diff --git a/lib/db_ido/dbvalue.cpp b/lib/db_ido/dbvalue.cpp
index a626e59fe..9f1f22bc9 100644
--- a/lib/db_ido/dbvalue.cpp
+++ b/lib/db_ido/dbvalue.cpp
@@ -33,11 +33,6 @@ Value DbValue::FromTimestamp(const Value& ts)
 	return new DbValue(DbValueTimestamp, ts);
 }
 
-Value DbValue::FromTimestampNow()
-{
-	return new DbValue(DbValueTimestampNow, Empty);
-}
-
 Value DbValue::FromValue(const Value& value)
 {
 	return value;
@@ -57,15 +52,6 @@ bool DbValue::IsTimestamp(const Value& value)
 	return dbv->GetType() == DbValueTimestamp;
 }
 
-bool DbValue::IsTimestampNow(const Value& value)
-{
-	if (!value.IsObjectType<DbValue>())
-		return false;
-
-	DbValue::Ptr dbv = value;
-	return dbv->GetType() == DbValueTimestampNow;
-}
-
 bool DbValue::IsObjectInsertID(const Value& value)
 {
 	if (!value.IsObjectType<DbValue>())
diff --git a/lib/db_ido/dbvalue.hpp b/lib/db_ido/dbvalue.hpp
index fcb985409..146189ca0 100644
--- a/lib/db_ido/dbvalue.hpp
+++ b/lib/db_ido/dbvalue.hpp
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ namespace icinga
 enum DbValueType
 {
 	DbValueTimestamp,
-	DbValueTimestampNow,
 	DbValueObjectInsertID
 };
 
@@ -47,12 +46,10 @@ public:
 	DbValue(DbValueType type, Value value);
 
 	static Value FromTimestamp(const Value& ts);
-	static Value FromTimestampNow();
 	static Value FromValue(const Value& value);
 	static Value FromObjectInsertID(const Value& value);
 
 	static bool IsTimestamp(const Value& value);
-	static bool IsTimestampNow(const Value& value);
 	static bool IsObjectInsertID(const Value& value);
 
 	static Value ExtractValue(const Value& value);
diff --git a/lib/db_ido_mysql/idomysqlconnection.cpp b/lib/db_ido_mysql/idomysqlconnection.cpp
index 051206231..24f6ce66d 100644
--- a/lib/db_ido_mysql/idomysqlconnection.cpp
+++ b/lib/db_ido_mysql/idomysqlconnection.cpp
@@ -831,8 +831,6 @@ bool IdoMysqlConnection::FieldToEscapedString(const String& key, const Value& va
 		std::ostringstream msgbuf;
 		msgbuf << "FROM_UNIXTIME(" << ts << ")";
 		*result = Value(msgbuf.str());
-	} else if (DbValue::IsTimestampNow(value)) {
-		*result = "NOW()";
 	} else if (DbValue::IsObjectInsertID(value)) {
 		auto id = static_cast<long>(rawvalue);
 
diff --git a/lib/db_ido_pgsql/idopgsqlconnection.cpp b/lib/db_ido_pgsql/idopgsqlconnection.cpp
index 9771d4027..d895710e8 100644
--- a/lib/db_ido_pgsql/idopgsqlconnection.cpp
+++ b/lib/db_ido_pgsql/idopgsqlconnection.cpp
@@ -675,8 +675,6 @@ bool IdoPgsqlConnection::FieldToEscapedString(const String& key, const Value& va
 		std::ostringstream msgbuf;
 		msgbuf << "TO_TIMESTAMP(" << ts << ") AT TIME ZONE 'UTC'";
 		*result = Value(msgbuf.str());
-	} else if (DbValue::IsTimestampNow(value)) {
-		*result = "NOW()";
 	} else if (DbValue::IsObjectInsertID(value)) {
 		auto id = static_cast<long>(rawvalue);