diff --git a/src/types.hpp b/src/types.hpp
index f426f81..8d1daf4 100644
--- a/src/types.hpp
+++ b/src/types.hpp
@@ -5,10 +5,8 @@
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <array>
-#include <chrono>
 #include <numeric>
-#include <sdeventplus/clock.hpp>
-#include <sdeventplus/utility/timer.hpp>
+#include <optional>
 #include <string>
 #include <string_view>
 #include <type_traits>
@@ -37,11 +35,6 @@
 namespace network
 {
 
-using namespace std::chrono_literals;
-
-// wait for three seconds before reloading systemd-networkd
-constexpr auto reloadTimeout = 3s;
-
 // Byte representations for common address types in network byte order
 using InAddrAny = std::variant<in_addr, in6_addr>;
 class IfAddr
@@ -85,8 +78,6 @@
     }
 };
 
-using Timer = sdeventplus::utility::Timer<sdeventplus::ClockId::Monotonic>;
-
 /** @class InterfaceInfo
  *  @brief Information about interfaces from the kernel
  */