diff --git a/ACE/ace/Reactor.h b/ACE/ace/Reactor.h
index cf8b2bc291b9d..ef61f2e680c55 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Reactor.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Reactor.h
@@ -571,17 +571,7 @@ class ACE_Export ACE_Reactor : public ACE_Reactor_Timer_Interface
                                const ACE_Time_Value &interval =
                                 ACE_Time_Value::zero);
 
-  template<class Rep1, class Period1, class Rep2 = int, class Period2 = std::ratio<1>>
-  long schedule_timer (ACE_Event_Handler *event_handler,
-                       const void *arg,
-                       const std::chrono::duration<Rep1, Period1>& delay,
-                       const std::chrono::duration<Rep2, Period2>& interval =
-                        std::chrono::duration<Rep2, Period2>::zero ())
-  {
-    ACE_Time_Value const tv_delay (delay);
-    ACE_Time_Value const tv_interval (interval);
-    return this->schedule_timer (event_handler, arg, tv_delay, tv_interval);
-  }
+  using ACE_Reactor_Timer_Interface::schedule_timer;
 
   /**
    * Reset recurring timer interval.
@@ -597,13 +587,7 @@ class ACE_Export ACE_Reactor : public ACE_Reactor_Timer_Interface
   virtual int reset_timer_interval (long timer_id,
                                     const ACE_Time_Value &interval);
 
-  template<class Rep, class Period>
-  int reset_timer_interval (long timer_id,
-                            const std::chrono::duration<Rep, Period>& interval)
-  {
-    ACE_Time_Value const tv_interval (interval);
-    return this->reset_timer_interval (timer_id, tv_interval);
-  }
+  using ACE_Reactor_Timer_Interface::reset_timer_interval;
 
   /**
    * Cancel timer.