diff --git a/liblog/README.md b/liblog/README.md
index f64f376..74a2cd7 100644
--- a/liblog/README.md
+++ b/liblog/README.md
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@
     LOG_EVENT_INT(tag, value)
     LOG_EVENT_LONG(tag, value)
 
-    clockid_t android_log_clockid()
-
     log_id_t android_logger_get_id(struct logger *logger)
     int android_logger_clear(struct logger *logger)
     int android_logger_get_log_size(struct logger *logger)
@@ -119,7 +117,7 @@
 multiple logs can be opened with `android_logger_list_alloc()`, calling in turn the
 `android_logger_open()` for each log id.  Each entry can be retrieved with
 `android_logger_list_read()`.  The log(s) can be closed with `android_logger_list_free()`.
-`ANDROID_LOG_NONBLOCK` mode will report when the log reading is done with an `EAGAIN` error return 
+`ANDROID_LOG_NONBLOCK` mode will report when the log reading is done with an `EAGAIN` error return
 code, otherwise the `android_logger_list_read()` call will block for new entries.
 
 The `ANDROID_LOG_WRAP` mode flag to the `android_logger_list_alloc_time()` signals logd to quiesce
diff --git a/liblog/include/log/log.h b/liblog/include/log/log.h
index 820b7cb..d7e9b7d 100644
--- a/liblog/include/log/log.h
+++ b/liblog/include/log/log.h
@@ -133,12 +133,6 @@
   (void)__android_log_bswrite(_tag, _value);
 #endif
 
-#ifdef __linux__
-
-clockid_t android_log_clockid(void);
-
-#endif /* __linux__ */
-
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 /*
diff --git a/liblog/logger_write.cpp b/liblog/logger_write.cpp
index 3a75fa3..22c7eca 100644
--- a/liblog/logger_write.cpp
+++ b/liblog/logger_write.cpp
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
     return -EINVAL;
   }
 
-  clock_gettime(android_log_clockid(), &ts);
+  clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &ts);
 
   if (log_id == LOG_ID_SECURITY) {
     if (vec[0].iov_len < 4) {
diff --git a/liblog/logprint.cpp b/liblog/logprint.cpp
index 9e8d277..238431f 100644
--- a/liblog/logprint.cpp
+++ b/liblog/logprint.cpp
@@ -216,11 +216,7 @@
   p_ret->year_output = false;
   p_ret->zone_output = false;
   p_ret->epoch_output = false;
-#ifdef __ANDROID__
-  p_ret->monotonic_output = android_log_clockid() == CLOCK_MONOTONIC;
-#else
   p_ret->monotonic_output = false;
-#endif
   p_ret->uid_output = false;
   p_ret->descriptive_output = false;
   descriptive_output = false;
@@ -1465,13 +1461,10 @@
   nsec = entry->tv_nsec;
 #if __ANDROID__
   if (p_format->monotonic_output) {
-    /* prevent convertMonotonic from being called if logd is monotonic */
-    if (android_log_clockid() != CLOCK_MONOTONIC) {
-      struct timespec time;
-      convertMonotonic(&time, entry);
-      now = time.tv_sec;
-      nsec = time.tv_nsec;
-    }
+    struct timespec time;
+    convertMonotonic(&time, entry);
+    now = time.tv_sec;
+    nsec = time.tv_nsec;
   }
 #endif
   if (now < 0) {
diff --git a/liblog/pmsg_writer.cpp b/liblog/pmsg_writer.cpp
index 0751e2c..8e676bd 100644
--- a/liblog/pmsg_writer.cpp
+++ b/liblog/pmsg_writer.cpp
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
     return -EINVAL;
   }
 
-  clock_gettime(android_log_clockid(), &ts);
+  clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &ts);
 
   cp = strdup(filename);
   if (!cp) {
diff --git a/liblog/properties.cpp b/liblog/properties.cpp
index 37670ec..f5e060c 100644
--- a/liblog/properties.cpp
+++ b/liblog/properties.cpp
@@ -365,29 +365,6 @@
   return c;
 }
 
-static unsigned char evaluate_persist_ro(const struct cache2_char* self) {
-  unsigned char c = self->cache_persist.c;
-
-  if (c) {
-    return c;
-  }
-
-  return self->cache_ro.c;
-}
-
-/*
- * Timestamp state generally remains constant, but can change at any time
- * to handle developer requirements.
- */
-clockid_t android_log_clockid() {
-  static struct cache2_char clockid = {PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER, 0,
-                                       "persist.logd.timestamp",  {{NULL, 0xFFFFFFFF}, '\0'},
-                                       "ro.logd.timestamp",       {{NULL, 0xFFFFFFFF}, '\0'},
-                                       evaluate_persist_ro};
-
-  return (tolower(do_cache2_char(&clockid)) == 'm') ? CLOCK_MONOTONIC : CLOCK_REALTIME;
-}
-
 /*
  * Security state generally remains constant, but the DO must be able
  * to turn off logging should it become spammy after an attack is detected.
diff --git a/liblog/tests/liblog_benchmark.cpp b/liblog/tests/liblog_benchmark.cpp
index f4734b9..a4e4def 100644
--- a/liblog/tests/liblog_benchmark.cpp
+++ b/liblog/tests/liblog_benchmark.cpp
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@
    */
 
   struct timespec ts;
-  clock_gettime(android_log_clockid(), &ts);
+  clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &ts);
 
   android_pmsg_log_header_t pmsg_header;
   pmsg_header.magic = LOGGER_MAGIC;
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@
    */
 
   struct timespec ts;
-  clock_gettime(android_log_clockid(), &ts);
+  clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &ts);
 
   struct packet {
     android_pmsg_log_header_t pmsg_header;
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@
    */
 
   struct timespec ts;
-  clock_gettime(android_log_clockid(), &ts);
+  clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &ts);
 
   struct packet {
     android_pmsg_log_header_t pmsg_header;
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@
    */
 
   struct timespec ts;
-  clock_gettime(android_log_clockid(), &ts);
+  clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &ts);
 
   struct packet {
     android_pmsg_log_header_t pmsg_header;
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@
    */
 
   struct timespec ts;
-  clock_gettime(android_log_clockid(), &ts);
+  clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &ts);
 
   struct packet {
     android_pmsg_log_header_t pmsg_header;
@@ -792,16 +792,6 @@
 BENCHMARK(BM_is_loggable);
 
 /*
- *	Measure the time it takes for android_log_clockid.
- */
-static void BM_clockid(benchmark::State& state) {
-  while (state.KeepRunning()) {
-    android_log_clockid();
-  }
-}
-BENCHMARK(BM_clockid);
-
-/*
  *	Measure the time it takes for __android_log_security.
  */
 static void BM_security(benchmark::State& state) {
diff --git a/liblog/tests/liblog_test.cpp b/liblog/tests/liblog_test.cpp
index d3d8e91..bbc985a 100644
--- a/liblog/tests/liblog_test.cpp
+++ b/liblog/tests/liblog_test.cpp
@@ -329,8 +329,6 @@
 #ifdef __ANDROID__
   pid_t pid = getpid();
 
-  log_time ts(android_log_clockid());
-
   size_t num_lines = 1, size = 0, length = 0, total = 0;
   const char* cp = message;
   while (*cp) {
@@ -432,7 +430,6 @@
   pid_t pid = getpid();
 
   static const char tag[] = "TEST__android_log_buf_write";
-  log_time ts(android_log_clockid());
 
   auto write_function = [&] {
     EXPECT_LT(0, __android_log_buf_write(LOG_ID_MAIN, ANDROID_LOG_INFO, tag, message));
diff --git a/logcat/logcat.cpp b/logcat/logcat.cpp
index 8185f01..13023f2 100644
--- a/logcat/logcat.cpp
+++ b/logcat/logcat.cpp
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@
                                             closedir);
     if (!dir.get()) return retval;
 
-    log_time now(android_log_clockid());
+    log_time now(CLOCK_REALTIME);
 
     size_t len = strlen(file);
     log_time modulo(0, NS_PER_SEC);
diff --git a/logcat/tests/logcat_test.cpp b/logcat/tests/logcat_test.cpp
index b32b437..3a55c4e 100644
--- a/logcat/tests/logcat_test.cpp
+++ b/logcat/tests/logcat_test.cpp
@@ -174,11 +174,6 @@
 }
 
 TEST(logcat, year) {
-    if (android_log_clockid() == CLOCK_MONOTONIC) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Skipping test, logd is monotonic time\n");
-        return;
-    }
-
     int count;
     int tries = 3;  // in case run too soon after system start or buffer clear
 
@@ -249,11 +244,6 @@
 }
 
 TEST(logcat, tz) {
-    if (android_log_clockid() == CLOCK_MONOTONIC) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Skipping test, logd is monotonic time\n");
-        return;
-    }
-
     int tries = 4;  // in case run too soon after system start or buffer clear
     int count;
 
diff --git a/logd/LogAudit.cpp b/logd/LogAudit.cpp
index 37067bd..2133fdf 100644
--- a/logd/LogAudit.cpp
+++ b/logd/LogAudit.cpp
@@ -247,22 +247,13 @@
 
     static const char audit_str[] = " audit(";
     char* timeptr = strstr(str, audit_str);
-    if (timeptr &&
-        ((cp = now.strptime(timeptr + sizeof(audit_str) - 1, "%s.%q"))) &&
+    if (timeptr && ((cp = now.strptime(timeptr + sizeof(audit_str) - 1, "%s.%q"))) &&
         (*cp == ':')) {
         memcpy(timeptr + sizeof(audit_str) - 1, "0.0", 3);
         memmove(timeptr + sizeof(audit_str) - 1 + 3, cp, strlen(cp) + 1);
-        if (!isMonotonic()) {
-            if (android::isMonotonic(now)) {
-                LogKlog::convertMonotonicToReal(now);
-            }
-        } else {
-            if (!android::isMonotonic(now)) {
-                LogKlog::convertRealToMonotonic(now);
-            }
+        if (android::isMonotonic(now)) {
+            LogKlog::convertMonotonicToReal(now);
         }
-    } else if (isMonotonic()) {
-        now = log_time(CLOCK_MONOTONIC);
     } else {
         now = log_time(CLOCK_REALTIME);
     }
diff --git a/logd/LogAudit.h b/logd/LogAudit.h
index c3d7a3e..7df0a5d 100644
--- a/logd/LogAudit.h
+++ b/logd/LogAudit.h
@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@
    public:
     LogAudit(LogBuffer* buf, LogReader* reader, int fdDmesg);
     int log(char* buf, size_t len);
-    bool isMonotonic() {
-        return logbuf->isMonotonic();
-    }
 
    protected:
     virtual bool onDataAvailable(SocketClient* cli);
diff --git a/logd/LogBuffer.cpp b/logd/LogBuffer.cpp
index a7323e8..2cb0c5e 100644
--- a/logd/LogBuffer.cpp
+++ b/logd/LogBuffer.cpp
@@ -50,48 +50,6 @@
             setSize(i, LOG_BUFFER_MIN_SIZE);
         }
     }
-    bool lastMonotonic = monotonic;
-    monotonic = android_log_clockid() == CLOCK_MONOTONIC;
-    if (lastMonotonic != monotonic) {
-        //
-        // Fixup all timestamps, may not be 100% accurate, but better than
-        // throwing what we have away when we get 'surprised' by a change.
-        // In-place element fixup so no need to check reader-lock. Entries
-        // should already be in timestamp order, but we could end up with a
-        // few out-of-order entries if new monotonics come in before we
-        // are notified of the reinit change in status. A Typical example would
-        // be:
-        //  --------- beginning of system
-        //      10.494082   184   201 D Cryptfs : Just triggered post_fs_data
-        //  --------- beginning of kernel
-        //       0.000000     0     0 I         : Initializing cgroup subsys
-        // as the act of mounting /data would trigger persist.logd.timestamp to
-        // be corrected. 1/30 corner case YMMV.
-        //
-        rdlock();
-        LogBufferElementCollection::iterator it = mLogElements.begin();
-        while ((it != mLogElements.end())) {
-            LogBufferElement* e = *it;
-            if (monotonic) {
-                if (!android::isMonotonic(e->mRealTime)) {
-                    LogKlog::convertRealToMonotonic(e->mRealTime);
-                    if ((e->mRealTime.tv_nsec % 1000) == 0) {
-                        e->mRealTime.tv_nsec++;
-                    }
-                }
-            } else {
-                if (android::isMonotonic(e->mRealTime)) {
-                    LogKlog::convertMonotonicToReal(e->mRealTime);
-                    if ((e->mRealTime.tv_nsec % 1000) == 0) {
-                        e->mRealTime.tv_nsec++;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            ++it;
-        }
-        unlock();
-    }
-
     // Release any sleeping reader threads to dump their current content.
     LogReaderThread::wrlock();
 
@@ -106,10 +64,7 @@
 }
 
 LogBuffer::LogBuffer(LastLogTimes* times, LogTags* tags, PruneList* prune)
-    : monotonic(android_log_clockid() == CLOCK_MONOTONIC),
-      mTimes(*times),
-      tags_(tags),
-      prune_(prune) {
+    : mTimes(*times), tags_(tags), prune_(prune) {
     pthread_rwlock_init(&mLogElementsLock, nullptr);
 
     log_id_for_each(i) {
diff --git a/logd/LogBuffer.h b/logd/LogBuffer.h
index eb41efb..0fe1999 100644
--- a/logd/LogBuffer.h
+++ b/logd/LogBuffer.h
@@ -91,8 +91,6 @@
 
     unsigned long mMaxSize[LOG_ID_MAX];
 
-    bool monotonic;
-
     LogBufferElement* lastLoggedElements[LOG_ID_MAX];
     LogBufferElement* droppedElements[LOG_ID_MAX];
     void log(LogBufferElement* elem);
@@ -103,9 +101,6 @@
     LogBuffer(LastLogTimes* times, LogTags* tags, PruneList* prune);
     ~LogBuffer();
     void init();
-    bool isMonotonic() {
-        return monotonic;
-    }
 
     int log(log_id_t log_id, log_time realtime, uid_t uid, pid_t pid, pid_t tid, const char* msg,
             uint16_t len);
diff --git a/logd/LogKlog.cpp b/logd/LogKlog.cpp
index 5788ada..c308073 100644
--- a/logd/LogKlog.cpp
+++ b/logd/LogKlog.cpp
@@ -309,8 +309,6 @@
         }
         buf = cp;
 
-        if (isMonotonic()) return now;
-
         const char* b;
         if (((b = android::strnstr(cp, len, suspendStr))) &&
             (((b += strlen(suspendStr)) - cp) < len)) {
@@ -356,11 +354,7 @@
 
         convertMonotonicToReal(now);
     } else {
-        if (isMonotonic()) {
-            now = log_time(CLOCK_MONOTONIC);
-        } else {
-            now = log_time(CLOCK_REALTIME);
-        }
+        now = log_time(CLOCK_REALTIME);
     }
     return now;
 }
@@ -431,45 +425,6 @@
     return pri;
 }
 
-// Passed the entire SYSLOG_ACTION_READ_ALL buffer and interpret a
-// compensated start time.
-void LogKlog::synchronize(const char* buf, ssize_t len) {
-    const char* cp = android::strnstr(buf, len, suspendStr);
-    if (!cp) {
-        cp = android::strnstr(buf, len, resumeStr);
-        if (!cp) return;
-    } else {
-        const char* rp = android::strnstr(buf, len, resumeStr);
-        if (rp && (rp < cp)) cp = rp;
-    }
-
-    do {
-        --cp;
-    } while ((cp > buf) && (*cp != '\n'));
-    if (*cp == '\n') {
-        ++cp;
-    }
-    parseKernelPrio(cp, len - (cp - buf));
-
-    log_time now = sniffTime(cp, len - (cp - buf), true);
-
-    const char* suspended = android::strnstr(buf, len, suspendedStr);
-    if (!suspended || (suspended > cp)) {
-        return;
-    }
-    cp = suspended;
-
-    do {
-        --cp;
-    } while ((cp > buf) && (*cp != '\n'));
-    if (*cp == '\n') {
-        ++cp;
-    }
-    parseKernelPrio(cp, len - (cp - buf));
-
-    sniffTime(cp, len - (cp - buf), true);
-}
-
 // Convert kernel log priority number into an Android Logger priority number
 static int convertKernelPrioToAndroidPrio(int pri) {
     switch (pri & LOG_PRIMASK) {
@@ -789,7 +744,7 @@
     memcpy(np, p, b);
     np[b] = '\0';
 
-    if (!isMonotonic()) {
+    {
         // Watch out for singular race conditions with timezone causing near
         // integer quarter-hour jumps in the time and compensate accordingly.
         // Entries will be temporal within near_seconds * 2. b/21868540
diff --git a/logd/LogKlog.h b/logd/LogKlog.h
index 6bfd6a8..4c09751 100644
--- a/logd/LogKlog.h
+++ b/logd/LogKlog.h
@@ -42,17 +42,10 @@
     LogKlog(LogBuffer* buf, LogReader* reader, int fdWrite, int fdRead,
             bool auditd);
     int log(const char* buf, ssize_t len);
-    void synchronize(const char* buf, ssize_t len);
 
-    bool isMonotonic() {
-        return logbuf->isMonotonic();
-    }
     static void convertMonotonicToReal(log_time& real) {
         real += correction;
     }
-    static void convertRealToMonotonic(log_time& real) {
-        real -= correction;
-    }
 
    protected:
      log_time sniffTime(const char*& buf, ssize_t len, bool reverse);
diff --git a/logd/LogReader.cpp b/logd/LogReader.cpp
index 4702de5..a590cef 100644
--- a/logd/LogReader.cpp
+++ b/logd/LogReader.cpp
@@ -150,9 +150,8 @@
     // Convert realtime to sequence number
     if (start != log_time::EPOCH) {
         bool start_time_set = false;
-        bool is_monotonic = logbuf().isMonotonic() && android::isMonotonic(start);
         uint64_t last = sequence;
-        auto log_find_start = [pid, logMask, start, is_monotonic, &sequence, &start_time_set,
+        auto log_find_start = [pid, logMask, start, &sequence, &start_time_set,
                                &last](const LogBufferElement* element) -> int {
             if (pid && pid != element->getPid()) {
                 return 0;
@@ -164,15 +163,13 @@
                 sequence = element->getSequence();
                 start_time_set = true;
                 return -1;
-            } else if (!is_monotonic || android::isMonotonic(element->getRealTime())) {
+            } else {
                 if (start < element->getRealTime()) {
                     sequence = last;
                     start_time_set = true;
                     return -1;
                 }
                 last = element->getSequence();
-            } else {
-                last = element->getSequence();
             }
             return 0;
         };
diff --git a/logd/LogTags.cpp b/logd/LogTags.cpp
index 3e52b38..17c9a97 100644
--- a/logd/LogTags.cpp
+++ b/logd/LogTags.cpp
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@
      */
 
     struct timespec ts;
-    clock_gettime(android_log_clockid(), &ts);
+    clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &ts);
 
     android_log_header_t header = {
         .id = LOG_ID_EVENTS,
diff --git a/logd/README.property b/logd/README.property
index 1b7e165..6a9369a 100644
--- a/logd/README.property
+++ b/logd/README.property
@@ -44,10 +44,6 @@
                                          oldest entries of chattiest UID, and
                                          the chattiest PID of system
                                          (1000, or AID_SYSTEM).
-persist.logd.timestamp     string  ro    The recording timestamp source.
-                                         "m[onotonic]" is the only supported
-                                         key character, otherwise realtime.
-ro.logd.timestamp        string realtime default for persist.logd.timestamp
 log.tag                   string persist The global logging level, VERBOSE,
                                          DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR, ASSERT or
                                          SILENT. Only the first character is
diff --git a/logd/main.cpp b/logd/main.cpp
index cc45eb3..84b97ca 100644
--- a/logd/main.cpp
+++ b/logd/main.cpp
@@ -201,10 +201,6 @@
     }
     buf[--len] = '\0';
 
-    if (kl && kl->isMonotonic()) {
-        kl->synchronize(buf.get(), len);
-    }
-
     ssize_t sublen;
     for (char *ptr = nullptr, *tok = buf.get();
          (rc >= 0) && !!(tok = android::log_strntok_r(tok, len, ptr, sublen));
diff --git a/logd/tests/logd_test.cpp b/logd/tests/logd_test.cpp
index 1dd5c86..55737e9 100644
--- a/logd/tests/logd_test.cpp
+++ b/logd/tests/logd_test.cpp
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@
     // A few tries to get it right just in case wrap kicks in due to
     // content providers being active during the test.
     int i = 5;
-    log_time start(android_log_clockid());
+    log_time start(CLOCK_REALTIME);
     start.tv_sec -= 30;  // reach back a moderate period of time
 
     while (--i) {
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@
             if (msg > start) {
                 start = msg;
                 start.tv_sec += 30;
-                log_time now = log_time(android_log_clockid());
+                log_time now = log_time(CLOCK_REALTIME);
                 if (start > now) {
                     start = now;
                     --start.tv_sec;