diff --git a/src/core/Database.cpp b/src/core/Database.cpp
index 098cc06a..a020e028 100644
--- a/src/core/Database.cpp
+++ b/src/core/Database.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 
 #include "core/Group.h"
 #include "core/Metadata.h"
-#include "core/Tools.h"
 #include "crypto/Random.h"
 #include "format/KeePass2.h"
 
@@ -143,7 +142,7 @@ void Database::addDeletedObject(const DeletedObject& delObj)
 void Database::addDeletedObject(const Uuid& uuid)
 {
     DeletedObject delObj;
-    delObj.deletionTime = Tools::currentDateTimeUtc();
+    delObj.deletionTime = QDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc();
     delObj.uuid = uuid;
 
     addDeletedObject(delObj);
@@ -223,7 +222,7 @@ bool Database::setKey(const CompositeKey& key, const QByteArray& transformSeed,
     m_data.transformedMasterKey = transformedMasterKey;
     m_data.hasKey = true;
     if (updateChangedTime) {
-        m_metadata->setMasterKeyChanged(Tools::currentDateTimeUtc());
+        m_metadata->setMasterKeyChanged(QDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc());
     }
     Q_EMIT modifiedImmediate();
 
diff --git a/src/core/Entry.cpp b/src/core/Entry.cpp
index 4f977915..19c42e20 100644
--- a/src/core/Entry.cpp
+++ b/src/core/Entry.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #include "core/DatabaseIcons.h"
 #include "core/Group.h"
 #include "core/Metadata.h"
-#include "core/Tools.h"
 
 const int Entry::DefaultIconNumber = 0;
 
@@ -74,8 +73,8 @@ template <class T> inline bool Entry::set(T& property, const T& value)
 void Entry::updateTimeinfo()
 {
     if (m_updateTimeinfo) {
-        m_data.timeInfo.setLastModificationTime(Tools::currentDateTimeUtc());
-        m_data.timeInfo.setLastAccessTime(Tools::currentDateTimeUtc());
+        m_data.timeInfo.setLastModificationTime(QDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc());
+        m_data.timeInfo.setLastAccessTime(QDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc());
     }
 }
 
@@ -211,7 +210,7 @@ QString Entry::notes() const
 
 bool Entry::isExpired() const
 {
-    return m_data.timeInfo.expires() && m_data.timeInfo.expiryTime() < Tools::currentDateTimeUtc();
+    return m_data.timeInfo.expires() && m_data.timeInfo.expiryTime() < QDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc();
 }
 
 EntryAttributes* Entry::attributes()
@@ -466,7 +465,7 @@ Entry* Entry::clone(CloneFlags flags) const
     entry->setUpdateTimeinfo(true);
 
     if (flags & CloneResetTimeInfo) {
-        QDateTime now = Tools::currentDateTimeUtc();
+        QDateTime now = QDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc();
         entry->m_data.timeInfo.setCreationTime(now);
         entry->m_data.timeInfo.setLastModificationTime(now);
         entry->m_data.timeInfo.setLastAccessTime(now);
@@ -560,7 +559,7 @@ void Entry::setGroup(Group* group)
     QObject::setParent(group);
 
     if (m_updateTimeinfo) {
-        m_data.timeInfo.setLocationChanged(Tools::currentDateTimeUtc());
+        m_data.timeInfo.setLocationChanged(QDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc());
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/Group.cpp b/src/core/Group.cpp
index 57e0bae9..8d81dc5c 100644
--- a/src/core/Group.cpp
+++ b/src/core/Group.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #include "core/Config.h"
 #include "core/DatabaseIcons.h"
 #include "core/Metadata.h"
-#include "core/Tools.h"
 
 const int Group::DefaultIconNumber = 48;
 const int Group::RecycleBinIconNumber = 43;
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@ Group::~Group()
 
     if (m_db && m_parent) {
         DeletedObject delGroup;
-        delGroup.deletionTime = Tools::currentDateTimeUtc();
+        delGroup.deletionTime = QDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc();
         delGroup.uuid = m_uuid;
         m_db->addDeletedObject(delGroup);
     }
@@ -84,8 +83,8 @@ template <class P, class V> inline bool Group::set(P& property, const V& value)
 void Group::updateTimeinfo()
 {
     if (m_updateTimeinfo) {
-        m_data.timeInfo.setLastModificationTime(Tools::currentDateTimeUtc());
-        m_data.timeInfo.setLastAccessTime(Tools::currentDateTimeUtc());
+        m_data.timeInfo.setLastModificationTime(QDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc());
+        m_data.timeInfo.setLastAccessTime(QDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc());
     }
 }
 
@@ -186,7 +185,7 @@ Entry* Group::lastTopVisibleEntry() const
 
 bool Group::isExpired() const
 {
-    return m_data.timeInfo.expires() && m_data.timeInfo.expiryTime() < Tools::currentDateTimeUtc();
+    return m_data.timeInfo.expires() && m_data.timeInfo.expiryTime() < QDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc();
 }
 
 void Group::setUuid(const Uuid& uuid)
@@ -352,7 +351,7 @@ void Group::setParent(Group* parent, int index)
     }
 
     if (m_updateTimeinfo) {
-        m_data.timeInfo.setLocationChanged(Tools::currentDateTimeUtc());
+        m_data.timeInfo.setLocationChanged(QDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc());
     }
 
     Q_EMIT modified();
@@ -497,7 +496,7 @@ Group* Group::clone(Entry::CloneFlags entryFlags) const
 
     clonedGroup->setUpdateTimeinfo(true);
 
-    QDateTime now = Tools::currentDateTimeUtc();
+    QDateTime now = QDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc();
     clonedGroup->m_data.timeInfo.setCreationTime(now);
     clonedGroup->m_data.timeInfo.setLastModificationTime(now);
     clonedGroup->m_data.timeInfo.setLastAccessTime(now);
diff --git a/src/core/Metadata.cpp b/src/core/Metadata.cpp
index 3256ca05..203522f6 100644
--- a/src/core/Metadata.cpp
+++ b/src/core/Metadata.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Metadata::Metadata(QObject* parent)
     m_data.protectNotes = false;
     // m_data.autoEnableVisualHiding = false;
 
-    QDateTime now = Tools::currentDateTimeUtc();
+    QDateTime now = QDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc();
     m_data.nameChanged = now;
     m_data.descriptionChanged = now;
     m_data.defaultUserNameChanged = now;
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ template <class P, class V> bool Metadata::set(P& property, const V& value, QDat
     if (property != value) {
         property = value;
         if (m_updateDatetime) {
-            dateTime = Tools::currentDateTimeUtc();
+            dateTime = QDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc();
         }
         Q_EMIT modified();
         return true;
diff --git a/src/core/TimeInfo.cpp b/src/core/TimeInfo.cpp
index 26133259..ec6ebdee 100644
--- a/src/core/TimeInfo.cpp
+++ b/src/core/TimeInfo.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ TimeInfo::TimeInfo()
     : m_expires(false)
     , m_usageCount(0)
 {
-    QDateTime now = Tools::currentDateTimeUtc();
+    QDateTime now = QDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc();
     m_lastModificationTime = now;
     m_creationTime = now;
     m_lastAccessTime = now;
diff --git a/src/core/Tools.cpp b/src/core/Tools.cpp
index f6f46852..eb8f5867 100644
--- a/src/core/Tools.cpp
+++ b/src/core/Tools.cpp
@@ -122,15 +122,6 @@ bool readAllFromDevice(QIODevice* device, QByteArray& data)
     }
 }
 
-QDateTime currentDateTimeUtc()
-{
-#if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(4, 7, 0)
-     return QDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc();
-#else
-     return QDateTime::currentDateTime().toUTC();
-#endif
-}
-
 QString imageReaderFilter()
 {
     QList<QByteArray> formats = QImageReader::supportedImageFormats();
diff --git a/src/core/Tools.h b/src/core/Tools.h
index 8058f251..51d6e5ad 100644
--- a/src/core/Tools.h
+++ b/src/core/Tools.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ QString humanReadableFileSize(qint64 bytes);
 bool hasChild(const QObject* parent, const QObject* child);
 bool readFromDevice(QIODevice* device, QByteArray& data, int size = 16384);
 bool readAllFromDevice(QIODevice* device, QByteArray& data);
-QDateTime currentDateTimeUtc();
 QString imageReaderFilter();
 bool isHex(const QByteArray& ba);
 void sleep(int ms);
diff --git a/src/format/KeePass2XmlReader.cpp b/src/format/KeePass2XmlReader.cpp
index c589b326..787d3ff7 100644
--- a/src/format/KeePass2XmlReader.cpp
+++ b/src/format/KeePass2XmlReader.cpp
@@ -1043,7 +1043,7 @@ QDateTime KeePass2XmlReader::readDateTime()
             raiseError("Invalid date time value");
         }
         else {
-            dt = Tools::currentDateTimeUtc();
+            dt = QDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/gui/entry/EditEntryWidget.cpp b/src/gui/entry/EditEntryWidget.cpp
index c4668bb1..f39c73e4 100644
--- a/src/gui/entry/EditEntryWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/entry/EditEntryWidget.cpp
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ void EditEntryWidget::useExpiryPreset(QAction* action)
 {
     m_mainUi->expireCheck->setChecked(true);
     TimeDelta delta = action->data().value<TimeDelta>();
-    QDateTime now = Tools::currentDateTimeUtc().toLocalTime();
+    QDateTime now = QDateTime::currentDateTime();
     QDateTime expiryDateTime = now + delta;
     m_mainUi->expireDatePicker->setDateTime(expiryDateTime);
 }
diff --git a/tests/TestModified.cpp b/tests/TestModified.cpp
index e275e837..b057feea 100644
--- a/tests/TestModified.cpp
+++ b/tests/TestModified.cpp
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ void TestModified::testEntrySets()
     entry->setExpires(entry->timeInfo().expires());
     QCOMPARE(spyModified.count(), spyCount);
 
-    entry->setExpiryTime(Tools::currentDateTimeUtc().addYears(1));
+    entry->setExpiryTime(QDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc().addYears(1));
     QCOMPARE(spyModified.count(), ++spyCount);
     entry->setExpiryTime(entry->timeInfo().expiryTime());
     QCOMPARE(spyModified.count(), spyCount);