diff --git a/repo/repo.go b/repo/repo.go
index 084995e3..a0e2aa22 100644
--- a/repo/repo.go
+++ b/repo/repo.go
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func NewRepo(ctx context.Context, did string, bs cbor.IpldBlockstore) *Repo {
 		mst:   t,
 		sc:    sc,
 		dirty: true,
-		clk:   &clk,
+		clk:   clk,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ func OpenRepo(ctx context.Context, bs cbor.IpldBlockstore, root cid.Cid) (*Repo,
 		bs:      bs,
 		cst:     cst,
 		repoCid: root,
-		clk:     &clk,
+		clk:     clk,
 	}, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/repomgr/repomgr.go b/repomgr/repomgr.go
index 59061c0f..9edf5c09 100644
--- a/repomgr/repomgr.go
+++ b/repomgr/repomgr.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func NewRepoManager(cs carstore.CarStore, kmgr KeyManager) *RepoManager {
 		kmgr:      kmgr,
 		log:       slog.Default().With("system", "repomgr"),
 		noArchive: noArchive,
-		clk:       &clk,
+		clk:       clk,
 	}
 }