diff --git a/proto/bgp/bgp.c b/proto/bgp/bgp.c
index 9823be6b..df4c240a 100644
--- a/proto/bgp/bgp.c
+++ b/proto/bgp/bgp.c
@@ -314,23 +314,24 @@ err1:
 /**
  * bgp_start_timer - start a BGP timer
  * @t: timer
- * @value: time to fire (0 to disable the timer)
+ * @value: time (in seconds) to fire (0 to disable the timer)
  *
  * This functions calls tm_start() on @t with time @value and the amount of
  * randomization suggested by the BGP standard. Please use it for all BGP
  * timers.
  */
 void
-bgp_start_timer(timer *t, int value)
+bgp_start_timer(timer *t, uint value)
 {
   if (value)
   {
-    /* The randomization procedure is specified in RFC 1771: 9.2.3.3 */
-    int randomize = random() % ((value / 4) + 1);
-    tm_start(t, value - randomize);
+    /* The randomization procedure is specified in RFC 4271 section 10 */
+    btime time = value S;
+    btime randomize = random() % ((time / 4) + 1);
+    tm2_start(t, time - randomize);
   }
   else
-    tm_stop(t);
+    tm2_stop(t);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -383,10 +384,10 @@ bgp_update_startup_delay(struct bgp_proto *p)
 
   DBG("BGP: Updating startup delay\n");
 
-  if (p->last_proto_error && ((now - p->last_proto_error) >= (int) cf->error_amnesia_time))
+  if (p->last_proto_error && ((current_time() - p->last_proto_error) >= cf->error_amnesia_time S))
     p->startup_delay = 0;
 
-  p->last_proto_error = now;
+  p->last_proto_error = current_time();
 
   if (cf->disable_after_error)
   {
@@ -516,7 +517,7 @@ bgp_conn_enter_established_state(struct bgp_conn *conn)
   int peer_gr_ready = peer->gr_aware && !(peer->gr_flags & BGP_GRF_RESTART);
 
   if (p->gr_active_num)
-    tm_stop(p->gr_timer);
+    tm2_stop(p->gr_timer);
 
   /* Number of active channels */
   int num = 0;
@@ -615,7 +616,7 @@ bgp_conn_enter_close_state(struct bgp_conn *conn)
   int os = conn->state;
 
   bgp_conn_set_state(conn, BS_CLOSE);
-  tm_stop(conn->keepalive_timer);
+  tm2_stop(conn->keepalive_timer);
   conn->sk->rx_hook = NULL;
 
   /* Timeout for CLOSE state, if we cannot send notification soon then we just hangup */
@@ -778,7 +779,7 @@ bgp_send_open(struct bgp_conn *conn)
   DBG("BGP: Sending open\n");
   conn->sk->rx_hook = bgp_rx;
   conn->sk->tx_hook = bgp_tx;
-  tm_stop(conn->connect_timer);
+  tm2_stop(conn->connect_timer);
   bgp_schedule_packet(conn, NULL, PKT_OPEN);
   bgp_conn_set_state(conn, BS_OPENSENT);
   bgp_start_timer(conn->hold_timer, conn->bgp->cf->initial_hold_time);
@@ -887,9 +888,9 @@ bgp_setup_conn(struct bgp_proto *p, struct bgp_conn *conn)
   conn->last_channel = 0;
   conn->last_channel_count = 0;
 
-  conn->connect_timer	= tm_new_set(p->p.pool, bgp_connect_timeout,	conn, 0, 0);
-  conn->hold_timer 	= tm_new_set(p->p.pool, bgp_hold_timeout,	conn, 0, 0);
-  conn->keepalive_timer	= tm_new_set(p->p.pool, bgp_keepalive_timeout,	conn, 0, 0);
+  conn->connect_timer	= tm2_new_init(p->p.pool, bgp_connect_timeout,	 conn, 0, 0);
+  conn->hold_timer 	= tm2_new_init(p->p.pool, bgp_hold_timeout,	 conn, 0, 0);
+  conn->keepalive_timer	= tm2_new_init(p->p.pool, bgp_keepalive_timeout, conn, 0, 0);
 
   conn->tx_ev = ev_new(p->p.pool);
   conn->tx_ev->hook = bgp_kick_tx;
@@ -1302,13 +1303,8 @@ bgp_start(struct proto *P)
   p->event->hook = bgp_decision;
   p->event->data = p;
 
-  p->startup_timer = tm_new(p->p.pool);
-  p->startup_timer->hook = bgp_startup_timeout;
-  p->startup_timer->data = p;
-
-  p->gr_timer = tm_new(p->p.pool);
-  p->gr_timer->hook = bgp_graceful_restart_timeout;
-  p->gr_timer->data = p;
+  p->startup_timer = tm2_new_init(p->p.pool, bgp_startup_timeout, p, 0, 0);
+  p->gr_timer = tm2_new_init(p->p.pool, bgp_graceful_restart_timeout, p, 0, 0);
 
   p->local_id = proto_get_router_id(P->cf);
   if (p->rr_client)
@@ -2008,16 +2004,16 @@ bgp_show_proto_info(struct proto *P)
     struct bgp_conn *oc = &p->outgoing_conn;
 
     if ((p->start_state < BSS_CONNECT) &&
-	(tm_active(p->startup_timer)))
+	(tm2_active(p->startup_timer)))
       cli_msg(-1006, "    Error wait:       %t/%u",
 	      tm2_remains(p->startup_timer), p->startup_delay);
 
     if ((oc->state == BS_ACTIVE) &&
-	(tm_active(oc->connect_timer)))
+	(tm2_active(oc->connect_timer)))
       cli_msg(-1006, "    Connect delay:    %t/%u",
 	      tm2_remains(oc->connect_timer), p->cf->connect_delay_time);
 
-    if (p->gr_active_num && tm_active(p->gr_timer))
+    if (p->gr_active_num && tm2_active(p->gr_timer))
       cli_msg(-1006, "    Restart timer:    %t/-",
 	      tm2_remains(p->gr_timer));
   }
diff --git a/proto/bgp/bgp.h b/proto/bgp/bgp.h
index 3b38c05f..3d940c22 100644
--- a/proto/bgp/bgp.h
+++ b/proto/bgp/bgp.h
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ struct bgp_config {
   int allow_local_pref;			/* Allow LOCAL_PREF in EBGP sessions */
   int gr_mode;				/* Graceful restart mode (BGP_GR_*) */
   int setkey;				/* Set MD5 password to system SA/SP database */
+  /* Times below are in seconds */
   unsigned gr_time;			/* Graceful restart timeout */
   unsigned connect_delay_time;		/* Minimum delay between connect attempts */
   unsigned connect_retry_time;		/* Timeout for connect attempts */
@@ -257,8 +258,8 @@ struct bgp_proto {
   event *event;				/* Event for respawning and shutting process */
   timer *startup_timer;			/* Timer used to delay protocol startup due to previous errors (startup_delay) */
   timer *gr_timer;			/* Timer waiting for reestablishment after graceful restart */
-  unsigned startup_delay;		/* Time to delay protocol startup by due to errors */
-  bird_clock_t last_proto_error;	/* Time of last error that leads to protocol stop */
+  uint startup_delay;			/* Delay (in seconds) of protocol startup due to previous errors */
+  btime last_proto_error;		/* Time of last error that leads to protocol stop */
   u8 last_error_class; 			/* Error class of last error */
   u32 last_error_code;			/* Error code of last error. BGP protocol errors
 					   are encoded as (bgp_err_code << 16 | bgp_err_subcode) */
@@ -422,7 +423,7 @@ extern struct linpool *bgp_linpool;
 extern struct linpool *bgp_linpool2;
 
 
-void bgp_start_timer(timer *t, int value);
+void bgp_start_timer(timer *t, uint value);
 void bgp_check_config(struct bgp_config *c);
 void bgp_error(struct bgp_conn *c, unsigned code, unsigned subcode, byte *data, int len);
 void bgp_close_conn(struct bgp_conn *c);
diff --git a/proto/ospf/ospf.h b/proto/ospf/ospf.h
index 5aa27a16..dbc231b6 100644
--- a/proto/ospf/ospf.h
+++ b/proto/ospf/ospf.h
@@ -269,10 +269,10 @@ struct ospf_iface
   sock *sk;			/* IP socket */
   list neigh_list;		/* List of neighbors (struct ospf_neighbor) */
   u32 cost;			/* Cost of iface */
-  u32 waitint;			/* number of sec before changing state from wait */
-  u32 rxmtint;			/* number of seconds between LSA retransmissions */
-  u32 pollint;			/* Poll interval */
-  u32 deadint;			/* after "deadint" missing hellos is router dead */
+  u32 waitint;			/* Number of seconds before changing state from wait */
+  u32 rxmtint;			/* Number of seconds between LSA retransmissions */
+  u32 pollint;			/* Poll interval in seconds */
+  u32 deadint;			/* After deadint seconds without hellos is router dead */
   u32 iface_id;			/* Interface ID (iface->index or new value for vlinks) */
   u32 vid;			/* ID of peer of virtual link */
   ip_addr vip;			/* IP of peer of virtual link */