--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -48,9 +48,6 @@
 [dependencies.getrandom]
 version = "0.2"
 
-[dependencies.instant]
-version = "0.1"
-
 [dependencies.pin-project-lite]
 version = "0.2.7"
 optional = true
--- a/src/clock.rs
+++ b/src/clock.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use instant::Instant;
+use std::time::Instant;
 
 /// Clock returns the current time.
 pub trait Clock {
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use std::error;
 use std::fmt;
 
-use instant::Duration;
+use std::time::Duration;
 
 /// Error is the error value in an operation's
 /// result.
--- a/src/exponential.rs
+++ b/src/exponential.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use instant::Instant;
+use std::time::Instant;
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
--- a/tests/exponential.rs
+++ b/tests/exponential.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 extern crate backoff;
-extern crate instant;
 
 use backoff::backoff::Backoff;
 use backoff::exponential::ExponentialBackoff;
 use backoff::{Clock, SystemClock};
 
-use instant::Instant;
+use std::time::Instant;
 use std::cell::RefCell;
 use std::time::Duration;