diff --git a/level.go b/level.go
index baf8887..7b1004f 100644
--- a/level.go
+++ b/level.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package beaver
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
-	"time"
 
 	"go.jolheiser.com/beaver/color"
 )
@@ -105,38 +104,3 @@ func ParseLevel(level string) Level {
 	}
 	return INFO
 }
-
-func timePrefix(t time.Time) string {
-	var buf = &[]byte{}
-	year, month, day := t.Date()
-	itoa(buf, int(month), 2)
-	*buf = append(*buf, '/')
-	itoa(buf, day, 2)
-	*buf = append(*buf, '/')
-	itoa(buf, year, 4)
-	*buf = append(*buf, ' ')
-
-	hour, min, sec := t.Clock()
-	itoa(buf, hour, 2)
-	*buf = append(*buf, ':')
-	itoa(buf, min, 2)
-	*buf = append(*buf, ':')
-	itoa(buf, sec, 2)
-
-	return string(*buf)
-}
-
-func itoa(buf *[]byte, i int, wid int) {
-	var b [20]byte
-	bp := len(b) - 1
-	for i >= 10 || wid > 1 {
-		wid--
-		q := i / 10
-		b[bp] = byte('0' + i - q*10)
-		bp--
-		i = q
-	}
-	// i < 10
-	b[bp] = byte('0' + i)
-	*buf = append(*buf, b[bp:]...)
-}
diff --git a/logger.go b/logger.go
index d586d9b..39c096d 100644
--- a/logger.go
+++ b/logger.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func (l *Logger) write(level Level, text string) {
 	if l.Level <= level {
 		var message string
 		if l.Format.TimePrefix {
-			message += color.Time.Format(timePrefix(time.Now())) + " "
+			message += color.Time.Format(time.Now().Format("01/02/2006 15:04:05")) + " "
 		}
 		if l.Format.StackPrefix {
 			_, file, line, _ := runtime.Caller(l.skip)