diff --git a/cmd/helm/helm_test.go b/cmd/helm/helm_test.go
index 392400a72..934f14f86 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/helm_test.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/helm_test.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
-	stdtime "time"
 
 	shellwords "github.com/mattn/go-shellwords"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ import (
 	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/time"
 )
 
-func testTimestamper() time.Time { return time.Time{Time: stdtime.Unix(242085845, 0).UTC()} }
+func testTimestamper() time.Time { return time.Unix(242085845, 0).UTC() }
 
 func init() {
 	action.Timestamper = testTimestamper
diff --git a/cmd/helm/list_test.go b/cmd/helm/list_test.go
index 80be98b6c..b5833fd72 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/list_test.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/list_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"testing"
-	stdtime "time"
 
 	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/chart"
 	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/release"
@@ -29,10 +28,10 @@ func TestListCmd(t *testing.T) {
 	defaultNamespace := "default"
 
 	sampleTimeSeconds := int64(1452902400)
-	timestamp1 := time.Time{Time: stdtime.Unix(sampleTimeSeconds+1, 0).UTC()}
-	timestamp2 := time.Time{Time: stdtime.Unix(sampleTimeSeconds+2, 0).UTC()}
-	timestamp3 := time.Time{Time: stdtime.Unix(sampleTimeSeconds+3, 0).UTC()}
-	timestamp4 := time.Time{Time: stdtime.Unix(sampleTimeSeconds+4, 0).UTC()}
+	timestamp1 := time.Unix(sampleTimeSeconds+1, 0).UTC()
+	timestamp2 := time.Unix(sampleTimeSeconds+2, 0).UTC()
+	timestamp3 := time.Unix(sampleTimeSeconds+3, 0).UTC()
+	timestamp4 := time.Unix(sampleTimeSeconds+4, 0).UTC()
 	chartInfo := &chart.Chart{
 		Metadata: &chart.Metadata{
 			Name:       "chickadee",
diff --git a/cmd/helm/status_test.go b/cmd/helm/status_test.go
index 4e3cab40f..b5eff833d 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/status_test.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/status_test.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import (
 
 func TestStatusCmd(t *testing.T) {
 	releasesMockWithStatus := func(info *release.Info, hooks ...*release.Hook) []*release.Release {
-		info.LastDeployed = time.Time{Time: stdtime.Unix(1452902400, 0).UTC()}
+		info.LastDeployed = time.Unix(1452902400, 0).UTC()
 		return []*release.Release{{
 			Name:      "flummoxed-chickadee",
 			Namespace: "default",
@@ -105,6 +105,6 @@ func TestStatusCmd(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func mustParseTime(t string) time.Time {
-	res, _ := stdtime.Parse(stdtime.RFC3339, t)
-	return time.Time{Time: res}
+	res, _ := time.Parse(stdtime.RFC3339, t)
+	return res
 }
diff --git a/pkg/release/mock.go b/pkg/release/mock.go
index 575f2d65a..3abbd574b 100644
--- a/pkg/release/mock.go
+++ b/pkg/release/mock.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package release
 
 import (
 	"math/rand"
-	stdtime "time"
 
 	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/chart"
 	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/time"
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@ type MockReleaseOptions struct {
 
 // Mock creates a mock release object based on options set by MockReleaseOptions. This function should typically not be used outside of testing.
 func Mock(opts *MockReleaseOptions) *Release {
-	date := time.Time{Time: stdtime.Unix(242085845, 0).UTC()}
+	date := time.Unix(242085845, 0).UTC()
 
 	name := opts.Name
 	if name == "" {
diff --git a/pkg/releaseutil/sorter_test.go b/pkg/releaseutil/sorter_test.go
index 85d6753e3..5db8bb1d7 100644
--- a/pkg/releaseutil/sorter_test.go
+++ b/pkg/releaseutil/sorter_test.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ var releases = []*rspb.Release{
 }
 
 func tsRelease(name string, vers int, dur stdtime.Duration, status rspb.Status) *rspb.Release {
-	info := &rspb.Info{Status: status, LastDeployed: time.Time{Time: stdtime.Now().Add(dur)}}
+	info := &rspb.Info{Status: status, LastDeployed: time.Now().Add(dur)}
 	return &rspb.Release{
 		Name:    name,
 		Version: vers,
diff --git a/pkg/time/time.go b/pkg/time/time.go
index a372e61e9..44f3fedfb 100644
--- a/pkg/time/time.go
+++ b/pkg/time/time.go
@@ -60,3 +60,32 @@ func (t *Time) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error {
 
 	return t.Time.UnmarshalJSON(b)
 }
+
+func Parse(layout, value string) (Time, error) {
+	t, err := time.Parse(layout, value)
+	return Time{Time: t}, err
+}
+func ParseInLocation(layout, value string, loc *time.Location) (Time, error) {
+	t, err := time.ParseInLocation(layout, value, loc)
+	return Time{Time: t}, err
+}
+
+func Date(year int, month time.Month, day, hour, min, sec, nsec int, loc *time.Location) Time {
+	return Time{Time: time.Date(year, month, day, hour, min, sec, nsec, loc)}
+}
+
+func Unix(sec int64, nsec int64) Time { return Time{Time: time.Unix(sec, nsec)} }
+
+func (t Time) Add(d time.Duration) Time { return Time{Time: t.Time.Add(d)} }
+func (t Time) AddDate(years int, months int, days int) Time {
+	return Time{Time: t.Time.AddDate(years, months, days)}
+}
+func (t Time) After(u Time) bool             { return t.Time.After(u.Time) }
+func (t Time) Before(u Time) bool            { return t.Time.Before(u.Time) }
+func (t Time) Equal(u Time) bool             { return t.Time.Equal(u.Time) }
+func (t Time) In(loc *time.Location) Time    { return Time{Time: t.Time.In(loc)} }
+func (t Time) Local() Time                   { return Time{Time: t.Time.Local()} }
+func (t Time) Round(d time.Duration) Time    { return Time{Time: t.Time.Round(d)} }
+func (t Time) Sub(u Time) time.Duration      { return t.Time.Sub(u.Time) }
+func (t Time) Truncate(d time.Duration) Time { return Time{Time: t.Time.Truncate(d)} }
+func (t Time) UTC() Time                     { return Time{Time: t.Time.UTC()} }
diff --git a/pkg/time/time_test.go b/pkg/time/time_test.go
index 32a3e685b..20f0f8e29 100644
--- a/pkg/time/time_test.go
+++ b/pkg/time/time_test.go
@@ -23,13 +23,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	testingTime, _    = time.Parse(time.RFC3339, "1977-09-02T22:04:05Z")
+	testingTime, _    = Parse(time.RFC3339, "1977-09-02T22:04:05Z")
 	testingTimeString = `"1977-09-02T22:04:05Z"`
 )
 
 func TestNonZeroValueMarshal(t *testing.T) {
-	myTime := Time{testingTime}
-	res, err := json.Marshal(myTime)
+	res, err := json.Marshal(testingTime)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}