diff --git a/HACKING.md b/HACKING.md
index 956a4eebf..34039421d 100644
--- a/HACKING.md
+++ b/HACKING.md
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ Here's a list of parts, with notes:
 
   - Misc:
     - configdir: support for ~/.lightning/config
-    - controlled_time: support for dev-mocktime to alter time.
     - log: logging routines
     - pseudorand: pseudorandom wrapper
     - secrets: routines for using secret keys.
diff --git a/daemon/Makefile b/daemon/Makefile
index 5ca771b48..3f3582255 100644
--- a/daemon/Makefile
+++ b/daemon/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ DAEMON_SRC :=					\
 	daemon/chaintopology.c			\
 	daemon/channel.c			\
 	daemon/commit_tx.c			\
-	daemon/controlled_time.c		\
 	daemon/cryptopkt.c			\
 	daemon/db.c				\
 	daemon/dns.c				\
@@ -64,7 +63,6 @@ DAEMON_HEADERS :=				\
 	daemon/channel.h			\
 	daemon/commit_tx.h			\
 	daemon/configdir.h			\
-	daemon/controlled_time.h		\
 	daemon/cryptopkt.h			\
 	daemon/db.h				\
 	daemon/dns.h				\
diff --git a/daemon/controlled_time.c b/daemon/controlled_time.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 5bf80917b..000000000
--- a/daemon/controlled_time.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-#include "controlled_time.h"
-#include "jsonrpc.h"
-#include "lightningd.h"
-#include "log.h"
-#include "opt_time.h"
-#include <ccan/tal/str/str.h>
-#include <inttypes.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-
-static struct timeabs mock_time;
-
-struct timeabs controlled_time(void)
-{
-	if (mock_time.ts.tv_sec)
-		return mock_time;
-	return time_now();
-}
-
-void controlled_time_register_opts(void)
-{
-	opt_register_arg("--mocktime", opt_set_timeabs, opt_show_timeabs,
-			 &mock_time, opt_hidden);
-}
-
-char *controlled_time_arg(const tal_t *ctx)
-{
-	char buf[sizeof("--mocktime=") + OPT_SHOW_LEN] = "--mocktime=";
-	if (!mock_time.ts.tv_sec)
-		return NULL;
-
-	opt_show_timeabs(buf + strlen(buf), &mock_time);
-	return tal_strdup(ctx, buf);
-}
-
-static void json_mocktime(struct command *cmd,
-			  const char *buffer, const jsmntok_t *params)
-{
-	struct json_result *response = new_json_result(cmd);
-	jsmntok_t *mocktimetok;
-	u64 prev_time, mocktime;
-	char mocktimestr[STR_MAX_CHARS(int64_t)];
-
-	if (!json_get_params(buffer, params,
-			     "mocktime", &mocktimetok,
-			     NULL)) {
-		command_fail(cmd, "Need mocktime");
-		return;
-	}
-	if (!json_tok_u64(buffer, mocktimetok, &mocktime)) {
-		command_fail(cmd, "Need valid mocktime");
-		return;
-	}
-
-	prev_time = controlled_time().ts.tv_sec;
-	mock_time.ts.tv_sec = mocktime;
-
-	json_object_start(response, NULL);
-	sprintf(mocktimestr, "%"PRIi64,
-		(s64)controlled_time().ts.tv_sec - prev_time);
-	json_add_string(response, "offset", mocktimestr);
-	json_object_end(response);
-
-	log_unusual(cmd->dstate->base_log,
-		    "mocktime set to %"PRIu64, (u64)mock_time.ts.tv_sec);
-	command_success(cmd, response);
-}
-
-const struct json_command dev_mocktime_command = {
-	"dev-mocktime",
-	json_mocktime,
-	"Set current time to {mocktime} seconds (0 to return to normal)",
-	"Returns the offset on success"
-};
diff --git a/daemon/controlled_time.h b/daemon/controlled_time.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 2c74dd5c2..000000000
--- a/daemon/controlled_time.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef LIGHTNING_DAEMON_CONTROLLED_TIME_H
-#define LIGHTNING_DAEMON_CONTROLLED_TIME_H
-#include "config.h"
-#include <ccan/short_types/short_types.h>
-#include <ccan/tal/tal.h>
-#include <ccan/time/time.h>
-
-struct timeabs controlled_time(void);
-void controlled_time_register_opts(void);
-char *controlled_time_arg(const tal_t *ctx);
-
-#endif /* LIGHTNING_DAEMON_CONTROLLED_TIME_H */
diff --git a/daemon/jsonrpc.c b/daemon/jsonrpc.c
index 6980da296..d6cb9c2f8 100644
--- a/daemon/jsonrpc.c
+++ b/daemon/jsonrpc.c
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 /* Code for JSON_RPC API */
 /* eg: { "method" : "dev-echo", "params" : [ "hello", "Arabella!" ], "id" : "1" } */
 #include "chaintopology.h"
-#include "controlled_time.h"
 #include "json.h"
 #include "jsonrpc.h"
 #include "lightningd.h"
@@ -307,7 +306,6 @@ static const struct json_command *cmdlist[] = {
 	&dev_commit_command,
 	&dev_feerate_command,
 	&dev_rhash_command,
-	&dev_mocktime_command,
 	&dev_crash_command,
 	&dev_restart_command,
 	&dev_disconnect_command,
diff --git a/daemon/jsonrpc.h b/daemon/jsonrpc.h
index 9d4eb5faa..b22d2d2c4 100644
--- a/daemon/jsonrpc.h
+++ b/daemon/jsonrpc.h
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ extern const struct json_command dev_newhtlc_command;
 extern const struct json_command dev_fulfillhtlc_command;
 extern const struct json_command dev_failhtlc_command;
 extern const struct json_command dev_commit_command;
-extern const struct json_command dev_mocktime_command;
 extern const struct json_command dev_reconnect_command;
 extern const struct json_command dev_disconnect_command;
 extern const struct json_command dev_signcommit_command;
diff --git a/daemon/lightning-cli.c b/daemon/lightning-cli.c
index a9f58f97d..0df904e3a 100644
--- a/daemon/lightning-cli.c
+++ b/daemon/lightning-cli.c
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
  * Helper to submit via JSON-RPC and get back response.
  */
 #include "configdir.h"
-#include "controlled_time.h"
 #include "json.h"
 #include "version.h"
 #include <ccan/err/err.h>
@@ -40,11 +39,6 @@ static void tal_freefn(void *ptr)
 	tal_free(ptr);
 }
 
-struct timeabs controlled_time(void)
-{
-	return time_now();
-}
-
 struct netaddr;
 char *netaddr_name(const tal_t *ctx, const struct netaddr *a);
 char *netaddr_name(const tal_t *ctx, const struct netaddr *a)
diff --git a/daemon/lightningd.c b/daemon/lightningd.c
index 419b6c264..3889083fa 100644
--- a/daemon/lightningd.c
+++ b/daemon/lightningd.c
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #include "bitcoind.h"
 #include "chaintopology.h"
 #include "configdir.h"
-#include "controlled_time.h"
 #include "db.h"
 #include "irc_announce.h"
 #include "jsonrpc.h"
@@ -172,7 +171,6 @@ static void config_register_opts(struct lightningd_state *dstate)
 
 static void dev_register_opts(struct lightningd_state *dstate)
 {
-	controlled_time_register_opts();
 	opt_register_noarg("--dev-no-routefail", opt_set_bool,
 			   &dstate->dev_never_routefail, opt_hidden);
 	opt_register_noarg("--dev-no-broadcast", opt_set_bool,
@@ -353,7 +351,7 @@ static struct lightningd_state *lightningd_state(void)
 	list_head_init(&dstate->pay_commands);
 	dstate->portnum = 0;
 	dstate->testnet = true;
-	timers_init(&dstate->timers, controlled_time());
+	timers_init(&dstate->timers, time_now());
 	txwatch_hash_init(&dstate->txwatches);
 	txowatch_hash_init(&dstate->txowatches);
 	dstate->secpctx = secp256k1_context_create(SECP256K1_CONTEXT_VERIFY
@@ -547,9 +545,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	if (dstate->config.use_irc)
 		setup_irc_connection(dstate);
 
-	/* Make sure we use the artificially-controlled time for timers */
-	io_time_override(controlled_time);
-	
 	log_info(dstate->base_log, "Hello world!");
 
 	/* If we loaded peers from database, reconnect now. */
@@ -574,7 +569,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	if (dstate->reexec) {
 		int fd;
-		char *mocktimearg;
 
 		log_unusual(dstate->base_log, "Restart at user request");
 		fflush(stdout);
@@ -584,13 +578,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		for (fd = 3; fd < 1024; fd++)
 			close(fd);
 
-		/* Maybe append mocktime arg. */
-		mocktimearg = controlled_time_arg(dstate->reexec);
-		if (mocktimearg) {
-			size_t n = tal_count(dstate->reexec);
-			tal_resizez(&dstate->reexec, n+1);
-			dstate->reexec[n-1] = mocktimearg;
-		}
 		if (dstate->dev_never_routefail) {
 			size_t n = tal_count(dstate->reexec);
 			tal_resizez(&dstate->reexec, n+1);
diff --git a/daemon/log.c b/daemon/log.c
index 6d8159500..0e74c9b3e 100644
--- a/daemon/log.c
+++ b/daemon/log.c
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 #include "bitcoin/pubkey.h"
 #include "bitcoin/tx.h"
 #include "channel.h"
-#include "controlled_time.h"
 #include "htlc.h"
 #include "lightningd.h"
 #include "log.h"
diff --git a/daemon/packets.c b/daemon/packets.c
index 28d3cd50a..11d66e64f 100644
--- a/daemon/packets.c
+++ b/daemon/packets.c
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #include "chaintopology.h"
 #include "close_tx.h"
 #include "commit_tx.h"
-#include "controlled_time.h"
 #include "cryptopkt.h"
 #include "htlc.h"
 #include "lightningd.h"
diff --git a/daemon/peer.c b/daemon/peer.c
index ea3eb36ea..2a54ae6fb 100644
--- a/daemon/peer.c
+++ b/daemon/peer.c
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 #include "chaintopology.h"
 #include "close_tx.h"
 #include "commit_tx.h"
-#include "controlled_time.h"
 #include "cryptopkt.h"
 #include "db.h"
 #include "dns.h"
diff --git a/daemon/timeout.c b/daemon/timeout.c
index 57624d648..47fe29ab1 100644
--- a/daemon/timeout.c
+++ b/daemon/timeout.c
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#include "controlled_time.h"
 #include "lightningd.h"
 #include "timeout.h"
 #include "utils.h"
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ struct oneshot *new_reltimer_(struct lightningd_state *dstate,
 			      void (*cb)(void *), void *arg)
 {
 	struct oneshot *t = tal(ctx, struct oneshot);
-	struct timeabs expiry = timeabs_add(controlled_time(), relexpiry);
+	struct timeabs expiry = timeabs_add(time_now(), relexpiry);
 
 	t->cb = cb;
 	t->arg = arg;