diff --git a/code/espurna/ntp_timelib.h b/code/espurna/ntp_timelib.h
index 3dce5535..689f95b0 100644
--- a/code/espurna/ntp_timelib.h
+++ b/code/espurna/ntp_timelib.h
@@ -5,81 +5,15 @@ Part of NTP MODULE
 */
 
 // Based on https://github.com/PaulStoffregen/time
+// Avoid doing any math (elapsed..., numberOf... functions and etc.),
+// simply expect POSIX time API usage, and provide bare minimum to simplify `tm` access
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <cstdint>
 #include <time.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
 
-constexpr time_t daysPerWeek = 7;
-
-constexpr time_t secondsPerMinute = 60;
-constexpr time_t secondsPerHour = 3600;
-constexpr time_t secondsPerDay = secondsPerHour * 24;
-constexpr time_t secondsPerWeek = daysPerWeek * secondsPerDay;
-
-constexpr time_t secondsPerYear = secondsPerWeek * 52;
-constexpr time_t secondsY2K = 946684800; // the time at the start of y2k
-
-// wall clock values
-template <typename T>
-constexpr const T numberOfSeconds(T ts) {
-    return (ts % (T)secondsPerMinute);
-}
-
-template <typename T>
-constexpr const T numberOfMinutes(T ts) {
-    return ((ts / (T)secondsPerMinute) % (T)secondsPerMinute);
-}
-
-template <typename T>
-constexpr const time_t numberOfHours(T ts) {
-    return ((ts % (T)secondsPerDay) / (T)secondsPerHour);
-}
-
-// week starts with sunday as number 1, monday as 2 etc.
-constexpr const int dayOfWeek(time_t ts) {
-    return ((ts / secondsPerDay + 4) % daysPerWeek) + 1;
-}
-
-// the number of days since 0 (Jan 1 1970 in case of time_t values)
-constexpr const int elapsedDays(uint32_t ts) {
-    return (ts / secondsPerDay);
-}
-
-// the number of seconds since last midnight
-constexpr const uint32_t elapsedSecsToday(uint32_t ts) {
-    return (ts % (uint32_t)secondsPerDay);
-}
-
-// note that week starts on day 1
-constexpr const uint32_t elapsedSecsThisWeek(uint32_t ts) {
-    return elapsedSecsToday(ts) + ((dayOfWeek(ts) - 1) * (uint32_t)secondsPerDay);
-}
-
-// The following methods are used in calculating alarms and assume the clock is set to a date later than Jan 1 1971
-// Always set the correct time before settting alarms
-
-// time at the start of the given day
-constexpr const time_t previousMidnight(time_t ts) {
-    return ((ts / secondsPerDay) * secondsPerDay);
-}
-
-// time at the end of the given day
-constexpr const time_t nextMidnight(time_t ts) {
-    return previousMidnight(ts) + secondsPerDay;
-}
-
-// time at the start of the week for the given time
-constexpr const time_t previousSunday(time_t ts) {
-    return ts - elapsedSecsThisWeek(ts);
-}
-
-// time at the end of the week for the given time
-constexpr const time_t nextSunday(time_t ts) {
-    return previousSunday(ts) + secondsPerWeek;
-}
-
 int utc_hour(time_t ts);
 int utc_minute(time_t ts);
 int utc_second(time_t ts);
diff --git a/code/espurna/scheduler.cpp b/code/espurna/scheduler.cpp
index 3d756b1e..83201d5c 100644
--- a/code/espurna/scheduler.cpp
+++ b/code/espurna/scheduler.cpp
@@ -203,6 +203,10 @@ NtpCalendarWeekday _schGetWeekday(time_t timestamp, int daybefore) {
 
 #else
 
+constexpr time_t secondsPerMinute = 60;
+constexpr time_t secondsPerHour = 3600;
+constexpr time_t secondsPerDay = secondsPerHour * 24;
+
 NtpCalendarWeekday _schGetWeekday(time_t timestamp, int daybefore) {
     tm utc_time;
     tm local_time;
diff --git a/code/espurna/utils.cpp b/code/espurna/utils.cpp
index e290d5cc..1c0e9ef3 100644
--- a/code/espurna/utils.cpp
+++ b/code/espurna/utils.cpp
@@ -284,16 +284,19 @@ namespace Heartbeat {
 }
 
 void infoUptime() {
-    const auto uptime [[gnu::unused]] = getUptime();
-    #if NTP_SUPPORT
-        DEBUG_MSG_P(
-            PSTR("[MAIN] Uptime: %02dd %02dh %02dm %02ds\n"),
-            elapsedDays(uptime), numberOfHours(uptime),
-            numberOfMinutes(uptime), numberOfSeconds(uptime)
-        );
-    #else
-        DEBUG_MSG_P(PSTR("[MAIN] Uptime: %lu seconds\n"), uptime);
-    #endif // NTP_SUPPORT
+#if NTP_SUPPORT
+    time_t uptime = getUptime();
+    tm spec;
+    gmtime_r(&uptime, &spec);
+
+    DEBUG_MSG_P(
+        PSTR("[MAIN] Uptime: %02dy %02dd %02dh %02dm %02ds\n"),
+        (spec.tm_year - 70), spec.tm_yday, spec.tm_hour,
+        spec.tm_min, spec.tm_sec
+    );
+#else
+    DEBUG_MSG_P(PSTR("[MAIN] Uptime: %lu seconds\n"), uptime);
+#endif // NTP_SUPPORT
 }
 
 void heartbeat() {