diff --git a/ip/iproute.c b/ip/iproute.c
index f3e7eb42..d48e743b 100644
--- a/ip/iproute.c
+++ b/ip/iproute.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ static void usage(void)
 	fprintf(stderr, "MP_ALGO := { rr | drr | random | wrandom }\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "NHFLAGS := [ onlink | pervasive ]\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "RTPROTO := [ kernel | boot | static | NUMBER ]\n");
-	fprintf(stderr, "TIME := NUMBER[s|ms|us|ns|j]\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "TIME := NUMBER[s|ms]\n");
 	exit(-1);
 }
 
@@ -526,8 +526,6 @@ int print_route(const struct sockaddr_nl *who, struct nlmsghdr *n, void *arg)
 
 			if (mxrta[i] == NULL)
 				continue;
-			if (!hz)
-				hz = get_user_hz();
 
 			if (i < sizeof(mx_names)/sizeof(char*) && mx_names[i])
 				fprintf(fp, " %s", mx_names[i]);
@@ -549,18 +547,15 @@ int print_route(const struct sockaddr_nl *who, struct nlmsghdr *n, void *arg)
 			case RTAX_RTT:
 			case RTAX_RTTVAR:
 			case RTAX_RTO_MIN:
-				val *= 1000;
 				if (i == RTAX_RTT)
 					val /= 8;
 				else if (i == RTAX_RTTVAR)
 					val /= 4;
 
-				if (val >= hz)
-					fprintf(fp, " %llums",
-						(unsigned long long) val / hz);
+				if (val >= 1000)
+					fprintf(fp, " %gs", val/1e3);
 				else
-					fprintf(fp, " %.2fms", 
-						(double)val / hz);
+					fprintf(fp, " %ums", val);
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/lib/utils.c b/lib/utils.c
index 52f2b1f4..95adc0cf 100644
--- a/lib/utils.c
+++ b/lib/utils.c
@@ -119,28 +119,15 @@ int get_jiffies(unsigned *jiffies, const char *arg, int *raw)
 	}
 	if (p == arg)
 		return -1;
-
-	if (__iproute2_hz_internal == 0)
-                __iproute2_hz_internal = __get_hz();
-	
 	*raw = 1;
 
 	if (*p) {
 		*raw = 0;
                 if (strcasecmp(p, "s") == 0 || strcasecmp(p, "sec")==0 ||
                     strcasecmp(p, "secs")==0)
-                        t *= __iproute2_hz_internal;
+                        t *= 1000;
                 else if (strcasecmp(p, "ms") == 0 || strcasecmp(p, "msec")==0 ||
                          strcasecmp(p, "msecs") == 0)
-                        t *= __iproute2_hz_internal/1000.0;
-                else if (strcasecmp(p, "us") == 0 || strcasecmp(p, "usec")==0 ||
-                         strcasecmp(p, "usecs") == 0)
-                        t *= __iproute2_hz_internal/1000000.0;
-                else if (strcasecmp(p, "ns") == 0 || strcasecmp(p, "nsec")==0 ||
-                         strcasecmp(p, "nsecs") == 0)
-                        t *= __iproute2_hz_internal/1000000000.0;
-		else if (strcasecmp(p, "j") == 0 || strcasecmp(p, "hz") == 0 ||
-			 strcasecmp(p,"jiffies") == 0)
 			t *= 1.0; /* allow suffix, do nothing */
                 else
                         return -1;
diff --git a/man/man8/ip.8 b/man/man8/ip.8
index 8f82842e..c2db5800 100644
--- a/man/man8/ip.8
+++ b/man/man8/ip.8
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ throw " | " unreachable " | " prohibit " | " blackhole " | " nat " ]"
 .IR KEY " := { " DOTTED_QUAD " | " NUMBER " }"
 
 .ti -8
-.IR TIME " := " NUMBER "[s|ms|us|ns|j]"
+.IR TIME " := " NUMBER "[s|ms]"
 
 .ti -8
 .BR "ip maddr" " [ " add " | " del " ]"
@@ -1638,10 +1638,7 @@ the initial RTT ('Round Trip Time') estimate. If no suffix is
 specified the units are raw values passed directly to the
 routing code to maintain compatibility with previous releases.
 Otherwise if a suffix of s, sec or secs is used to specify
-seconds; ms, msec or msecs to specify milliseconds; us, usec
-or usecs to specify microseconds; ns, nsec or nsecs to specify
-nanoseconds; j, hz or jiffies to specify jiffies, the value is
-converted to what the routing code expects.
+seconds and ms, msec or msecs to specify milliseconds.
 
 
 .TP