diff --git a/nomad/fsm_test.go b/nomad/fsm_test.go
index ed8cf2df5..47ac8f05b 100644
--- a/nomad/fsm_test.go
+++ b/nomad/fsm_test.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func TestFSM_UpsertNodeEvents(t *testing.T) {
 	nodeEvent := &structs.NodeEvent{
 		Message:   "Heartbeating failed",
 		Subsystem: "Heartbeat",
-		Timestamp: time.Now().Unix(),
+		Timestamp: time.Now(),
 	}
 
 	nodeEvents := []*structs.NodeEvent{nodeEvent}
diff --git a/nomad/node_endpoint_test.go b/nomad/node_endpoint_test.go
index cf89d98a6..5cace3140 100644
--- a/nomad/node_endpoint_test.go
+++ b/nomad/node_endpoint_test.go
@@ -2864,7 +2864,7 @@ func TestClientEndpoint_EmitEvents(t *testing.T) {
 	nodeEvent := &structs.NodeEvent{
 		Message:   "Registration failed",
 		Subsystem: "Server",
-		Timestamp: time.Now().Unix(),
+		Timestamp: time.Now(),
 	}
 
 	nodeEvents := map[string][]*structs.NodeEvent{node.ID: {nodeEvent}}
diff --git a/nomad/state/state_store_test.go b/nomad/state/state_store_test.go
index 9f13dd10b..dd085bb9e 100644
--- a/nomad/state/state_store_test.go
+++ b/nomad/state/state_store_test.go
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ func TestStateStore_AddSingleNodeEvent(t *testing.T) {
 	nodeEvent := &structs.NodeEvent{
 		Message:   "failed",
 		Subsystem: "Driver",
-		Timestamp: time.Now().Unix(),
+		Timestamp: time.Now(),
 	}
 	nodeEvents := map[string][]*structs.NodeEvent{
 		node.ID: {nodeEvent},
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@ func TestStateStore_NodeEvents_RetentionWindow(t *testing.T) {
 		nodeEvent := &structs.NodeEvent{
 			Message:   fmt.Sprintf("%dith failed", i),
 			Subsystem: "Driver",
-			Timestamp: time.Now().Unix(),
+			Timestamp: time.Now(),
 		}
 
 		nodeEvents := map[string][]*structs.NodeEvent{