 57 * 1000000LL;
 
 	graph_str = print_graphite_data();
 	assert_g_string_eq(graph_str,