diff --git a/lib/internal/timers.js b/lib/internal/timers.js
index 5c96b38ee6e00d..3bfa1f03775fe1 100644
--- a/lib/internal/timers.js
+++ b/lib/internal/timers.js
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ module.exports = {
   kRefed,
   initAsyncResource,
   setUnrefTimeout,
-  validateTimerDuration,
-  getLibuvNow: internalBinding('timers').getLibuvNow,
+  validateTimerDuration
 };
 
 var timers;
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-timers-now.js b/test/parallel/test-timers-now.js
index bd8faaa6c732cc..91b3f63496da2b 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-timers-now.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-timers-now.js
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 
 require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
-const { getLibuvNow } = require('internal/timers');
+const { internalBinding } = require('internal/test/binding');
+const { getLibuvNow } = internalBinding('timers');
 
 // Return value of getLibuvNow() should easily fit in a SMI after start-up.
 assert(getLibuvNow() < 0x3ffffff);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-timers-ordering.js b/test/parallel/test-timers-ordering.js
index d9629e03190679..e163ea55bf2dd8 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-timers-ordering.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-timers-ordering.js
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
 'use strict';
 require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
-const { getLibuvNow } = require('internal/timers');
+const { internalBinding } = require('internal/test/binding');
+const { getLibuvNow } = internalBinding('timers');
 
 const N = 30;