diff --git a/plugins/sudoers/audit.c b/plugins/sudoers/audit.c
index eb8fe1f7c..3cccdcc98 100644
--- a/plugins/sudoers/audit.c
+++ b/plugins/sudoers/audit.c
@@ -434,7 +434,6 @@ sudoers_audit_error(const char *plugin_name, unsigned int plugin_type,
 {
     const struct sudoers_context *ctx = sudoers_get_context();
     struct eventlog evlog;
-    struct timespec now;
     int ret = true;
     debug_decl(sudoers_audit_error, SUDOERS_DEBUG_PLUGIN);
 
@@ -447,13 +446,8 @@ sudoers_audit_error(const char *plugin_name, unsigned int plugin_type,
 	    ret = false;
     }
 
-    if (sudo_gettime_real(&now)) {
-	sudo_warn("%s", U_("unable to get time of day"));
-	debug_return_bool(false);
-    }
-
     audit_to_eventlog(ctx, &evlog, command_info, ctx->runas.argv, NULL, NULL);
-    if (!eventlog_alert(&evlog, 0, &now, message, NULL))
+    if (!eventlog_alert(&evlog, 0, &evlog.submit_time, message, NULL))
 	ret = false;
 
     if (!log_server_alert(ctx, &evlog, message, NULL))
diff --git a/plugins/sudoers/logging.c b/plugins/sudoers/logging.c
index 5c144f960..31587b2a6 100644
--- a/plugins/sudoers/logging.c
+++ b/plugins/sudoers/logging.c
@@ -688,7 +688,6 @@ vlog_warning(const struct sudoers_context *ctx, unsigned int flags,
     int errnum, const char * restrict fmt, va_list ap)
 {
     struct eventlog evlog;
-    struct timespec now;
     const char *errstr = NULL;
     char *message;
     bool ret = true;
@@ -733,10 +732,6 @@ vlog_warning(const struct sudoers_context *ctx, unsigned int flags,
     }
 
     if (ISSET(flags, SLOG_SEND_MAIL) || !ISSET(flags, SLOG_NO_LOG)) {
-	if (sudo_gettime_real(&now) == -1) {
-	    sudo_warn("%s", U_("unable to get time of day"));
-	    goto done;
-	}
 	if (ISSET(flags, SLOG_RAW_MSG))
 	    SET(evl_flags, EVLOG_RAW);
 	if (ISSET(flags, SLOG_SEND_MAIL)) {
@@ -746,7 +741,7 @@ vlog_warning(const struct sudoers_context *ctx, unsigned int flags,
 	}
 	sudoers_to_eventlog(ctx, &evlog, ctx->runas.cmnd, ctx->runas.argv,
 	    NULL, ctx->uuid_str);
-	if (!eventlog_alert(&evlog, evl_flags, &now, message, errstr))
+	if (!eventlog_alert(&evlog, evl_flags, &evlog.submit_time, message, errstr))
 	    ret = false;
 	if (!log_server_alert(ctx, &evlog, message, errstr))
 	    ret = false;