diff --git a/update_manager/real_shill_provider_unittest.cc b/update_manager/real_shill_provider_unittest.cc
index e821dc7..dc22e54 100644
--- a/update_manager/real_shill_provider_unittest.cc
+++ b/update_manager/real_shill_provider_unittest.cc
@@ -94,7 +94,9 @@
     now_exp.minute = 5;
     now_exp.second = 33;
     now_exp.millisecond = 675;
-    return Time::FromLocalExploded(now_exp);
+    Time time;
+    ignore_result(Time::FromLocalExploded(now_exp, &time));
+    return time;
   }
 
   Time ConnChangedTime() {
diff --git a/update_manager/real_time_provider.cc b/update_manager/real_time_provider.cc
index ca3acad..db26816 100644
--- a/update_manager/real_time_provider.cc
+++ b/update_manager/real_time_provider.cc
@@ -43,7 +43,10 @@
     Time::Exploded now_exp;
     clock_->GetWallclockTime().LocalExplode(&now_exp);
     now_exp.hour = now_exp.minute = now_exp.second = now_exp.millisecond = 0;
-    return new Time(Time::FromLocalExploded(now_exp));
+    Time* now = new Time();
+    bool success = Time::FromLocalExploded(now_exp, now);
+    DCHECK(success);
+    return now;
   }
 
  private:
diff --git a/update_manager/real_time_provider_unittest.cc b/update_manager/real_time_provider_unittest.cc
index 0e1ef34..f8db30b 100644
--- a/update_manager/real_time_provider_unittest.cc
+++ b/update_manager/real_time_provider_unittest.cc
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@
     now_exp.minute = 5;
     now_exp.second = 33;
     now_exp.millisecond = 675;
-    return Time::FromLocalExploded(now_exp);
+    Time time;
+    ignore_result(Time::FromLocalExploded(now_exp, &time));
+    return time;
   }
 
   FakeClock fake_clock_;
@@ -66,7 +68,8 @@
   exploded.minute = 0;
   exploded.second = 0;
   exploded.millisecond = 0;
-  const Time expected = Time::FromLocalExploded(exploded);
+  Time expected;
+  ignore_result(Time::FromLocalExploded(exploded, &expected));
 
   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 72e664b..c25cf5a 100644
--- a/update_manager/real_updater_provider_unittest.cc
+++ b/update_manager/real_updater_provider_unittest.cc
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@
   now_exp.minute = 5;
   now_exp.second = 33;
   now_exp.millisecond = 675;
-  return Time::FromLocalExploded(now_exp);
+  Time time;
+  ignore_result(Time::FromLocalExploded(now_exp, &time));
+  return time;
 }
 
 // Rounds down a timestamp to the nearest second. This is useful when faking
@@ -66,7 +68,9 @@
   Time::Exploded exp;
   time.LocalExplode(&exp);
   exp.millisecond = 0;
-  return Time::FromLocalExploded(exp);
+  Time rounded_time;
+  ignore_result(Time::FromLocalExploded(exp, &rounded_time));
+  return rounded_time;
 }
 
 ACTION_P(ActionSetUpdateEngineStatusLastCheckedTime, time_ms) {
diff --git a/update_manager/update_manager_unittest.cc b/update_manager/update_manager_unittest.cc
index 03f1610..c2766ea 100644
--- a/update_manager/update_manager_unittest.cc
+++ b/update_manager/update_manager_unittest.cc
@@ -67,7 +67,9 @@
   now_exp.minute = 5;
   now_exp.second = 33;
   now_exp.millisecond = 675;
-  return Time::FromLocalExploded(now_exp);
+  Time time;
+  ignore_result(Time::FromLocalExploded(now_exp, &time));
+  return time;
 }
 
 }  // namespace