diff --git a/pkg/api/types.go b/pkg/api/types.go
index b8f0962befa..5ed942e19d2 100644
--- a/pkg/api/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/types.go
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ limitations under the License.
 package api
 
 import (
+	"time"
+
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/util"
 )
 
@@ -361,7 +363,7 @@ type ContainerStateWaiting struct {
 }
 
 type ContainerStateRunning struct {
-	StartedAt util.Time `json:"startedAt,omitempty" yaml:"startedAt,omitempty"`
+	StartedAt time.Time `json:"startedAt,omitempty" yaml:"startedAt,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type ContainerStateTerminated struct {
@@ -369,8 +371,8 @@ type ContainerStateTerminated struct {
 	Signal     int       `json:"signal,omitempty" yaml:"signal,omitempty"`
 	Reason     string    `json:"reason,omitempty" yaml:"reason,omitempty"`
 	Message    string    `json:"message,omitempty" yaml:"message,omitempty"`
-	StartedAt  util.Time `json:"startedAt,omitempty" yaml:"startedAt,omitempty"`
-	FinishedAt util.Time `json:"finishedAt,omitempty" yaml:"finishedAt,omitempty"`
+	StartedAt  time.Time `json:"startedAt,omitempty" yaml:"startedAt,omitempty"`
+	FinishedAt time.Time `json:"finishedAt,omitempty" yaml:"finishedAt,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // ContainerState holds a possible state of container.
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta1/types.go b/pkg/api/v1beta1/types.go
index e258bf3b612..0d7a3a69fe2 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta1/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta1/types.go
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ limitations under the License.
 package v1beta1
 
 import (
+	"time"
+
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/util"
 )
 
@@ -326,16 +328,19 @@ type ContainerStateWaiting struct {
 }
 
 type ContainerStateRunning struct {
-	StartedAt util.Time `json:"startedAt,omitempty" yaml:"startedAt,omitempty" description:"time at which the container was last (re-)started"`
+	// TODO: change to util.Time
+	StartedAt time.Time `json:"startedAt,omitempty" yaml:"startedAt,omitempty" description:"time at which the container was last (re-)started"`
 }
 
 type ContainerStateTerminated struct {
-	ExitCode   int       `json:"exitCode" yaml:"exitCode" description:"exit status from the last termination of the container"`
-	Signal     int       `json:"signal,omitempty" yaml:"signal,omitempty" description:"signal from the last termination of the container"`
-	Reason     string    `json:"reason,omitempty" yaml:"reason,omitempty" description:"(brief) reason from the last termination of the container"`
-	Message    string    `json:"message,omitempty" yaml:"message,omitempty" description:"message regarding the last termination of the container"`
-	StartedAt  util.Time `json:"startedAt,omitempty" yaml:"startedAt,omitempty" description:"time at which previous execution of the container started"`
-	FinishedAt util.Time `json:"finishedAt,omitempty" yaml:"finishedAt,omitempty" description:"time at which the container last terminated"`
+	ExitCode int    `json:"exitCode" yaml:"exitCode" description:"exit status from the last termination of the container"`
+	Signal   int    `json:"signal,omitempty" yaml:"signal,omitempty" description:"signal from the last termination of the container"`
+	Reason   string `json:"reason,omitempty" yaml:"reason,omitempty" description:"(brief) reason from the last termination of the container"`
+	Message  string `json:"message,omitempty" yaml:"message,omitempty" description:"message regarding the last termination of the container"`
+	// TODO: change to util.Time
+	StartedAt time.Time `json:"startedAt,omitempty" yaml:"startedAt,omitempty" description:"time at which previous execution of the container started"`
+	// TODO: change to util.Time
+	FinishedAt time.Time `json:"finishedAt,omitempty" yaml:"finishedAt,omitempty" description:"time at which the container last terminated"`
 }
 
 // ContainerState holds a possible state of container.
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta2/types.go b/pkg/api/v1beta2/types.go
index 764f898314b..91db025fbe9 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta2/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta2/types.go
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ limitations under the License.
 package v1beta2
 
 import (
+	"time"
+
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/util"
 )
 
@@ -291,16 +293,19 @@ type ContainerStateWaiting struct {
 }
 
 type ContainerStateRunning struct {
-	StartedAt util.Time `json:"startedAt,omitempty" yaml:"startedAt,omitempty" description:"time at which the container was last (re-)started"`
+	// TODO: change to util.Time
+	StartedAt time.Time `json:"startedAt,omitempty" yaml:"startedAt,omitempty" description:"time at which the container was last (re-)started"`
 }
 
 type ContainerStateTerminated struct {
-	ExitCode   int       `json:"exitCode" yaml:"exitCode" description:"exit status from the last termination of the container"`
-	Signal     int       `json:"signal,omitempty" yaml:"signal,omitempty" description:"signal from the last termination of the container"`
-	Reason     string    `json:"reason,omitempty" yaml:"reason,omitempty" description:"(brief) reason from the last termination of the container"`
-	Message    string    `json:"message,omitempty" yaml:"message,omitempty" description:"message regarding the last termination of the container"`
-	StartedAt  util.Time `json:"startedAt,omitempty" yaml:"startedAt,omitempty" description:"time at which previous execution of the container started"`
-	FinishedAt util.Time `json:"finishedAt,omitempty" yaml:"finishedAt,omitempty" description:"time at which the container last terminated"`
+	ExitCode int    `json:"exitCode" yaml:"exitCode" description:"exit status from the last termination of the container"`
+	Signal   int    `json:"signal,omitempty" yaml:"signal,omitempty" description:"signal from the last termination of the container"`
+	Reason   string `json:"reason,omitempty" yaml:"reason,omitempty" description:"(brief) reason from the last termination of the container"`
+	Message  string `json:"message,omitempty" yaml:"message,omitempty" description:"message regarding the last termination of the container"`
+	// TODO: change to util.Time
+	StartedAt time.Time `json:"startedAt,omitempty" yaml:"startedAt,omitempty" description:"time at which previous execution of the container started"`
+	// TODO: change to util.Time
+	FinishedAt time.Time `json:"finishedAt,omitempty" yaml:"finishedAt,omitempty" description:"time at which the container last terminated"`
 }
 
 // ContainerState holds a possible state of container.
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta3/types.go b/pkg/api/v1beta3/types.go
index ea11f8c3c3a..92b982114d4 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta3/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta3/types.go
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ limitations under the License.
 package v1beta3
 
 import (
+	"time"
+
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/util"
 )
 
@@ -390,7 +392,7 @@ type ContainerStateWaiting struct {
 }
 
 type ContainerStateRunning struct {
-	StartedAt util.Time `json:"startedAt,omitempty" yaml:"startedAt,omitempty"`
+	StartedAt time.Time `json:"startedAt,omitempty" yaml:"startedAt,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type ContainerStateTerminated struct {
@@ -398,8 +400,8 @@ type ContainerStateTerminated struct {
 	Signal     int       `json:"signal,omitempty" yaml:"signal,omitempty"`
 	Reason     string    `json:"reason,omitempty" yaml:"reason,omitempty"`
 	Message    string    `json:"message,omitempty" yaml:"message,omitempty"`
-	StartedAt  util.Time `json:"startedAt,omitempty" yaml:"startedAt,omitempty"`
-	FinishedAt util.Time `json:"finishedAt,omitempty" yaml:"finishedAt,omitempty"`
+	StartedAt  time.Time `json:"startedAt,omitempty" yaml:"startedAt,omitempty"`
+	FinishedAt time.Time `json:"finishedAt,omitempty" yaml:"finishedAt,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // ContainerState holds a possible state of container.
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/docker.go b/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/docker.go
index f46def4c2b9..8f0c26ecda8 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/docker.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/docker.go
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ func inspectContainer(client DockerInterface, dockerID, containerName, tPath str
 	waiting := true
 	if inspectResult.State.Running {
 		containerStatus.State.Running = &api.ContainerStateRunning{
-			StartedAt: util.Time{inspectResult.State.StartedAt},
+			StartedAt: inspectResult.State.StartedAt,
 		}
 		if containerName == "net" && inspectResult.NetworkSettings != nil {
 			containerStatus.PodIP = inspectResult.NetworkSettings.IPAddress
@@ -398,8 +398,8 @@ func inspectContainer(client DockerInterface, dockerID, containerName, tPath str
 		containerStatus.State.Termination = &api.ContainerStateTerminated{
 			ExitCode:   inspectResult.State.ExitCode,
 			Reason:     "",
-			StartedAt:  util.Time{inspectResult.State.StartedAt},
-			FinishedAt: util.Time{inspectResult.State.FinishedAt},
+			StartedAt:  inspectResult.State.StartedAt,
+			FinishedAt: inspectResult.State.FinishedAt,
 		}
 		if tPath != "" {
 			path, found := inspectResult.Volumes[tPath]
diff --git a/pkg/registry/pod/rest_test.go b/pkg/registry/pod/rest_test.go
index e6d0b7e35c1..cb06b8f63f8 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/pod/rest_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/pod/rest_test.go
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ func TestFillPodInfo(t *testing.T) {
 			"net": {
 				State: api.ContainerState{
 					Running: &api.ContainerStateRunning{
-						StartedAt: util.Time{expectedTime},
+						StartedAt: expectedTime,
 					},
 				},
 				RestartCount: 1,