diff --git a/arch/um/include/shared/os.h b/arch/um/include/shared/os.h
index d579adcb2690..449e71edefaa 100644
--- a/arch/um/include/shared/os.h
+++ b/arch/um/include/shared/os.h
@@ -250,15 +250,13 @@ extern void os_warn(const char *fmt, ...)
 
 /* time.c */
 extern void os_idle_sleep(unsigned long long nsecs);
-extern int os_timer_create(void* timer);
-extern int os_timer_set_interval(void* timer, void* its);
+extern int os_timer_create(void);
+extern int os_timer_set_interval(void);
 extern int os_timer_one_shot(unsigned long ticks);
-extern long long os_timer_disable(void);
-extern long os_timer_remain(void* timer);
+extern void os_timer_disable(void);
 extern void uml_idle_timer(void);
 extern long long os_persistent_clock_emulation(void);
 extern long long os_nsecs(void);
-extern long long os_vnsecs(void);
 
 /* skas/mem.c */
 extern long run_syscall_stub(struct mm_id * mm_idp,
diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/time.c b/arch/um/kernel/time.c
index 052de4c8acb2..3e31d7ba84c6 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/time.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ static int itimer_shutdown(struct clock_event_device *evt)
 
 static int itimer_set_periodic(struct clock_event_device *evt)
 {
-	os_timer_set_interval(NULL, NULL);
+	os_timer_set_interval();
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ static void __init um_timer_setup(void)
 		printk(KERN_ERR "register_timer : request_irq failed - "
 		       "errno = %d\n", -err);
 
-	err = os_timer_create(NULL);
+	err = os_timer_create();
 	if (err != 0) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "creation of timer failed - errno = %d\n", -err);
 		return;
diff --git a/arch/um/os-Linux/time.c b/arch/um/os-Linux/time.c
index b28cc35da21f..6a60e7506f8d 100644
--- a/arch/um/os-Linux/time.c
+++ b/arch/um/os-Linux/time.c
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ static inline long long timeval_to_ns(const struct timeval *tv)
 
 static inline long long timespec_to_ns(const struct timespec *ts)
 {
-	return ((long long) ts->tv_sec * UM_NSEC_PER_SEC) +
-		ts->tv_nsec;
+	return ((long long) ts->tv_sec * UM_NSEC_PER_SEC) + ts->tv_nsec;
 }
 
-long long os_persistent_clock_emulation (void) {
+long long os_persistent_clock_emulation(void)
+{
 	struct timespec realtime_tp;
 
 	clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &realtime_tp);
@@ -40,87 +40,43 @@ long long os_persistent_clock_emulation (void) {
 /**
  * os_timer_create() - create an new posix (interval) timer
  */
-int os_timer_create(void* timer) {
-
-	timer_t* t = timer;
-
-	if(t == NULL) {
-		t = &event_high_res_timer;
-	}
+int os_timer_create(void)
+{
+	timer_t *t = &event_high_res_timer;
 
-	if (timer_create(
-		CLOCK_MONOTONIC,
-		NULL,
-		t) == -1) {
+	if (timer_create(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, NULL, t) == -1)
 		return -1;
-	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int os_timer_set_interval(void* timer, void* i)
+int os_timer_set_interval(void)
 {
 	struct itimerspec its;
 	unsigned long long nsec;
-	timer_t* t = timer;
-	struct itimerspec* its_in = i;
-
-	if(t == NULL) {
-		t = &event_high_res_timer;
-	}
 
 	nsec = UM_NSEC_PER_SEC / UM_HZ;
 
-	if(its_in != NULL) {
-		its.it_value.tv_sec = its_in->it_value.tv_sec;
-		its.it_value.tv_nsec = its_in->it_value.tv_nsec;
-	} else {
-		its.it_value.tv_sec = 0;
-		its.it_value.tv_nsec = nsec;
-	}
+	its.it_value.tv_sec = 0;
+	its.it_value.tv_nsec = nsec;
 
 	its.it_interval.tv_sec = 0;
 	its.it_interval.tv_nsec = nsec;
 
-	if(timer_settime(*t, 0, &its, NULL) == -1) {
+	if (timer_settime(event_high_res_timer, 0, &its, NULL) == -1)
 		return -errno;
-	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/**
- * os_timer_remain() - returns the remaining nano seconds of the given interval
- *                     timer
- * Because this is the remaining time of an interval timer, which correspondends
- * to HZ, this value can never be bigger than one second. Just
- * the nanosecond part of the timer is returned.
- * The returned time is relative to the start time of the interval timer.
- * Return an negative value in an error case.
- */
-long os_timer_remain(void* timer)
-{
-	struct itimerspec its;
-	timer_t* t = timer;
-
-	if(t == NULL) {
-		t = &event_high_res_timer;
-	}
-
-	if(timer_gettime(t, &its) == -1) {
-		return -errno;
-	}
-
-	return its.it_value.tv_nsec;
-}
-
 int os_timer_one_shot(unsigned long ticks)
 {
 	struct itimerspec its;
 	unsigned long long nsec;
 	unsigned long sec;
 
-    nsec = (ticks + 1);
-    sec = nsec / UM_NSEC_PER_SEC;
+	nsec = (ticks + 1);
+	sec = nsec / UM_NSEC_PER_SEC;
 	nsec = nsec % UM_NSEC_PER_SEC;
 
 	its.it_value.tv_sec = nsec / UM_NSEC_PER_SEC;
@@ -135,24 +91,13 @@ int os_timer_one_shot(unsigned long ticks)
 
 /**
  * os_timer_disable() - disable the posix (interval) timer
- * Returns the remaining interval timer time in nanoseconds
  */
-long long os_timer_disable(void)
+void os_timer_disable(void)
 {
 	struct itimerspec its;
 
 	memset(&its, 0, sizeof(struct itimerspec));
-	timer_settime(event_high_res_timer, 0, &its, &its);
-
-	return its.it_value.tv_sec * UM_NSEC_PER_SEC + its.it_value.tv_nsec;
-}
-
-long long os_vnsecs(void)
-{
-	struct timespec ts;
-
-	clock_gettime(CLOCK_PROCESS_CPUTIME_ID,&ts);
-	return timespec_to_ns(&ts);
+	timer_settime(event_high_res_timer, 0, &its, NULL);
 }
 
 long long os_nsecs(void)
@@ -171,19 +116,14 @@ void os_idle_sleep(unsigned long long nsecs)
 {
 	struct timespec ts;
 
-	if (nsecs <= 0) {
-		return;
-	}
-
 	ts = ((struct timespec) {
-			.tv_sec  = nsecs / UM_NSEC_PER_SEC,
-			.tv_nsec = nsecs % UM_NSEC_PER_SEC
+		.tv_sec  = nsecs / UM_NSEC_PER_SEC,
+		.tv_nsec = nsecs % UM_NSEC_PER_SEC
 	});
 
 	/*
 	 * Relay the signal if clock_nanosleep is interrupted.
 	 */
-	if (clock_nanosleep(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, 0, &ts, NULL)) {
+	if (clock_nanosleep(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, 0, &ts, NULL))
 		deliver_alarm();
-	}
 }
