diff --git a/src/cpp-utils/system/time.h b/src/cpp-utils/system/time.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eeb0e1c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cpp-utils/system/time.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#pragma once
+#ifndef MESSMER_CPPUTILS_SYSTEM_TIME_H
+#define MESSMER_CPPUTILS_SYSTEM_TIME_H
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include "clock_gettime.h"
+
+namespace cpputils {
+    namespace time {
+        // TODO Test
+        inline timespec now() {
+            struct timespec now;
+            clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &now);
+            return now;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/cryfs/filesystem/CryDir.cpp b/src/cryfs/filesystem/CryDir.cpp
index cb0bb859..b7480397 100644
--- a/src/cryfs/filesystem/CryDir.cpp
+++ b/src/cryfs/filesystem/CryDir.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include "CryDevice.h"
 #include "CryFile.h"
 #include "CryOpenFile.h"
-#include "fsblobstore/utils/time.h"
+#include <cpp-utils/system/time.h>
 
 //TODO Get rid of this in favor of exception hierarchy
 using fspp::fuse::CHECK_RETVAL;
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ CryDir::~CryDir() {
 unique_ref<fspp::OpenFile> CryDir::createAndOpenFile(const string &name, mode_t mode, uid_t uid, gid_t gid) {
   device()->callFsActionCallbacks();
   auto child = device()->CreateFileBlob();
-  auto now = fsblobstore::time::now();
+  auto now = cpputils::time::now();
   auto dirBlob = LoadBlob();
   dirBlob->AddChildFile(name, child->key(), mode, uid, gid, now, now);
   return make_unique_ref<CryOpenFile>(device(), cpputils::to_unique_ptr(std::move(dirBlob)), std::move(child));
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ void CryDir::createDir(const string &name, mode_t mode, uid_t uid, gid_t gid) {
   device()->callFsActionCallbacks();
   auto blob = LoadBlob();
   auto child = device()->CreateDirBlob();
-  auto now = fsblobstore::time::now();
+  auto now = cpputils::time::now();
   blob->AddChildDir(name, child->key(), mode, uid, gid, now, now);
 }
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ void CryDir::createSymlink(const string &name, const bf::path &target, uid_t uid
   device()->callFsActionCallbacks();
   auto blob = LoadBlob();
   auto child = device()->CreateSymlinkBlob(target);
-  auto now = fsblobstore::time::now();
+  auto now = cpputils::time::now();
   blob->AddChildSymlink(name, child->key(), uid, gid, now, now);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/cryfs/filesystem/fsblobstore/utils/DirEntry.h b/src/cryfs/filesystem/fsblobstore/utils/DirEntry.h
index 88340371..7084b92d 100644
--- a/src/cryfs/filesystem/fsblobstore/utils/DirEntry.h
+++ b/src/cryfs/filesystem/fsblobstore/utils/DirEntry.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <blockstore/utils/Key.h>
 #include <fspp/fs_interface/Dir.h>
-#include "time.h"
+#include <cpp-utils/system/time.h>
 
 namespace cryfs {
     namespace fsblobstore {
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ namespace cryfs {
         }
 
         inline void DirEntry::_updateLastMetadataChangeTime() {
-            setLastMetadataChangeTime(time::now());
+            setLastMetadataChangeTime(cpputils::time::now());
         }
 
     }
diff --git a/src/cryfs/filesystem/fsblobstore/utils/DirEntryList.cpp b/src/cryfs/filesystem/fsblobstore/utils/DirEntryList.cpp
index 334a7345..53025e01 100644
--- a/src/cryfs/filesystem/fsblobstore/utils/DirEntryList.cpp
+++ b/src/cryfs/filesystem/fsblobstore/utils/DirEntryList.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include "DirEntryList.h"
 #include <limits>
-#include "time.h"
+#include <cpp-utils/system/time.h>
 
 //TODO Get rid of that in favor of better error handling
 #include <fspp/fuse/FuseErrnoException.h>
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ void DirEntryList::add(const string &name, const Key &blobKey, fspp::Dir::EntryT
 void DirEntryList::_add(const string &name, const Key &blobKey, fspp::Dir::EntryType entryType, mode_t mode,
                        uid_t uid, gid_t gid, timespec lastAccessTime, timespec lastModificationTime) {
     auto insert_pos = _findUpperBound(blobKey);
-    _entries.emplace(insert_pos, entryType, name, blobKey, mode, uid, gid, lastAccessTime, lastModificationTime, time::now());
+    _entries.emplace(insert_pos, entryType, name, blobKey, mode, uid, gid, lastAccessTime, lastModificationTime, cpputils::time::now());
 }
 
 void DirEntryList::addOrOverwrite(const string &name, const Key &blobKey, fspp::Dir::EntryType entryType, mode_t mode,
diff --git a/src/cryfs/filesystem/fsblobstore/utils/time.h b/src/cryfs/filesystem/fsblobstore/utils/time.h
deleted file mode 100644
index f5311154..00000000
--- a/src/cryfs/filesystem/fsblobstore/utils/time.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-#ifndef MESSMER_CRYFS_FILESYTEM_FSBLOBSTORE_UTILS_TIME_H
-#define MESSMER_CRYFS_FILESYTEM_FSBLOBSTORE_UTILS_TIME_H
-
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <cpp-utils/system/clock_gettime.h>
-
-namespace cryfs {
-    namespace fsblobstore {
-        namespace time {
-
-            inline timespec now() {
-                struct timespec now;
-                clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &now);
-                return now;
-            }
-
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-#endif