diff --git a/Extractor/ExtractionContainers.cpp b/Extractor/ExtractionContainers.cpp
index 265bc5637..f502cefae 100644
--- a/Extractor/ExtractionContainers.cpp
+++ b/Extractor/ExtractionContainers.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #include "ExtractionContainers.h"
 #include "ExtractionWay.h"
 #include "../Util/SimpleLogger.h"
-#include "../Util/TimingUtil.h"
 
 #include <boost/assert.hpp>
 #include <boost/foreach.hpp>
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ void ExtractionContainers::PrepareData(
     try {
         unsigned number_of_used_nodes = 0;
         unsigned number_of_used_edges = 0;
-        double time = get_timestamp();
+        std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::steady_clock> time1 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
 
         std::cout << "[extractor] Sorting used nodes        ... " << std::flush;
         stxxl::sort(
@@ -68,14 +67,19 @@ void ExtractionContainers::PrepareData(
             Cmp(),
             4294967296
         );
-        std::cout << "ok, after " << get_timestamp() - time << "s" << std::endl;
+        std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::steady_clock> time2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+        std::chrono::duration<double> elapsed_seconds = time2-time1;
+        std::cout << "ok, after " << elapsed_seconds.count() << "s" << std::endl;
 
-        time = get_timestamp();
+        time1 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
         std::cout << "[extractor] Erasing duplicate nodes   ... " << std::flush;
         stxxl::vector<NodeID>::iterator NewEnd = std::unique ( used_node_id_list.begin(),used_node_id_list.end() ) ;
         used_node_id_list.resize ( NewEnd - used_node_id_list.begin() );
-        std::cout << "ok, after " << get_timestamp() - time << "s" << std::endl;
-        time = get_timestamp();
+        time2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+        elapsed_seconds = time2-time1;
+        std::cout << "ok, after " << elapsed_seconds.count() << "s" << std::endl;
+
+        time1 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
 
         std::cout << "[extractor] Sorting all nodes         ... " << std::flush;
         stxxl::sort(
@@ -84,8 +88,11 @@ void ExtractionContainers::PrepareData(
             CmpNodeByID(),
             4294967296
         );
-        std::cout << "ok, after " << get_timestamp() - time << "s" << std::endl;
-        time = get_timestamp();
+        time2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+        elapsed_seconds = time2-time1;
+        std::cout << "ok, after " << elapsed_seconds.count() << "s" << std::endl;
+
+        time1 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
 
         std::cout << "[extractor] Sorting used ways         ... " << std::flush;
         stxxl::sort(
@@ -94,7 +101,10 @@ void ExtractionContainers::PrepareData(
             CmpWayByID(),
             4294967296
         );
-        std::cout << "ok, after " << get_timestamp() - time << "s" << std::endl;
+        time2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+        elapsed_seconds = time2-time1;
+        std::cout << "ok, after " << elapsed_seconds.count() << "s" << std::endl;
+
 
         std::cout << "[extractor] Sorting restrictions. by from... " << std::flush;
         stxxl::sort(
@@ -103,7 +113,10 @@ void ExtractionContainers::PrepareData(
             CmpRestrictionContainerByFrom(),
             4294967296
         );
-        std::cout << "ok, after " << get_timestamp() - time << "s" << std::endl;
+        time2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+        elapsed_seconds = time2-time1;
+        std::cout << "ok, after " << elapsed_seconds.count() << "s" << std::endl;
+
 
         std::cout << "[extractor] Fixing restriction starts ... " << std::flush;
         STXXLRestrictionsVector::iterator restrictions_iterator = restrictions_list.begin();
@@ -139,8 +152,11 @@ void ExtractionContainers::PrepareData(
             ++restrictions_iterator;
         }
 
-        std::cout << "ok, after " << get_timestamp() - time << "s" << std::endl;
-        time = get_timestamp();
+        time2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+        elapsed_seconds = time2-time1;
+        std::cout << "ok, after " << elapsed_seconds.count() << "s" << std::endl;
+
+        time1 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
 
         std::cout << "[extractor] Sorting restrictions. by to  ... " << std::flush;
         stxxl::sort(
@@ -149,9 +165,12 @@ void ExtractionContainers::PrepareData(
             CmpRestrictionContainerByTo(),
             4294967296
         );
-        std::cout << "ok, after " << get_timestamp() - time << "s" << std::endl;
+        time2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+        elapsed_seconds = time2-time1;
+        std::cout << "ok, after " << elapsed_seconds.count() << "s" << std::endl;
 
-        time = get_timestamp();
+
+        time1 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
         unsigned usableRestrictionsCounter(0);
         std::cout << "[extractor] Fixing restriction ends   ... " << std::flush;
         restrictions_iterator = restrictions_list.begin();
@@ -187,7 +206,10 @@ void ExtractionContainers::PrepareData(
             }
             ++restrictions_iterator;
         }
-        std::cout << "ok, after " << get_timestamp() - time << "s" << std::endl;
+        time2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+        elapsed_seconds = time2-time1;
+        std::cout << "ok, after " << elapsed_seconds.count() << "s" << std::endl;
+
         SimpleLogger().Write() << "usable restrictions: " << usableRestrictionsCounter;
         //serialize restrictions
         std::ofstream restrictions_out_stream;
@@ -218,7 +240,7 @@ void ExtractionContainers::PrepareData(
         file_out_stream.open(output_file_name.c_str(), std::ios::binary);
         file_out_stream.write((char*)&uuid, sizeof(UUID));
         file_out_stream.write((char*)&number_of_used_nodes, sizeof(unsigned));
-        time = get_timestamp();
+        time1 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
         std::cout << "[extractor] Confirming/Writing used nodes     ... " << std::flush;
 
         //identify all used nodes by a merging step of two sorted lists
@@ -248,7 +270,10 @@ void ExtractionContainers::PrepareData(
             ++node_iterator;
         }
 
-        std::cout << "ok, after " << get_timestamp() - time << "s" << std::endl;
+        time2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+        elapsed_seconds = time2-time1;
+        std::cout << "ok, after " << elapsed_seconds.count() << "s" << std::endl;
+
 
         std::cout << "[extractor] setting number of nodes   ... " << std::flush;
         std::ios::pos_type previous_file_position = file_out_stream.tellp();
@@ -257,7 +282,7 @@ void ExtractionContainers::PrepareData(
         file_out_stream.seekp(previous_file_position);
 
         std::cout << "ok" << std::endl;
-        time = get_timestamp();
+        time1 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
 
         // Sort edges by start.
         std::cout << "[extractor] Sorting edges by start    ... " << std::flush;
@@ -267,8 +292,11 @@ void ExtractionContainers::PrepareData(
             CmpEdgeByStartID(),
             4294967296
         );
-        std::cout << "ok, after " << get_timestamp() - time << "s" << std::endl;
-        time = get_timestamp();
+        time2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+        elapsed_seconds = time2-time1;
+        std::cout << "ok, after " << elapsed_seconds.count() << "s" << std::endl;
+
+        time1 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
 
         std::cout << "[extractor] Setting start coords      ... " << std::flush;
         file_out_stream.write((char*)&number_of_used_edges, sizeof(unsigned));
@@ -293,8 +321,11 @@ void ExtractionContainers::PrepareData(
             edge_iterator->startCoord.lon = node_iterator->lon;
             ++edge_iterator;
         }
-        std::cout << "ok, after " << get_timestamp() - time << "s" << std::endl;
-        time = get_timestamp();
+        time2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+        elapsed_seconds = time2-time1;
+        std::cout << "ok, after " << elapsed_seconds.count() << "s" << std::endl;
+
+        time1 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
 
         // Sort Edges by target
         std::cout << "[extractor] Sorting edges by target   ... " << std::flush;
@@ -304,8 +335,11 @@ void ExtractionContainers::PrepareData(
             CmpEdgeByTargetID(),
             4294967296
         );
-        std::cout << "ok, after " << get_timestamp() - time << "s" << std::endl;
-        time = get_timestamp();
+        time2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+        elapsed_seconds = time2-time1;
+        std::cout << "ok, after " << elapsed_seconds.count() << "s" << std::endl;
+
+        time1 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
 
         std::cout << "[extractor] Setting target coords     ... " << std::flush;
         // Traverse list of edges and nodes in parallel and set target coord
@@ -399,14 +433,17 @@ void ExtractionContainers::PrepareData(
             }
             ++edge_iterator;
         }
-        std::cout << "ok, after " << get_timestamp() - time << "s" << std::endl;
+        time2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+        elapsed_seconds = time2-time1;
+        std::cout << "ok, after " << elapsed_seconds.count() << "s" << std::endl;
+
         std::cout << "[extractor] setting number of edges   ... " << std::flush;
 
         file_out_stream.seekp(previous_file_position);
         file_out_stream.write((char*)&number_of_used_edges, sizeof(unsigned));
         file_out_stream.close();
         std::cout << "ok" << std::endl;
-        time = get_timestamp();
+        time1 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
 
         std::cout << "[extractor] writing street name index ... " << std::flush;
         std::string name_file_streamName = (output_file_name + ".names");
@@ -451,7 +488,10 @@ void ExtractionContainers::PrepareData(
         }
 
         name_file_stream.close();
-        std::cout << "ok, after " << get_timestamp() - time << "s" << std::endl;
+        time2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+        elapsed_seconds = time2-time1;
+        std::cout << "ok, after " << elapsed_seconds.count() << "s" << std::endl;
+
         SimpleLogger().Write() << "Processed " <<
             number_of_used_nodes << " nodes and " <<
             number_of_used_edges << " edges";
diff --git a/RoutingAlgorithms/AlternativePathRouting.h b/RoutingAlgorithms/AlternativePathRouting.h
index a17254f0a..27c50f1cd 100644
--- a/RoutingAlgorithms/AlternativePathRouting.h
+++ b/RoutingAlgorithms/AlternativePathRouting.h
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 #include "BasicRoutingInterface.h"
 #include "../DataStructures/SearchEngineData.h"
-#include "../Util/TimingUtil.h"
 
 #include <boost/assert.hpp>
 #include <boost/foreach.hpp>
diff --git a/Tools/componentAnalysis.cpp b/Tools/componentAnalysis.cpp
index 8fb8e92c2..2f2f0aad8 100644
--- a/Tools/componentAnalysis.cpp
+++ b/Tools/componentAnalysis.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #include "../DataStructures/QueryEdge.h"
 #include "../DataStructures/TurnInstructions.h"
 #include "../Util/GraphLoader.h"
-#include "../Util/InputFileUtil.h"
 #include "../Util/OSRMException.h"
 #include "../Util/SimpleLogger.h"
 #include "../Util/UUID.h"
diff --git a/Tools/io-benchmark.cpp b/Tools/io-benchmark.cpp
index e1a215d96..d8d76a7f1 100644
--- a/Tools/io-benchmark.cpp
+++ b/Tools/io-benchmark.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #include "../Util/GitDescription.h"
 #include "../Util/OSRMException.h"
 #include "../Util/SimpleLogger.h"
-#include "../Util/TimingUtil.h"
 
 #include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
 #include <boost/filesystem/fstream.hpp>
@@ -100,35 +99,36 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
                 throw OSRMException("Data file already exists");
             }
 
-            double time1, time2;
+             std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::steady_clock> time1, time2;
             int *random_array = new int[number_of_elements];
             std::generate(random_array, random_array + number_of_elements, std::rand);
 #ifdef __APPLE__
             FILE *fd = fopen(test_path.string().c_str(), "w");
             fcntl(fileno(fd), F_NOCACHE, 1);
             fcntl(fileno(fd), F_RDAHEAD, 0);
-            time1 = get_timestamp();
+            time1 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
             write(fileno(fd), (char *)random_array, number_of_elements * sizeof(unsigned));
-            time2 = get_timestamp();
+            time2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();;
             fclose(fd);
 #endif
 #ifdef __linux__
             int f =
                 open(test_path.string().c_str(), O_CREAT | O_TRUNC | O_WRONLY | O_SYNC, S_IRWXU);
-            time1 = get_timestamp();
+            time1 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
             int ret = write(f, random_array, number_of_elements * sizeof(unsigned));
             if (-1 == ret)
             {
                 throw OSRMException("could not write random data file");
             }
-            time2 = get_timestamp();
+            time2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
             close(f);
 #endif
+            std::chrono::duration<double> elapsed_seconds = time2-time1;
             delete[] random_array;
-            SimpleLogger().Write(logDEBUG) << "writing raw 1GB took " << (time2 - time1) * 1000
+            SimpleLogger().Write(logDEBUG) << "writing raw 1GB took " << elapsed_seconds.count()
                                            << "ms";
             SimpleLogger().Write() << "raw write performance: " << std::setprecision(5)
-                                   << std::fixed << 1024 * 1024 / ((time2 - time1) * 1000)
+                                   << std::fixed << 1024 * 1024 / (elapsed_seconds.count())
                                    << "MB/sec";
 
             SimpleLogger().Write(logDEBUG)
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
                 throw OSRMException("data file does not exist");
             }
 
-            double time1, time2;
+            std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::steady_clock> time1, time2;
             // volatiles do not get optimized
             Statistics stats;
 
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             }
             char *raw_array = (char *)memalign(512, number_of_elements * sizeof(unsigned));
 #endif
-            time1 = get_timestamp();
+            time1 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
 #ifdef __APPLE__
             read(fileno(fd), raw_array, number_of_elements * sizeof(unsigned));
             close(fileno(fd));
@@ -182,12 +182,13 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             f = open(test_path.string().c_str(), O_RDONLY | O_DIRECT | O_SYNC);
             SimpleLogger().Write(logDEBUG) << "opened, error: " << strerror(errno);
 #endif
-            time2 = get_timestamp();
+            time2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
 
-            SimpleLogger().Write(logDEBUG) << "reading raw 1GB took " << (time2 - time1) * 1000
+            std::chrono::duration<double> elapsed_seconds = time2-time1;
+            SimpleLogger().Write(logDEBUG) << "reading raw 1GB took " << elapsed_seconds.count()
                                            << "ms";
             SimpleLogger().Write() << "raw read performance: " << std::setprecision(5) << std::fixed
-                                   << 1024 * 1024 / ((time2 - time1) * 1000) << "MB/sec";
+                                   << 1024 * 1024 / (elapsed_seconds.count()) << "MB/sec";
 
             std::vector<double> timing_results_raw_random;
             SimpleLogger().Write(logDEBUG) << "running 1000 random I/Os of 4KB";
@@ -204,7 +205,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             {
                 unsigned block_to_read = std::rand() % number_of_blocks;
                 off_t current_offset = block_to_read * 4096;
-                time1 = get_timestamp();
+                time1 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
 #ifdef __APPLE__
                 int ret1 = fseek(fd, current_offset, SEEK_SET);
                 int ret2 = read(fileno(fd), (char *)&single_block[0], 4096);
@@ -219,7 +220,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
                 int ret1 = lseek(f, current_offset, SEEK_SET);
                 int ret2 = read(f, (char *)single_block, 4096);
 #endif
-                time2 = get_timestamp();
+                time2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
                 if (((off_t) - 1) == ret1)
                 {
                     SimpleLogger().Write(logWARNING) << "offset: " << current_offset;
@@ -232,7 +233,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
                     SimpleLogger().Write(logWARNING) << "read error " << strerror(errno);
                     throw OSRMException("read error");
                 }
-                timing_results_raw_random.push_back((time2 - time1) * 1000.);
+                timing_results_raw_random.push_back(elapsed_seconds.count());
             }
 
             // Do statistics
@@ -264,7 +265,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             for (unsigned i = 0; i < 1000; ++i)
             {
                 off_t current_offset = i * 4096;
-                time1 = get_timestamp();
+                time1 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
 #ifdef __APPLE__
                 int ret1 = fseek(fd, current_offset, SEEK_SET);
                 int ret2 = read(fileno(fd), (char *)&single_block, 4096);
@@ -280,7 +281,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
                 int ret2 = read(f, (char *)single_block, 4096);
 #endif
-                time2 = get_timestamp();
+                time2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
                 if (((off_t) - 1) == ret1)
                 {
                     SimpleLogger().Write(logWARNING) << "offset: " << current_offset;
@@ -293,7 +294,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
                     SimpleLogger().Write(logWARNING) << "read error " << strerror(errno);
                     throw OSRMException("read error");
                 }
-                timing_results_raw_seq.push_back((time2 - time1) * 1000.);
+                timing_results_raw_seq.push_back(elapsed_seconds.count());
             }
 #ifdef __APPLE__
             fclose(fd);
diff --git a/Util/IniFile.cpp b/Util/IniFile.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 8d0dc5845..000000000
--- a/Util/IniFile.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,100 +0,0 @@
-/*
-
-Copyright (c) 2013, Project OSRM, Dennis Luxen, others
-All rights reserved.
-
-Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification,
-are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
-
-Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list
-of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this
-list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or
-other materials provided with the distribution.
-
-THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
-ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
-WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
-DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR
-ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
-(INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
-LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON
-ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
-(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
-SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
-
-*/
-
-#include "IniFile.h"
-
-#include "OSRMException.h"
-#include "../DataStructures/HashTable.h"
-
-#include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
-#include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
-#include <boost/filesystem/fstream.hpp>
-
-#include <iostream>
-
-IniFile::IniFile(const char * config_filename) {
-    boost::filesystem::path config_file(config_filename);
-    if ( !boost::filesystem::exists( config_file ) ) {
-        std::string error = std::string(config_filename) + " not found";
-        throw OSRMException(error);
-   }
-    if ( 0 == boost::filesystem::file_size( config_file ) ) {
-        std::string error = std::string(config_filename) + " is empty";
-        throw OSRMException(error);
-    }
-
-    boost::filesystem::ifstream config( config_file );
-    std::string line;
-    if (config.is_open()) {
-        while ( config.good() )  {
-            getline (config,line);
-            std::vector<std::string> tokens;
-            Tokenize(line, tokens);
-            if(2 == tokens.size() ) {
-                parameters.insert(std::make_pair(tokens[0], tokens[1]));
-            }
-        }
-        config.close();
-    }
-}
-
-std::string IniFile::GetParameter(const std::string & key){
-    return parameters.Find(key);
-}
-
-std::string IniFile::GetParameter(const std::string & key) const {
-    return parameters.Find(key);
-}
-
-bool IniFile::Holds(const std::string & key) const {
-    return parameters.Holds(key);
-}
-
-void IniFile::SetParameter(const char* key, const char* value) {
-    SetParameter(std::string(key), std::string(value));
-}
-
-void IniFile::SetParameter(const std::string & key, const std::string & value) {
-    parameters.insert(std::make_pair(key, value));
-}
-
-void IniFile::Tokenize(
-    const std::string& str,
-    std::vector<std::string>& tokens,
-    const std::string& delimiters
-) {
-    std::string::size_type lastPos = str.find_first_not_of(delimiters, 0);
-    std::string::size_type pos     = str.find_first_of(delimiters, lastPos);
-
-    while (std::string::npos != pos || std::string::npos != lastPos) {
-        std::string temp = str.substr(lastPos, pos - lastPos);
-        boost::trim(temp);
-        tokens.push_back( temp );
-        lastPos = str.find_first_not_of(delimiters, pos);
-        pos = str.find_first_of(delimiters, lastPos);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/Util/IniFile.h b/Util/IniFile.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 9ca85a3fe..000000000
--- a/Util/IniFile.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-/*
-
-Copyright (c) 2013, Project OSRM, Dennis Luxen, others
-All rights reserved.
-
-Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification,
-are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
-
-Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list
-of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this
-list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or
-other materials provided with the distribution.
-
-THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
-ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
-WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
-DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR
-ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
-(INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
-LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON
-ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
-(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
-SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
-
-*/
-
-#ifndef INI_FILE_H_
-#define INI_FILE_H_
-
-#include "../DataStructures/HashTable.h"
-
-#include <string>
-#include <vector>
-
-class IniFile {
-public:
-    explicit IniFile(const char * config_filename);
-
-    std::string GetParameter(const std::string & key);
-
-    std::string GetParameter(const std::string & key) const;
-
-    bool Holds(const std::string & key) const;
-
-    void SetParameter(const char* key, const char* value);
-
-    void SetParameter(const std::string & key, const std::string & value);
-
-private:
-    void Tokenize(
-        const std::string& str,
-        std::vector<std::string>& tokens,
-        const std::string& delimiters = "="
-    );
-
-    HashTable<std::string, std::string> parameters;
-};
-
-#endif /* INI_FILE_H_ */
diff --git a/Util/TimingUtil.h b/Util/TimingUtil.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 290d37799..000000000
--- a/Util/TimingUtil.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,71 +0,0 @@
-/*
-
-Copyright (c) 2013, Project OSRM, Dennis Luxen, others
-All rights reserved.
-
-Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification,
-are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
-
-Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list
-of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this
-list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or
-other materials provided with the distribution.
-
-THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
-ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
-WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
-DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR
-ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
-(INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
-LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON
-ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
-(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
-SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
-
-*/
-
-#ifndef TIMINGUTIL_H_
-#define TIMINGUTIL_H_
-
-// excluded as this requires boost 1.47 (for now)
-// #include <boost/chrono.hpp>
-// #include <boost/timer/timer.hpp>
-
-// static boost::timer::cpu_timer my_timer;
-
-// /** Returns a timestamp (now) in seconds (incl. a fractional part). */
-// static inline double get_timestamp() {
-//     boost::chrono::duration<double> duration = boost::chrono::nanoseconds(
-//         my_timer.elapsed().user + my_timer.elapsed().system +
-//         my_timer.elapsed().wall
-//     );
-//     return duration.count();
-// }
-
-#include <climits>
-#include <cstdlib>
-
-
-#ifdef _WIN32
-#include <sys/timeb.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <winsock.h>
-void gettimeofday(struct timeval* t,void* timezone) {
-    struct _timeb timebuffer;
-    _ftime( &timebuffer );
-    t->tv_sec=timebuffer.time;
-    t->tv_usec=1000*timebuffer.millitm;
-}
-#else
-#include <sys/time.h>
-#endif
-
-/** Returns a timestamp (now) in seconds (incl. a fractional part). */
-static inline double get_timestamp() {
-    struct timeval tp;
-    gettimeofday(&tp, NULL);
-    return double(tp.tv_sec) + tp.tv_usec / 1000000.;
-}
-
-#endif /* TIMINGUTIL_H_ */
diff --git a/prepare.cpp b/prepare.cpp
index de2adf83e..282d5d922 100644
--- a/prepare.cpp
+++ b/prepare.cpp
@@ -35,11 +35,10 @@ SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #include "DataStructures/StaticRTree.h"
 #include "Util/GitDescription.h"
 #include "Util/GraphLoader.h"
-#include "Util/InputFileUtil.h"
 #include "Util/LuaUtil.h"
 #include "Util/OpenMPWrapper.h"
 #include "Util/OSRMException.h"
-#include "Util/TimingUtil.h"
+
 #include "Util/SimpleLogger.h"
 #include "Util/StringUtil.h"
 #include "typedefs.h"
@@ -50,6 +49,7 @@ SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 #include <luabind/luabind.hpp>
 
+#include <chrono>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ std::vector<ImportEdge> edgeList;
 int main (int argc, char *argv[]) {
     try {
         LogPolicy::GetInstance().Unmute();
-        double startupTime = get_timestamp();
+        std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::steady_clock> startupTime = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
         boost::filesystem::path config_file_path, input_path, restrictions_path, profile_path;
         int requested_num_threads;
 
@@ -267,8 +268,7 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[]) {
         edgeBasedGraphFactory->GetEdgeBasedNodes(nodeBasedEdgeList);
         delete edgeBasedGraphFactory;
 
-        double expansionHasFinishedTime = get_timestamp() - startupTime;
-
+        std::chrono::duration<double> expansionHasFinishedTime = std::chrono::steady_clock::now() - startupTime;
 
         // Building grid-like nearest-neighbor data structure
         SimpleLogger().Write() << "building r-tree ...";
@@ -307,12 +307,13 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
         SimpleLogger().Write() << "initializing contractor";
         Contractor* contractor = new Contractor( edgeBasedNodeNumber, edgeBasedEdgeList );
-        double contractionStartedTimestamp(get_timestamp());
+        std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::steady_clock> contraction_start_timestamp = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
         contractor->Run();
-        const double contraction_duration = (get_timestamp() - contractionStartedTimestamp);
+        std::chrono::duration<double> contraction_duration = std::chrono::steady_clock::now() - contraction_start_timestamp;
         SimpleLogger().Write() <<
             "Contraction took " <<
-            contraction_duration <<
+            contraction_duration.count() <<
             " sec";
 
         DeallocatingVector< QueryEdge > contractedEdgeList;
@@ -414,15 +415,16 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[]) {
         }
         hsgr_output_stream.close();
 
-        SimpleLogger().Write() << "Preprocessing : " <<
-            (get_timestamp() - startupTime) << " seconds";
+        std::chrono::duration<double> entire_duration = std::chrono::steady_clock::now() - startupTime;
+
+        SimpleLogger().Write() << "Preprocessing : " << entire_duration.count() << " seconds";
         SimpleLogger().Write() << "Expansion  : " <<
-            (nodeBasedNodeNumber/expansionHasFinishedTime) << " nodes/sec and " <<
-            (edgeBasedNodeNumber/expansionHasFinishedTime) << " edges/sec";
+            (nodeBasedNodeNumber/expansionHasFinishedTime.count()) << " nodes/sec and " <<
+            (edgeBasedNodeNumber/expansionHasFinishedTime.count()) << " edges/sec";
 
         SimpleLogger().Write() << "Contraction: " <<
-            (edgeBasedNodeNumber/contraction_duration) << " nodes/sec and " <<
-            usedEdgeCounter/contraction_duration << " edges/sec";
+            (edgeBasedNodeNumber/contraction_duration.count()) << " nodes/sec and " <<
+            usedEdgeCounter/contraction_duration.count() << " edges/sec";
 
         node_array.clear();
         SimpleLogger().Write() << "finished preprocessing";
diff --git a/routed.cpp b/routed.cpp
index 73eb2e16e..8b952085c 100644
--- a/routed.cpp
+++ b/routed.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #include "Server/ServerFactory.h"
 
 #include "Util/GitDescription.h"
-#include "Util/InputFileUtil.h"
 #include "Util/ProgramOptions.h"
 #include "Util/SimpleLogger.h"
 #include "Util/UUID.h"