diff --git a/src/common.c b/src/common.c
index d168b19..f82c0c5 100644
--- a/src/common.c
+++ b/src/common.c
@@ -7,25 +7,6 @@
 #include <time.h>
 #include "common.h"
 
-int
-timestamp(char *now, size_t nowlen)
-{
-  time_t    t;
-  struct tm tmp;
-
-  time(&t);
-  if (NULL == gmtime_r(&t, &tmp)) {
-    perror("gmtime_r");
-    return -1;
-  }
-
-  if (0 == strftime(now, nowlen, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ", &tmp)) {
-    return -1;
-  }
-
-  return 0;
-}
-
 int
 team_exists(char *teamhash)
 {
@@ -60,23 +41,18 @@ team_exists(char *teamhash)
 int
 award_points(char *teamhash, char *category, int points)
 {
-  char now[40];
-  char line[100];
-  int  linelen;
-  int  fd;
-  int  ret;
+  char   line[100];
+  int    linelen;
+  int    fd;
+  int    ret;
 
   if (! team_exists(teamhash)) {
     return -2;
   }
 
-  ret = timestamp(now, sizeof(now));
-  if (-1 == ret) {
-    return -3;
-  }
   linelen = snprintf(line, sizeof(line),
-                     "%s %s %s %d\n",
-                     now, teamhash, category, points);
+                     "%u %s %s %d\n",
+                     time(NULL), teamhash, category, points);
   if (sizeof(line) == linelen) {
     return -1;
   }
diff --git a/src/common.h b/src/common.h
index b8a238c..745b7c4 100644
--- a/src/common.h
+++ b/src/common.h
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #define teamdir "/var/lib/ctf/teams"
 #define pointslog "/var/lib/ctf/points.log"
 
-int timestamp(char *now, size_t nowlen);
 int team_exists(char *teamhash);
 int award_points(char *teamhash, char *category, int point);