diff --git a/liblog/include/log/log_time.h b/liblog/include/log/log_time.h
index 6b4458cae..f50764de3 100644
--- a/liblog/include/log/log_time.h
+++ b/liblog/include/log/log_time.h
@@ -37,9 +37,7 @@ struct log_time {
   uint32_t tv_sec = 0; /* good to Feb 5 2106 */
   uint32_t tv_nsec = 0;
 
-  static const uint32_t tv_sec_max = 0xFFFFFFFFUL;
-  static const uint32_t tv_nsec_max = 999999999UL;
-  static const timespec EPOCH;
+  static constexpr timespec EPOCH = {0, 0};
 
   log_time() {}
   explicit log_time(const timespec& T)
@@ -55,16 +53,6 @@ struct log_time {
     tv_nsec = static_cast<uint32_t>(T.tv_nsec);
   }
 #endif
-  explicit log_time(const char* T) {
-    const uint8_t* c = reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(T);
-    tv_sec = c[0] | (static_cast<uint32_t>(c[1]) << 8) |
-             (static_cast<uint32_t>(c[2]) << 16) |
-             (static_cast<uint32_t>(c[3]) << 24);
-    tv_nsec = c[4] | (static_cast<uint32_t>(c[5]) << 8) |
-              (static_cast<uint32_t>(c[6]) << 16) |
-              (static_cast<uint32_t>(c[7]) << 24);
-  }
-
   /* timespec */
   bool operator==(const timespec& T) const {
     return (tv_sec == static_cast<uint32_t>(T.tv_sec)) &&
@@ -90,17 +78,6 @@ struct log_time {
     return !(*this > T);
   }
 
-  log_time operator-=(const timespec& T);
-  log_time operator-(const timespec& T) const {
-    log_time local(*this);
-    return local -= T;
-  }
-  log_time operator+=(const timespec& T);
-  log_time operator+(const timespec& T) const {
-    log_time local(*this);
-    return local += T;
-  }
-
   /* log_time */
   bool operator==(const log_time& T) const {
     return (tv_sec == T.tv_sec) && (tv_nsec == T.tv_nsec);
@@ -123,12 +100,36 @@ struct log_time {
     return !(*this > T);
   }
 
-  log_time operator-=(const log_time& T);
+  log_time operator-=(const log_time& T) {
+    // No concept of negative time, clamp to EPOCH
+    if (*this <= T) {
+      return *this = log_time(EPOCH);
+    }
+
+    if (this->tv_nsec < T.tv_nsec) {
+      --this->tv_sec;
+      this->tv_nsec = NS_PER_SEC + this->tv_nsec - T.tv_nsec;
+    } else {
+      this->tv_nsec -= T.tv_nsec;
+    }
+    this->tv_sec -= T.tv_sec;
+
+    return *this;
+  }
   log_time operator-(const log_time& T) const {
     log_time local(*this);
     return local -= T;
   }
-  log_time operator+=(const log_time& T);
+  log_time operator+=(const log_time& T) {
+    this->tv_nsec += T.tv_nsec;
+    if (this->tv_nsec >= NS_PER_SEC) {
+      this->tv_nsec -= NS_PER_SEC;
+      ++this->tv_sec;
+    }
+    this->tv_sec += T.tv_sec;
+
+    return *this;
+  }
   log_time operator+(const log_time& T) const {
     log_time local(*this);
     return local += T;
@@ -146,10 +147,8 @@ struct log_time {
            tv_nsec / (NS_PER_SEC / MS_PER_SEC);
   }
 
-  static const char default_format[];
-
   /* Add %#q for the fraction of a second to the standard library functions */
-  char* strptime(const char* s, const char* format = default_format);
+  char* strptime(const char* s, const char* format);
 } __attribute__((__packed__));
 }
 
diff --git a/liblog/log_time.cpp b/liblog/log_time.cpp
index 3fbe1cbc5..14c408c1c 100644
--- a/liblog/log_time.cpp
+++ b/liblog/log_time.cpp
@@ -21,11 +21,7 @@
 
 #include <private/android_logger.h>
 
-const char log_time::default_format[] = "%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%q";
-const timespec log_time::EPOCH = {0, 0};
-
 // Add %#q for fractional seconds to standard strptime function
-
 char* log_time::strptime(const char* s, const char* format) {
   time_t now;
 #ifdef __linux__
@@ -131,59 +127,3 @@ char* log_time::strptime(const char* s, const char* format) {
 #endif
   return ret;
 }
-
-log_time log_time::operator-=(const timespec& T) {
-  // No concept of negative time, clamp to EPOCH
-  if (*this <= T) {
-    return *this = log_time(EPOCH);
-  }
-
-  if (this->tv_nsec < (unsigned long int)T.tv_nsec) {
-    --this->tv_sec;
-    this->tv_nsec = NS_PER_SEC + this->tv_nsec - T.tv_nsec;
-  } else {
-    this->tv_nsec -= T.tv_nsec;
-  }
-  this->tv_sec -= T.tv_sec;
-
-  return *this;
-}
-
-log_time log_time::operator+=(const timespec& T) {
-  this->tv_nsec += (unsigned long int)T.tv_nsec;
-  if (this->tv_nsec >= NS_PER_SEC) {
-    this->tv_nsec -= NS_PER_SEC;
-    ++this->tv_sec;
-  }
-  this->tv_sec += T.tv_sec;
-
-  return *this;
-}
-
-log_time log_time::operator-=(const log_time& T) {
-  // No concept of negative time, clamp to EPOCH
-  if (*this <= T) {
-    return *this = log_time(EPOCH);
-  }
-
-  if (this->tv_nsec < T.tv_nsec) {
-    --this->tv_sec;
-    this->tv_nsec = NS_PER_SEC + this->tv_nsec - T.tv_nsec;
-  } else {
-    this->tv_nsec -= T.tv_nsec;
-  }
-  this->tv_sec -= T.tv_sec;
-
-  return *this;
-}
-
-log_time log_time::operator+=(const log_time& T) {
-  this->tv_nsec += T.tv_nsec;
-  if (this->tv_nsec >= NS_PER_SEC) {
-    this->tv_nsec -= NS_PER_SEC;
-    ++this->tv_sec;
-  }
-  this->tv_sec += T.tv_sec;
-
-  return *this;
-}
diff --git a/liblog/tests/liblog_benchmark.cpp b/liblog/tests/liblog_benchmark.cpp
index a4e4def9c..3bd5cf20f 100644
--- a/liblog/tests/liblog_benchmark.cpp
+++ b/liblog/tests/liblog_benchmark.cpp
@@ -684,8 +684,8 @@ static void BM_log_latency(benchmark::State& state) {
       if (!eventData || (eventData[4] != EVENT_TYPE_LONG)) {
         continue;
       }
-      log_time tx(eventData + 4 + 1);
-      if (ts != tx) {
+      log_time* tx = reinterpret_cast<log_time*>(eventData + 4 + 1);
+      if (ts != *tx) {
         if (0xDEADBEEFA55A5AA5ULL == caught_convert(eventData + 4 + 1)) {
           state.SkipWithError("signal");
           break;
@@ -757,8 +757,8 @@ static void BM_log_delay(benchmark::State& state) {
       if (!eventData || (eventData[4] != EVENT_TYPE_LONG)) {
         continue;
       }
-      log_time tx(eventData + 4 + 1);
-      if (ts != tx) {
+      log_time* tx = reinterpret_cast<log_time*>(eventData + 4 + 1);
+      if (ts != *tx) {
         if (0xDEADBEEFA55A5AA6ULL == caught_convert(eventData + 4 + 1)) {
           state.SkipWithError("signal");
           break;
diff --git a/liblog/tests/liblog_test.cpp b/liblog/tests/liblog_test.cpp
index bbc985a79..fbc3d7a5a 100644
--- a/liblog/tests/liblog_test.cpp
+++ b/liblog/tests/liblog_test.cpp
@@ -270,10 +270,10 @@ TEST(liblog, __android_log_btwrite__android_logger_list_read) {
       return;
     }
 
-    log_time tx(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&eventData->payload.data));
-    if (ts == tx) {
+    log_time* tx = reinterpret_cast<log_time*>(&eventData->payload.data);
+    if (ts == *tx) {
       ++count;
-    } else if (ts1 == tx) {
+    } else if (ts1 == *tx) {
       ++second_count;
     }
 
diff --git a/logcat/tests/logcat_test.cpp b/logcat/tests/logcat_test.cpp
index 3a55c4e93..f3fdfd714 100644
--- a/logcat/tests/logcat_test.cpp
+++ b/logcat/tests/logcat_test.cpp
@@ -475,8 +475,8 @@ TEST(logcat, End_to_End) {
             continue;
         }
 
-        log_time tx((const char*)&t);
-        if (ts == tx) {
+        log_time* tx = reinterpret_cast<log_time*>(&t);
+        if (ts == *tx) {
             ++count;
         }
     }
@@ -521,8 +521,8 @@ TEST(logcat, End_to_End_multitude) {
                 continue;
             }
 
-            log_time tx((const char*)&t);
-            if (ts == tx) {
+            log_time* tx = reinterpret_cast<log_time*>(&t);
+            if (ts == *tx) {
                 ++count;
             }
         }
diff --git a/logd/ChattyLogBuffer.cpp b/logd/ChattyLogBuffer.cpp
index c6c9a7c37..1196c837d 100644
--- a/logd/ChattyLogBuffer.cpp
+++ b/logd/ChattyLogBuffer.cpp
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ bool ChattyLogBuffer::prune(log_id_t id, unsigned long pruneRows, uid_t caller_u
         if (leading) {
             it = GetOldest(id);
         }
-        static const timespec too_old = {EXPIRE_HOUR_THRESHOLD * 60 * 60, 0};
+        static const log_time too_old{EXPIRE_HOUR_THRESHOLD * 60 * 60, 0};
         LogBufferElementCollection::iterator lastt;
         lastt = mLogElements.end();
         --lastt;
diff --git a/logd/tests/logd_test.cpp b/logd/tests/logd_test.cpp
index 55737e9e9..570ff2a24 100644
--- a/logd/tests/logd_test.cpp
+++ b/logd/tests/logd_test.cpp
@@ -904,10 +904,10 @@ void __android_log_btwrite_multiple__helper(int count) {
             (log_msg.entry.len == (4 + 1 + 8))) {
             if (tag != 0) continue;
 
-            log_time tx(eventData + 4 + 1);
-            if (ts == tx) {
+            log_time* tx = reinterpret_cast<log_time*>(eventData + 4 + 1);
+            if (ts == *tx) {
                 ++count;
-            } else if (ts1 == tx) {
+            } else if (ts1 == *tx) {
                 ++second_count;
             }
         } else if (eventData[4] == EVENT_TYPE_STRING) {