diff --git a/server/include/timing.h b/server/include/timing.h
index f8061182b..88711a3b3 100644
--- a/server/include/timing.h
+++ b/server/include/timing.h
@@ -48,10 +48,4 @@ double time_to_double(struct timespec *ts);
 /** Convert double containing seconds after 1970 to timespec. */
 struct timespec time_from_double(double secs);
 
-/** Read a timestamp from a file with the format: "secs.nanosecs\t" */
-int time_fscan(FILE *f, struct timespec *ts);
-
-/** Write a timestamp to a file with the format: "secs.nanosecs\t" */
-int time_fprint(FILE *f, struct timespec *ts);
-
 #endif /* _TIMING_H_ */
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diff --git a/server/src/file.c b/server/src/file.c
index 2aab7cf13..ebee537a3 100644
--- a/server/src/file.c
+++ b/server/src/file.c
@@ -107,12 +107,14 @@ int file_open(struct node *n)
 				serror("Failed to start timer");
 		}
 		else {
+			struct msg m;
 			/* Get current time */
 			struct timespec now, tmp;
 			clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &now);
 
 			/* Get timestamp of first sample */
-			time_fscan(f->in, &f->start); rewind(f->in);
+			msg_fscan(f->in, &m, NULL, NULL);
+			first = MSG_TS(&m);
 
 			/* Set offset depending on epoch_mode */
 			switch (f->epoch_mode) {
diff --git a/server/src/timing.c b/server/src/timing.c
index 1e063f4cf..b0ae18a93 100644
--- a/server/src/timing.c
+++ b/server/src/timing.c
@@ -81,14 +81,4 @@ double time_delta(struct timespec *start, struct timespec *end)
 	struct timespec diff = time_diff(start, end);
 
 	return time_to_double(&diff);
-}
-
-int time_fscan(FILE *f, struct timespec *ts)
-{
-	return fscanf(f, "%lu.%lu", &ts->tv_sec, &ts->tv_nsec);
-}
-
-int time_fprint(FILE *f, struct timespec *ts)
-{
-	return fprintf(f, "%lu.%09lu\t", ts->tv_sec, ts->tv_nsec);
-}
+}
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