diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
index 48b3559..1c44162 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/Makefile.am
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
 
 # Build/add utest to test suite
 check_PROGRAMS = argument_test \
-                 timer_test \
                  watchdog_test
 
 utestCPPFLAGS = $(GTEST_MAIN_CFLAGS) \
                 $(AM_CPPFLAGS) \
                 $(SDBUSPLUS_CFLAGS) \
+                $(SDEVENTPLUS_CFLAGS) \
                 $(PHOSPHOR_LOGGING_CFLAGS) \
                 $(PHOSPHOR_DBUS_INTERFACES_CFLAGS)
 
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
                $(PTHREAD_LIBS) \
                $(OESDK_TESTCASE_FLAGS) \
                $(SDBUSPLUS_LIBS) \
+               $(SDEVENTPLUS_LIBS) \
                $(PHOSPHOR_LOGGING_LIBS) \
                $(PHOSPHOR_DBUS_INTERFACES_LIBS)
 
@@ -27,14 +28,9 @@
 argument_test_CXXFLAGS = ${utestCXXFLAGS}
 argument_test_LDFLAGS = ${utestLDFLAGS}
 
-timer_test_CPPFLAGS = ${utestCPPFLAGS}
-timer_test_CXXFLAGS = ${utestCXXFLAGS}
-timer_test_LDFLAGS = ${utestLDFLAGS}
-
 watchdog_test_CPPFLAGS = ${utestCPPFLAGS}
 watchdog_test_CXXFLAGS = ${utestCXXFLAGS}
 watchdog_test_LDFLAGS = ${utestLDFLAGS}
 
 argument_test_SOURCES = ../argument.cpp argument_test.cpp
-timer_test_SOURCES = ../timer.cpp timer_test.cpp
-watchdog_test_SOURCES = ../timer.cpp ../watchdog.cpp watchdog_test.cpp
+watchdog_test_SOURCES = ../watchdog.cpp watchdog_test.cpp
diff --git a/test/timer_test.cpp b/test/timer_test.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index ea00228..0000000
--- a/test/timer_test.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
-#include <chrono>
-#include <timer_test.hpp>
-
-using namespace std::chrono;
-using namespace std::chrono_literals;
-
-/** @brief Starts the timer and expects it to
- *         expire in configured time and expects the
- *         deault callback handler to kick-in
- */
-TEST_F(TimerTest, testTimerForExpirationDefaultTimeoutHandler)
-{
-    // Expect timer to expire in 2 seconds
-    auto expireTime = seconds(2s);
-
-    phosphor::watchdog::Timer timer(eventP);
-
-    // Set the expiration and enable the timer
-    timer.start(duration_cast<milliseconds>(expireTime));
-    timer.setEnabled<std::true_type>();
-
-    // Waiting 2 seconds to expect expiration
-    int count = 0;
-    while (count < expireTime.count() && !timer.expired())
-    {
-        // Returns -0- on timeout and positive number on dispatch
-        auto sleepTime = duration_cast<microseconds>(seconds(1));
-        if (!sd_event_run(eventP.get(), sleepTime.count()))
-        {
-            count++;
-        }
-    }
-    EXPECT_TRUE(timer.expired());
-    EXPECT_EQ(expireTime.count() - 1, count);
-
-    // Make sure secondary callback was not called.
-    EXPECT_FALSE(expired);
-}
-
-/** @brief Starts the timer and expects it to expire
- *         in configured time and expects the secondary
- *         callback to be called into along with default.
- */
-TEST_F(TimerTest, testTimerForExpirationSecondCallBack)
-{
-    // Expect timer to expire in 2 seconds
-    auto expireTime = seconds(2s);
-
-    phosphor::watchdog::Timer timer(
-        eventP, std::bind(&TimerTest::timeOutHandler, this));
-
-    // Set the expiration and enable the timer
-    timer.start(duration_cast<milliseconds>(expireTime));
-    timer.setEnabled<std::true_type>();
-
-    // Waiting 2 seconds to expect expiration
-    int count = 0;
-    while (count < expireTime.count() && !timer.expired())
-    {
-        // Returns -0- on timeout and positive number on dispatch
-        auto sleepTime = duration_cast<microseconds>(seconds(1));
-        if (!sd_event_run(eventP.get(), sleepTime.count()))
-        {
-            count++;
-        }
-    }
-    EXPECT_TRUE(timer.expired());
-    EXPECT_EQ(expireTime.count() - 1, count);
-
-    // This gets set as part of secondary callback
-    EXPECT_TRUE(expired);
-}
diff --git a/test/timer_test.hpp b/test/timer_test.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index cab9086..0000000
--- a/test/timer_test.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-#include <iostream>
-#include <timer.hpp>
-
-#include <gtest/gtest.h>
-
-// Base class for testing Timer
-class TimerTest : public testing::Test
-{
-  public:
-    // systemd event handler
-    sd_event* events;
-
-    // Need this so that events can be initialized.
-    int rc;
-
-    // Tells if the watchdog timer expired.
-    bool expired = false;
-
-    // Gets called as part of each TEST_F construction
-    TimerTest() : rc(sd_event_default(&events)), eventP(events)
-    {
-        // Check for successful creation of
-        // event handler and bus handler
-        EXPECT_GE(rc, 0);
-
-        // Its already wrapped in eventP
-        events = nullptr;
-    }
-
-    // unique_ptr for sd_event
-    phosphor::watchdog::EventPtr eventP;
-
-    // Handler called by timer expiration
-    inline void timeOutHandler()
-    {
-        std::cout << "Time out handler called" << std::endl;
-        expired = true;
-    }
-};
diff --git a/test/watchdog_test.cpp b/test/watchdog_test.cpp
index aa0ae0f..06b43b8 100644
--- a/test/watchdog_test.cpp
+++ b/test/watchdog_test.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include "watchdog_test.hpp"
 
-#include <chrono>
 #include <memory>
+#include <thread>
 #include <utility>
 
 using namespace phosphor::watchdog;
@@ -15,9 +15,8 @@
     {
         previousTimeRemaining = wdog->timeRemaining();
 
-        // Returns -0- on timeout and positive number on dispatch
-        auto sleepTime = 1s;
-        if (!sd_event_run(eventP.get(), microseconds(sleepTime).count()))
+        constexpr auto sleepTime = 1s;
+        if (event.run(sleepTime) == 0)
         {
             ret += sleepTime;
         }
@@ -128,6 +127,10 @@
     // Sleep for 1 second
     std::this_thread::sleep_for(1s);
 
+    // Timer should still be running unexpired
+    EXPECT_FALSE(wdog->timerExpired());
+    EXPECT_TRUE(wdog->timerEnabled());
+
     // Next timer will expire in 5 seconds from now.
     auto expireTime = 5s;
     auto expireTimeMs = milliseconds(expireTime).count();
@@ -137,9 +140,6 @@
     EXPECT_EQ(expireTime - 1s, waitForWatchdog(expireTime));
     EXPECT_TRUE(wdog->timerExpired());
     EXPECT_FALSE(wdog->timerEnabled());
-
-    // Make sure secondary callback was not called.
-    EXPECT_FALSE(expired);
 }
 
 /** @brief Make sure the Interval can be updated directly.
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@
         .action = Watchdog::Action::PowerOff,
         .interval = static_cast<uint64_t>(fallbackIntervalMs),
     };
-    wdog = std::make_unique<Watchdog>(bus, TEST_PATH, eventP,
+    wdog = std::make_unique<Watchdog>(bus, TEST_PATH, event,
                                       Watchdog::ActionTargetMap(),
                                       std::move(fallback));
     EXPECT_EQ(primaryInterval, milliseconds(wdog->interval(primaryIntervalMs)));
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@
         .interval = static_cast<uint64_t>(fallbackIntervalMs),
         .always = false,
     };
-    wdog = std::make_unique<Watchdog>(bus, TEST_PATH, eventP,
+    wdog = std::make_unique<Watchdog>(bus, TEST_PATH, event,
                                       Watchdog::ActionTargetMap(),
                                       std::move(fallback));
     EXPECT_EQ(primaryInterval, milliseconds(wdog->interval(primaryIntervalMs)));
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@
         .interval = static_cast<uint64_t>(fallbackIntervalMs),
         .always = true,
     };
-    wdog = std::make_unique<Watchdog>(bus, TEST_PATH, eventP,
+    wdog = std::make_unique<Watchdog>(bus, TEST_PATH, event,
                                       Watchdog::ActionTargetMap(),
                                       std::move(fallback));
     EXPECT_EQ(primaryInterval, milliseconds(wdog->interval(primaryIntervalMs)));
diff --git a/test/watchdog_test.hpp b/test/watchdog_test.hpp
index 50fa8f1..4c798a7 100644
--- a/test/watchdog_test.hpp
+++ b/test/watchdog_test.hpp
@@ -1,30 +1,33 @@
 #include <chrono>
 #include <memory>
-#include <timer_test.hpp>
+#include <sdbusplus/bus.hpp>
+#include <sdeventplus/event.hpp>
 #include <watchdog.hpp>
 
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
 using namespace std::chrono;
 using namespace std::chrono_literals;
 
 // Test Watchdog functionality
-class WdogTest : public TimerTest
+class WdogTest : public ::testing::Test
 {
   public:
     // Gets called as part of each TEST_F construction
     WdogTest() :
+        event(sdeventplus::Event::get_default()),
         bus(sdbusplus::bus::new_default()),
         wdog(std::make_unique<phosphor::watchdog::Watchdog>(bus, TEST_PATH,
-                                                            eventP)),
+                                                            event)),
         defaultInterval(milliseconds(wdog->interval())), defaultDrift(30)
     {
-        // Check for successful creation of
-        // event handler and bus handler
-        EXPECT_GE(rc, 0);
-
         // Initially the watchdog would be disabled
         EXPECT_FALSE(wdog->enabled());
     }
 
+    // sdevent Event handle
+    sdeventplus::Event event;
+
     // sdbusplus handle
     sdbusplus::bus::bus bus;