diff --git a/src/core/Akka.API.Tests/verify/CoreAPISpec.ApproveCore.DotNet.verified.txt b/src/core/Akka.API.Tests/verify/CoreAPISpec.ApproveCore.DotNet.verified.txt
index 07d24aa497a..60fa2406c64 100644
--- a/src/core/Akka.API.Tests/verify/CoreAPISpec.ApproveCore.DotNet.verified.txt
+++ b/src/core/Akka.API.Tests/verify/CoreAPISpec.ApproveCore.DotNet.verified.txt
@@ -592,7 +592,6 @@ namespace Akka.Actor
     [System.ObsoleteAttribute("This class will be removed in Akka.NET v1.6.0 - use the IScheduler instead.")]
     public class DateTimeOffsetNowTimeProvider : Akka.Actor.IDateTimeOffsetNowTimeProvider, Akka.Actor.ITimeProvider
     {
-        public System.DateTime DateTimeNow { get; }
         public System.TimeSpan HighResMonotonicClock { get; }
         public static Akka.Actor.DateTimeOffsetNowTimeProvider Instance { get; }
         public System.TimeSpan MonotonicClock { get; }
@@ -933,7 +932,6 @@ namespace Akka.Actor
     public sealed class HashedWheelTimerScheduler : Akka.Actor.SchedulerBase, Akka.Actor.IDateTimeOffsetNowTimeProvider, Akka.Actor.ITimeProvider, System.IDisposable
     {
         public HashedWheelTimerScheduler(Akka.Configuration.Config scheduler, Akka.Event.ILoggingAdapter log) { }
-        protected override System.DateTime DateTimeNow { get; }
         public override System.TimeSpan HighResMonotonicClock { get; }
         public override System.TimeSpan MonotonicClock { get; }
         protected override System.DateTimeOffset TimeNow { get; }
@@ -1174,7 +1172,6 @@ namespace Akka.Actor
     }
     public interface ITimeProvider
     {
-        System.DateTime DateTimeNow { get; }
         System.TimeSpan HighResMonotonicClock { get; }
         System.TimeSpan MonotonicClock { get; }
         System.DateTimeOffset Now { get; }
@@ -1625,7 +1622,6 @@ namespace Akka.Actor
         protected readonly Akka.Event.ILoggingAdapter Log;
         protected readonly Akka.Configuration.Config SchedulerConfig;
         protected SchedulerBase(Akka.Configuration.Config scheduler, Akka.Event.ILoggingAdapter log) { }
-        protected abstract System.DateTime DateTimeNow { get; }
         public abstract System.TimeSpan HighResMonotonicClock { get; }
         public abstract System.TimeSpan MonotonicClock { get; }
         protected abstract System.DateTimeOffset TimeNow { get; }
diff --git a/src/core/Akka.API.Tests/verify/CoreAPISpec.ApproveCore.Net.verified.txt b/src/core/Akka.API.Tests/verify/CoreAPISpec.ApproveCore.Net.verified.txt
index c9b83f24a7d..eccf3f67d9b 100644
--- a/src/core/Akka.API.Tests/verify/CoreAPISpec.ApproveCore.Net.verified.txt
+++ b/src/core/Akka.API.Tests/verify/CoreAPISpec.ApproveCore.Net.verified.txt
@@ -592,7 +592,6 @@ namespace Akka.Actor
     [System.ObsoleteAttribute("This class will be removed in Akka.NET v1.6.0 - use the IScheduler instead.")]
     public class DateTimeOffsetNowTimeProvider : Akka.Actor.IDateTimeOffsetNowTimeProvider, Akka.Actor.ITimeProvider
     {
-        public System.DateTime DateTimeNow { get; }
         public System.TimeSpan HighResMonotonicClock { get; }
         public static Akka.Actor.DateTimeOffsetNowTimeProvider Instance { get; }
         public System.TimeSpan MonotonicClock { get; }
@@ -931,7 +930,6 @@ namespace Akka.Actor
     public sealed class HashedWheelTimerScheduler : Akka.Actor.SchedulerBase, Akka.Actor.IDateTimeOffsetNowTimeProvider, Akka.Actor.ITimeProvider, System.IDisposable
     {
         public HashedWheelTimerScheduler(Akka.Configuration.Config scheduler, Akka.Event.ILoggingAdapter log) { }
-        protected override System.DateTime DateTimeNow { get; }
         public override System.TimeSpan HighResMonotonicClock { get; }
         public override System.TimeSpan MonotonicClock { get; }
         protected override System.DateTimeOffset TimeNow { get; }
@@ -1172,7 +1170,6 @@ namespace Akka.Actor
     }
     public interface ITimeProvider
     {
-        System.DateTime DateTimeNow { get; }
         System.TimeSpan HighResMonotonicClock { get; }
         System.TimeSpan MonotonicClock { get; }
         System.DateTimeOffset Now { get; }
@@ -1623,7 +1620,6 @@ namespace Akka.Actor
         protected readonly Akka.Event.ILoggingAdapter Log;
         protected readonly Akka.Configuration.Config SchedulerConfig;
         protected SchedulerBase(Akka.Configuration.Config scheduler, Akka.Event.ILoggingAdapter log) { }
-        protected abstract System.DateTime DateTimeNow { get; }
         public abstract System.TimeSpan HighResMonotonicClock { get; }
         public abstract System.TimeSpan MonotonicClock { get; }
         protected abstract System.DateTimeOffset TimeNow { get; }
diff --git a/src/core/Akka.API.Tests/verify/CoreAPISpec.ApproveTestKit.DotNet.verified.txt b/src/core/Akka.API.Tests/verify/CoreAPISpec.ApproveTestKit.DotNet.verified.txt
index 31de4931eff..55cff536c32 100644
--- a/src/core/Akka.API.Tests/verify/CoreAPISpec.ApproveTestKit.DotNet.verified.txt
+++ b/src/core/Akka.API.Tests/verify/CoreAPISpec.ApproveTestKit.DotNet.verified.txt
@@ -577,7 +577,6 @@ namespace Akka.TestKit
     {
         public TestScheduler(Akka.Configuration.Config schedulerConfig, Akka.Event.ILoggingAdapter log) { }
         public Akka.Actor.IAdvancedScheduler Advanced { get; }
-        public System.DateTime DateTimeNow { get; }
         public System.TimeSpan HighResMonotonicClock { get; }
         public System.TimeSpan MonotonicClock { get; }
         public System.DateTimeOffset Now { get; }
diff --git a/src/core/Akka.API.Tests/verify/CoreAPISpec.ApproveTestKit.Net.verified.txt b/src/core/Akka.API.Tests/verify/CoreAPISpec.ApproveTestKit.Net.verified.txt
index 43d0479d33c..681fff75319 100644
--- a/src/core/Akka.API.Tests/verify/CoreAPISpec.ApproveTestKit.Net.verified.txt
+++ b/src/core/Akka.API.Tests/verify/CoreAPISpec.ApproveTestKit.Net.verified.txt
@@ -577,7 +577,6 @@ namespace Akka.TestKit
     {
         public TestScheduler(Akka.Configuration.Config schedulerConfig, Akka.Event.ILoggingAdapter log) { }
         public Akka.Actor.IAdvancedScheduler Advanced { get; }
-        public System.DateTime DateTimeNow { get; }
         public System.TimeSpan HighResMonotonicClock { get; }
         public System.TimeSpan MonotonicClock { get; }
         public System.DateTimeOffset Now { get; }
diff --git a/src/core/Akka.Persistence/Eventsourced.cs b/src/core/Akka.Persistence/Eventsourced.cs
index 04683204439..4d34a40745e 100644
--- a/src/core/Akka.Persistence/Eventsourced.cs
+++ b/src/core/Akka.Persistence/Eventsourced.cs
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ public void LoadSnapshot(string persistenceId, SnapshotSelectionCriteria criteri
         /// <param name="snapshot">TBD</param>
         public void SaveSnapshot(object snapshot)
         {
-            SnapshotStore.Tell(new SaveSnapshot(new SnapshotMetadata(SnapshotterId, SnapshotSequenceNr, Context.System.Scheduler.DateTimeNow), snapshot));
+            SnapshotStore.Tell(new SaveSnapshot(new SnapshotMetadata(SnapshotterId, SnapshotSequenceNr, Context.System.Scheduler.Now.Date), snapshot));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/core/Akka.TestKit/TestScheduler.cs b/src/core/Akka.TestKit/TestScheduler.cs
index 73d64b5e51c..43e39765176 100644
--- a/src/core/Akka.TestKit/TestScheduler.cs
+++ b/src/core/Akka.TestKit/TestScheduler.cs
@@ -212,10 +212,6 @@ public void ScheduleRepeatedly(TimeSpan initialDelay, TimeSpan interval, Action
         /// <summary>
         /// TBD
         /// </summary>
-        public DateTime DateTimeNow { get { return DateTime.SpecifyKind(_now.DateTime, DateTimeKind.Utc); } }
-        /// <summary>
-        /// TBD
-        /// </summary>
         public TimeSpan MonotonicClock { get { return Util.MonotonicClock.Elapsed; } }
         /// <summary>
         /// TBD
diff --git a/src/core/Akka.Tests/Actor/ActorSystemSpec.cs b/src/core/Akka.Tests/Actor/ActorSystemSpec.cs
index 658c913c3b1..d6b02a7d71f 100644
--- a/src/core/Akka.Tests/Actor/ActorSystemSpec.cs
+++ b/src/core/Akka.Tests/Actor/ActorSystemSpec.cs
@@ -452,7 +452,6 @@ public void ScheduleTellRepeatedly(TimeSpan initialDelay, TimeSpan interval, ICa
         }
 
         public DateTimeOffset Now { get; private set; }
-        public DateTime DateTimeNow { get; private set; }
         public TimeSpan MonotonicClock { get; private set; }
         public TimeSpan HighResMonotonicClock { get; private set; }
         public IAdvancedScheduler Advanced { get; private set; }
diff --git a/src/core/Akka.Tests/Actor/Scheduler/SchedulerShutdownSpec.cs b/src/core/Akka.Tests/Actor/Scheduler/SchedulerShutdownSpec.cs
index 929fcb5c939..bf613c85095 100644
--- a/src/core/Akka.Tests/Actor/Scheduler/SchedulerShutdownSpec.cs
+++ b/src/core/Akka.Tests/Actor/Scheduler/SchedulerShutdownSpec.cs
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ private class ShutdownScheduler : SchedulerBase, IDisposable
             
 
             protected override DateTimeOffset TimeNow { get; }
-            protected override DateTime DateTimeNow { get; }
             public override TimeSpan MonotonicClock { get; }
             public override TimeSpan HighResMonotonicClock { get; }
 
diff --git a/src/core/Akka/Actor/Scheduler/DateTimeNowTimeProvider.cs b/src/core/Akka/Actor/Scheduler/DateTimeNowTimeProvider.cs
index 2ed4ef2f36d..d8784095c64 100644
--- a/src/core/Akka/Actor/Scheduler/DateTimeNowTimeProvider.cs
+++ b/src/core/Akka/Actor/Scheduler/DateTimeNowTimeProvider.cs
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ private DateTimeOffsetNowTimeProvider() { }
         
         public DateTimeOffset Now { get { return DateTimeOffset.UtcNow; } }
         
-        public DateTime DateTimeNow => DateTime.UtcNow;
-        
         public TimeSpan MonotonicClock {get { return Util.MonotonicClock.Elapsed; }}
         
         public TimeSpan HighResMonotonicClock{get { return Util.MonotonicClock.ElapsedHighRes; }}
diff --git a/src/core/Akka/Actor/Scheduler/HashedWheelTimerScheduler.cs b/src/core/Akka/Actor/Scheduler/HashedWheelTimerScheduler.cs
index ce346ff52c4..78429b41754 100644
--- a/src/core/Akka/Actor/Scheduler/HashedWheelTimerScheduler.cs
+++ b/src/core/Akka/Actor/Scheduler/HashedWheelTimerScheduler.cs
@@ -396,11 +396,6 @@ private void PlaceInBucket(SchedulerRegistration reg)
         /// </summary>
         protected override DateTimeOffset TimeNow => DateTimeOffset.UtcNow;
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// TBD
-        /// </summary>
-        protected override DateTime DateTimeNow => DateTime.UtcNow;
-
         /// <summary>
         /// TBD
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/core/Akka/Actor/Scheduler/ITimeProvider.cs b/src/core/Akka/Actor/Scheduler/ITimeProvider.cs
index a889ddab8e0..6f8f30a5adf 100644
--- a/src/core/Akka/Actor/Scheduler/ITimeProvider.cs
+++ b/src/core/Akka/Actor/Scheduler/ITimeProvider.cs
@@ -20,14 +20,10 @@ namespace Akka.Actor
     public interface ITimeProvider
     {
         /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the scheduler's notion of current time in <see cref="DateTimeOffset"/>.
+        /// Gets the scheduler's notion of current time.
         /// </summary>
         DateTimeOffset Now { get; }
         /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the scheduler's notion of current time in <see cref="DateTime"/>.
-        /// </summary>
-        DateTime DateTimeNow { get; }
-        /// <summary>
         /// TBD
         /// </summary>
         TimeSpan MonotonicClock { get; }
diff --git a/src/core/Akka/Actor/Scheduler/SchedulerBase.cs b/src/core/Akka/Actor/Scheduler/SchedulerBase.cs
index 7e11197ec01..c5416e16535 100644
--- a/src/core/Akka/Actor/Scheduler/SchedulerBase.cs
+++ b/src/core/Akka/Actor/Scheduler/SchedulerBase.cs
@@ -97,18 +97,11 @@ void IActionScheduler.ScheduleRepeatedly(TimeSpan initialDelay, TimeSpan interva
         IAdvancedScheduler IScheduler.Advanced { get { return this; } }
         DateTimeOffset ITimeProvider.Now { get { return TimeNow; } }
 
-        DateTime ITimeProvider.DateTimeNow => DateTime.SpecifyKind(TimeNow.DateTime, DateTimeKind.Utc);
-        
         /// <summary>
-        /// The current time in <see cref="DateTimeOffset"/> UTC.
+        /// The current time in UTC.
         /// </summary>
         protected abstract DateTimeOffset TimeNow { get; }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The current time in <see cref="DateTime"/> UTC.
-        /// </summary>
-        protected abstract DateTime DateTimeNow { get; }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// The current time since startup, as determined by the monotonic clock implementation.
         /// </summary>