diff --git a/django/core/signing.py b/django/core/signing.py
index 3165cf8a38..054777a260 100644
--- a/django/core/signing.py
+++ b/django/core/signing.py
@@ -158,12 +158,8 @@ class Signer(object):
 
 
 class TimestampSigner(Signer):
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        self.time_func = kwargs.pop('time', time.time)
-        super(TimestampSigner, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-    
     def timestamp(self):
-        return baseconv.base62.encode(int(self.time_func() * 10000))
+        return baseconv.base62.encode(int(time.time()))
 
     def sign(self, value):
         value = smart_str('%s%s%s' % (value, self.sep, self.timestamp()))
@@ -172,10 +168,10 @@ class TimestampSigner(Signer):
     def unsign(self, value, max_age=None):
         result =  super(TimestampSigner, self).unsign(value)
         value, timestamp = result.rsplit(self.sep, 1)
-        timestamp = baseconv.base62.decode(timestamp) / 10000.0
+        timestamp = baseconv.base62.decode(timestamp)
         if max_age is not None:
             # Check timestamp is not older than max_age
-            age = self.time_func() - timestamp
+            age = time.time() - timestamp
             if age > max_age:
                 raise SignatureExpired(
                     'Signature age %s > %s seconds' % (age, max_age))
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/signing/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/signing/tests.py
index bc16214600..0b0cacf10e 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/signing/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/signing/tests.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import time
+
 from django.core import signing
 from django.test import TestCase
 from django.utils.encoding import force_unicode
@@ -96,21 +98,19 @@ class TestTimestampSigner(TestCase):
 
     def test_timestamp_signer(self):
         value = u'hello'
-        signer = signing.TimestampSigner('predictable-key',
-            time=lambda: 123456789)
-        ts = signer.sign(value)
-        self.assertNotEqual(ts,
-            signing.Signer('predictable-key').sign(value))
+        _time = time.time
+        time.time = lambda: 123456789
+        try:
+            signer = signing.TimestampSigner('predictable-key')
+            ts = signer.sign(value)
+            self.assertNotEqual(ts,
+                signing.Signer('predictable-key').sign(value))
 
-        self.assertEqual(signer.unsign(ts), value)
-        signer = signing.TimestampSigner('predictable-key',
-            time=lambda: 123456800)
-        self.assertEqual(signer.unsign(ts, max_age=12), value)
-        self.assertEqual(signer.unsign(ts, max_age=11), value)
-        self.assertRaises(
-            signing.SignatureExpired, signer.unsign, ts, max_age=10)
-    
-    def test_timestamp_precision(self):
-        one = signing.TimestampSigner('key', time=lambda: 123.4567).sign('v')
-        two = signing.TimestampSigner('key', time=lambda: 123.4568).sign('v')
-        self.assertNotEqual(one, two)
+            self.assertEqual(signer.unsign(ts), value)
+            time.time = lambda: 123456800
+            self.assertEqual(signer.unsign(ts, max_age=12), value)
+            self.assertEqual(signer.unsign(ts, max_age=11), value)
+            self.assertRaises(
+                signing.SignatureExpired, signer.unsign, ts, max_age=10)
+        finally:
+            time.time = _time