diff --git a/update_manager/real_shill_provider_unittest.cc b/update_manager/real_shill_provider_unittest.cc
index 6506923..af674d0 100644
--- a/update_manager/real_shill_provider_unittest.cc
+++ b/update_manager/real_shill_provider_unittest.cc
@@ -94,9 +94,7 @@
     now_exp.minute = 5;
     now_exp.second = 33;
     now_exp.millisecond = 675;
-    Time time;
-    ignore_result(Time::FromLocalExploded(now_exp, &time));
-    return time;
+    return Time::FromLocalExploded(now_exp);
   }
 
   Time ConnChangedTime() {
diff --git a/update_manager/real_time_provider.cc b/update_manager/real_time_provider.cc
index db26816..ca3acad 100644
--- a/update_manager/real_time_provider.cc
+++ b/update_manager/real_time_provider.cc
@@ -43,10 +43,7 @@
     Time::Exploded now_exp;
     clock_->GetWallclockTime().LocalExplode(&now_exp);
     now_exp.hour = now_exp.minute = now_exp.second = now_exp.millisecond = 0;
-    Time* now = new Time();
-    bool success = Time::FromLocalExploded(now_exp, now);
-    DCHECK(success);
-    return now;
+    return new Time(Time::FromLocalExploded(now_exp));
   }
 
  private:
diff --git a/update_manager/real_time_provider_unittest.cc b/update_manager/real_time_provider_unittest.cc
index f8db30b..0e1ef34 100644
--- a/update_manager/real_time_provider_unittest.cc
+++ b/update_manager/real_time_provider_unittest.cc
@@ -51,9 +51,7 @@
     now_exp.minute = 5;
     now_exp.second = 33;
     now_exp.millisecond = 675;
-    Time time;
-    ignore_result(Time::FromLocalExploded(now_exp, &time));
-    return time;
+    return Time::FromLocalExploded(now_exp);
   }
 
   FakeClock fake_clock_;
@@ -68,8 +66,7 @@
   exploded.minute = 0;
   exploded.second = 0;
   exploded.millisecond = 0;
-  Time expected;
-  ignore_result(Time::FromLocalExploded(exploded, &expected));
+  const Time expected = Time::FromLocalExploded(exploded);
 
   fake_clock_.SetWallclockTime(now);
   UmTestUtils::ExpectVariableHasValue(expected, provider_->var_curr_date());
diff --git a/update_manager/real_updater_provider_unittest.cc b/update_manager/real_updater_provider_unittest.cc
index b653885..efe042c 100644
--- a/update_manager/real_updater_provider_unittest.cc
+++ b/update_manager/real_updater_provider_unittest.cc
@@ -57,9 +57,7 @@
   now_exp.minute = 5;
   now_exp.second = 33;
   now_exp.millisecond = 675;
-  Time time;
-  ignore_result(Time::FromLocalExploded(now_exp, &time));
-  return time;
+  return Time::FromLocalExploded(now_exp);
 }
 
 // Rounds down a timestamp to the nearest second. This is useful when faking
@@ -68,9 +66,7 @@
   Time::Exploded exp;
   time.LocalExplode(&exp);
   exp.millisecond = 0;
-  Time rounded_time;
-  ignore_result(Time::FromLocalExploded(exp, &rounded_time));
-  return rounded_time;
+  return Time::FromLocalExploded(exp);
 }
 
 ACTION_P(ActionSetUpdateEngineStatusLastCheckedTime, time) {
diff --git a/update_manager/update_manager_unittest.cc b/update_manager/update_manager_unittest.cc
index c2766ea..03f1610 100644
--- a/update_manager/update_manager_unittest.cc
+++ b/update_manager/update_manager_unittest.cc
@@ -67,9 +67,7 @@
   now_exp.minute = 5;
   now_exp.second = 33;
   now_exp.millisecond = 675;
-  Time time;
-  ignore_result(Time::FromLocalExploded(now_exp, &time));
-  return time;
+  return Time::FromLocalExploded(now_exp);
 }
 
 }  // namespace