diff --git a/baseapp/abci.go b/baseapp/abci.go
index 0abc1725d2d7..148205e360e6 100644
--- a/baseapp/abci.go
+++ b/baseapp/abci.go
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ func (app *BaseApp) Query(_ context.Context, req *abci.RequestQuery) (resp *abci
 
 	telemetry.IncrCounter(1, "query", "count")
 	telemetry.IncrCounter(1, "query", req.Path)
-	defer telemetry.MeasureSince(time.Now(), req.Path)
+	defer telemetry.MeasureSince(telemetry.Now(), req.Path)
 
 	if req.Path == QueryPathBroadcastTx {
 		return sdkerrors.QueryResult(errorsmod.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidRequest, "can't route a broadcast tx message"), app.trace), nil
diff --git a/x/circuit/module.go b/x/circuit/module.go
index 8f7e4b4e389b..32dd06677651 100644
--- a/x/circuit/module.go
+++ b/x/circuit/module.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/telemetry"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/module"
 )
 
@@ -92,12 +91,10 @@ func (am AppModule) ValidateGenesis(bz json.RawMessage) error {
 
 // InitGenesis performs genesis initialization for the circuit module.
 func (am AppModule) InitGenesis(ctx context.Context, data json.RawMessage) error {
-	start := telemetry.Now()
 	var genesisState types.GenesisState
 	if err := am.cdc.UnmarshalJSON(data, &genesisState); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	telemetry.MeasureSince(start, "InitGenesis", "crisis", "unmarshal")
 
 	return am.keeper.InitGenesis(ctx, &genesisState)
 }
diff --git a/x/crisis/module.go b/x/crisis/module.go
index 7da203a6a0f5..0a17ce54908b 100644
--- a/x/crisis/module.go
+++ b/x/crisis/module.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"cosmossdk.io/core/registry"
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/telemetry"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/module"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/crisis/keeper"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/crisis/types"
@@ -121,7 +120,6 @@ func (am AppModule) InitGenesis(ctx context.Context, data json.RawMessage) error
 	if err := am.cdc.UnmarshalJSON(data, &genesisState); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	telemetry.MeasureSince(telemetry.Now(), "InitGenesis", "crisis", "unmarshal")
 
 	am.keeper.InitGenesis(ctx, &genesisState)
 	if !am.skipGenesisInvariants {
diff --git a/x/epochs/keeper/abci.go b/x/epochs/keeper/abci.go
index 826a0da5e6d8..e05399e9b02e 100644
--- a/x/epochs/keeper/abci.go
+++ b/x/epochs/keeper/abci.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package keeper
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"time"
 
 	"cosmossdk.io/x/epochs/types"
 
@@ -12,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 // BeginBlocker of epochs module.
 func (k Keeper) BeginBlocker(ctx context.Context) error {
-	defer telemetry.ModuleMeasureSince(types.ModuleName, time.Now(), telemetry.MetricKeyBeginBlocker)
+	defer telemetry.ModuleMeasureSince(types.ModuleName, telemetry.Now(), telemetry.MetricKeyBeginBlocker)
 
 	logger := k.Logger()
 	headerInfo := k.environment.HeaderService.GetHeaderInfo(ctx)