diff --git a/api.go b/api.go
index 7f22a52ed..0353b0f42 100644
--- a/api.go
+++ b/api.go
@@ -1607,14 +1607,12 @@ func (api *API) ImportWithTx(ctx context.Context, qcx *Qcx, req *ImportRequest,
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "validating shard ownership")
 	}
 
-	// Convert timestamps to time.Time.
-	timestamps := make([]*time.Time, len(req.Timestamps))
-	for i, ts := range req.Timestamps {
-		if ts == 0 {
-			continue
+	var timestamps []int64
+	for _, v := range req.Timestamps {
+		if v != 0 {
+			timestamps = req.Timestamps
+			break
 		}
-		t := time.Unix(0, ts).UTC()
-		timestamps[i] = &t
 	}
 
 	// Import columnIDs into existence field.
diff --git a/field.go b/field.go
index 0bb88d6ce..839999aaf 100644
--- a/field.go
+++ b/field.go
@@ -1437,7 +1437,7 @@ func (f *Field) Range(qcx *Qcx, name string, op pql.Token, predicate int64) (*Ro
 }
 
 // Import bulk imports data.
-func (f *Field) Import(qcx *Qcx, rowIDs, columnIDs []uint64, timestamps []*time.Time, opts ...ImportOption) (err0 error) {
+func (f *Field) Import(qcx *Qcx, rowIDs, columnIDs []uint64, timestamps []int64, opts ...ImportOption) (err0 error) {
 
 	// Set up import options.
 	options := &ImportOptions{}
@@ -1450,7 +1450,7 @@ func (f *Field) Import(qcx *Qcx, rowIDs, columnIDs []uint64, timestamps []*time.
 
 	// Determine quantum if timestamps are set.
 	q := f.TimeQuantum()
-	if hasTime(timestamps) {
+	if len(timestamps) > 0 {
 		if q == "" {
 			return errors.New("time quantum not set in field")
 		} else if options.Clear {
@@ -1470,16 +1470,15 @@ func (f *Field) Import(qcx *Qcx, rowIDs, columnIDs []uint64, timestamps []*time.
 			return errors.New("bool field imports only support values 0 and 1")
 		}
 
-		var timestamp *time.Time
-		if len(timestamps) > i {
-			timestamp = timestamps[i]
-		}
+		hasTime := len(timestamps) > i && timestamps[i] != 0
 
 		var standard []string
-		if timestamp == nil {
+		if !hasTime {
 			standard = []string{viewStandard}
 		} else {
-			standard = viewsByTime(viewStandard, *timestamp, q)
+			// Yes, we mean `0, ts`; ts is an int64 in UnixNano units,
+			// time.Unix takes seconds-and-nanoseconds.
+			standard = viewsByTime(viewStandard, time.Unix(0, timestamps[i]).UTC(), q)
 			if !f.options.NoStandardView {
 				// In order to match the logic of `SetBit()`, we want bits
 				// with timestamps to write to both time and standard views.
diff --git a/index.go b/index.go
index b7204007f..370a328fb 100644
--- a/index.go
+++ b/index.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"sort"
 	"strconv"
 	"sync"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/molecula/featurebase/v2/disco"
 	"github.com/molecula/featurebase/v2/roaring"
@@ -841,16 +840,6 @@ type IndexOptions struct {
 	TrackExistence bool `json:"trackExistence"`
 }
 
-// hasTime returns true if a contains a non-nil time.
-func hasTime(a []*time.Time) bool {
-	for _, t := range a {
-		if t != nil {
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
 type importKey struct {
 	View  string
 	Shard uint64