diff --git a/host/src/provider_db.rs b/host/src/provider_db.rs
index 30503f91..9b17e39c 100644
--- a/host/src/provider_db.rs
+++ b/host/src/provider_db.rs
@@ -326,8 +326,7 @@ impl Database for MeasuredProviderDb {
         self.num_basic += 1;
         let start = Instant::now();
         let res = self.provider.basic(address);
-        self.time_basic
-            .add_assign(Instant::now().duration_since(start));
+        self.time_basic.add_assign(start.elapsed());
         res
     }
 
@@ -335,8 +334,7 @@ impl Database for MeasuredProviderDb {
         self.num_storage += 1;
         let start = Instant::now();
         let res = self.provider.storage(address, index);
-        self.time_storage
-            .add_assign(Instant::now().duration_since(start));
+        self.time_storage.add_assign(start.elapsed());
         res
     }
 
@@ -344,8 +342,7 @@ impl Database for MeasuredProviderDb {
         self.num_block_hash += 1;
         let start = Instant::now();
         let res = self.provider.block_hash(number);
-        self.time_block_hash
-            .add_assign(Instant::now().duration_since(start));
+        self.time_block_hash.add_assign(start.elapsed());
         res
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/src/builder/execute.rs b/lib/src/builder/execute.rs
index d9638b67..cd270d18 100644
--- a/lib/src/builder/execute.rs
+++ b/lib/src/builder/execute.rs
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ impl TxExecStrategy for TkoTxExecStrategy {
             #[cfg(feature = "std")]
             debug!("  Ok: {result:?}");
 
-            tx_transact_duration.add_assign(Instant::now().duration_since(start));
+            tx_transact_duration.add_assign(start.elapsed());
 
             let start = Instant::now();
 
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ impl TxExecStrategy for TkoTxExecStrategy {
             // If we got here it means the tx is not invalid
             actual_tx_no += 1;
 
-            tx_misc_duration.add_assign(Instant::now().duration_since(start));
+            tx_misc_duration.add_assign(start.elapsed());
         }
         clear_line();
         print_duration("Tx transact time: ", tx_transact_duration);
diff --git a/lib/src/lib.rs b/lib/src/lib.rs
index 06f07cb9..4d30c33c 100644
--- a/lib/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lib/src/lib.rs
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ mod time {
         pub fn duration_since(&self, _instant: Instant) -> Duration {
             Duration::default()
         }
+        pub fn elapsed(&self) -> Duration {
+            Duration::default()
+        }
     }
 
     #[derive(Default, Clone, Copy)]
@@ -111,7 +114,7 @@ impl Measurement {
     }
 
     pub fn stop_with(&self, title: &str) -> time::Duration {
-        let time_elapsed = time::Instant::now().duration_since(self.start);
+        let time_elapsed = self.start.elapsed();
         print_duration(
             &format!("{}{} in ", if self.inplace { "\r" } else { "" }, title,),
             time_elapsed,