diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 90d4cfa1..98542dcd 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "num-integer",
  "num-traits",
- "time",
+ "time 0.1.43",
  "winapi",
 ]
 
@@ -1369,7 +1369,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "base64",
  "byteorder",
  "bytes",
- "chrono",
  "dns-sd",
  "env_logger",
  "form_urlencoded",
@@ -1400,6 +1399,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "sha-1 0.10.0",
  "shannon",
  "thiserror",
+ "time 0.3.5",
  "tokio",
  "tokio-stream",
  "tokio-tungstenite",
@@ -1441,7 +1441,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "byteorder",
  "bytes",
- "chrono",
  "librespot-core",
  "librespot-protocol",
  "log",
@@ -2737,6 +2736,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "time"
+version = "0.3.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "41effe7cfa8af36f439fac33861b66b049edc6f9a32331e2312660529c1c24ad"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tinyvec"
 version = "1.5.1"
diff --git a/core/Cargo.toml b/core/Cargo.toml
index 8ae38091..ab3be7a7 100644
--- a/core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ aes = "0.7"
 base64 = "0.13"
 byteorder = "1.4"
 bytes = "1"
-chrono = "0.4"
 dns-sd = { version = "0.1", optional = true }
 form_urlencoded = "1.0"
 futures-core = "0.3"
@@ -46,6 +45,7 @@ serde_json = "1.0"
 sha-1 = "0.10"
 shannon = "0.2"
 thiserror = "1.0"
+time = "0.3"
 tokio = { version = "1", features = ["io-util", "macros", "net", "parking_lot", "rt", "sync", "time"] }
 tokio-stream = "0.1"
 tokio-tungstenite = { version = "*", default-features = false, features = ["rustls-tls-native-roots"] }
diff --git a/core/src/cdn_url.rs b/core/src/cdn_url.rs
index befdefd6..7257a9a5 100644
--- a/core/src/cdn_url.rs
+++ b/core/src/cdn_url.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ use std::{
     ops::{Deref, DerefMut},
 };
 
-use chrono::Local;
 use protobuf::Message;
 use thiserror::Error;
 use url::Url;
@@ -84,9 +83,9 @@ impl CdnUrl {
             return Err(CdnUrlError::Unresolved.into());
         }
 
-        let now = Local::now();
+        let now = Date::now_utc();
         let url = self.urls.iter().find(|url| match url.1 {
-            Some(expiry) => now < expiry.as_utc(),
+            Some(expiry) => now < expiry,
             None => true,
         });
 
diff --git a/core/src/date.rs b/core/src/date.rs
index fe052299..d7cf09ef 100644
--- a/core/src/date.rs
+++ b/core/src/date.rs
@@ -1,30 +1,27 @@
-use std::{convert::TryFrom, fmt::Debug, ops::Deref};
+use std::{
+    convert::{TryFrom, TryInto},
+    fmt::Debug,
+    ops::Deref,
+};
 
-use chrono::{DateTime, NaiveDate, NaiveDateTime, NaiveTime, Utc};
-use thiserror::Error;
+use time::{error::ComponentRange, Date as _Date, OffsetDateTime, PrimitiveDateTime, Time};
 
 use crate::Error;
 
 use librespot_protocol as protocol;
 use protocol::metadata::Date as DateMessage;
 
-#[derive(Debug, Error)]
-pub enum DateError {
-    #[error("item has invalid timestamp {0}")]
-    Timestamp(i64),
-}
-
-impl From<DateError> for Error {
-    fn from(err: DateError) -> Self {
-        Error::invalid_argument(err)
+impl From<ComponentRange> for Error {
+    fn from(err: ComponentRange) -> Self {
+        Error::out_of_range(err)
     }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord)]
-pub struct Date(pub DateTime<Utc>);
+pub struct Date(pub OffsetDateTime);
 
 impl Deref for Date {
-    type Target = DateTime<Utc>;
+    type Target = OffsetDateTime;
     fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
         &self.0
     }
@@ -32,42 +29,43 @@ impl Deref for Date {
 
 impl Date {
     pub fn as_timestamp(&self) -> i64 {
-        self.0.timestamp()
+        self.0.unix_timestamp()
     }
 
     pub fn from_timestamp(timestamp: i64) -> Result<Self, Error> {
-        if let Some(date_time) = NaiveDateTime::from_timestamp_opt(timestamp, 0) {
-            Ok(Self::from_utc(date_time))
-        } else {
-            Err(DateError::Timestamp(timestamp).into())
-        }
+        let date_time = OffsetDateTime::from_unix_timestamp(timestamp)?;
+        Ok(Self(date_time))
     }
 
-    pub fn as_utc(&self) -> DateTime<Utc> {
+    pub fn as_utc(&self) -> OffsetDateTime {
         self.0
     }
 
-    pub fn from_utc(date_time: NaiveDateTime) -> Self {
-        Self(DateTime::<Utc>::from_utc(date_time, Utc))
+    pub fn from_utc(date_time: PrimitiveDateTime) -> Self {
+        Self(date_time.assume_utc())
+    }
+
+    pub fn now_utc() -> Self {
+        Self(OffsetDateTime::now_utc())
     }
 }
 
-impl From<&DateMessage> for Date {
-    fn from(date: &DateMessage) -> Self {
-        let naive_date = NaiveDate::from_ymd(
-            date.get_year() as i32,
-            date.get_month() as u32,
-            date.get_day() as u32,
-        );
-        let naive_time = NaiveTime::from_hms(date.get_hour() as u32, date.get_minute() as u32, 0);
-        let naive_datetime = NaiveDateTime::new(naive_date, naive_time);
-        Self(DateTime::<Utc>::from_utc(naive_datetime, Utc))
+impl TryFrom<&DateMessage> for Date {
+    type Error = crate::Error;
+    fn try_from(msg: &DateMessage) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        let date = _Date::from_calendar_date(
+            msg.get_year(),
+            (msg.get_month() as u8).try_into()?,
+            msg.get_day() as u8,
+        )?;
+        let time = Time::from_hms(msg.get_hour() as u8, msg.get_minute() as u8, 0)?;
+        Ok(Self::from_utc(PrimitiveDateTime::new(date, time)))
     }
 }
 
-impl From<DateTime<Utc>> for Date {
-    fn from(date: DateTime<Utc>) -> Self {
-        Self(date)
+impl From<OffsetDateTime> for Date {
+    fn from(datetime: OffsetDateTime) -> Self {
+        Self(datetime)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/metadata/Cargo.toml b/metadata/Cargo.toml
index ee5b18e8..76635219 100644
--- a/metadata/Cargo.toml
+++ b/metadata/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ edition = "2018"
 async-trait = "0.1"
 byteorder = "1"
 bytes = "1"
-chrono = "0.4"
 log = "0.4"
 protobuf = "2"
 thiserror = "1"
diff --git a/metadata/src/album.rs b/metadata/src/album.rs
index 6e07ed7e..8a372245 100644
--- a/metadata/src/album.rs
+++ b/metadata/src/album.rs
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ impl TryFrom<&<Self as Metadata>::Message> for Album {
             artists: album.get_artist().try_into()?,
             album_type: album.get_field_type(),
             label: album.get_label().to_owned(),
-            date: album.get_date().into(),
+            date: album.get_date().try_into()?,
             popularity: album.get_popularity(),
             genres: album.get_genre().to_vec(),
             covers: album.get_cover().into(),
@@ -111,12 +111,12 @@ impl TryFrom<&<Self as Metadata>::Message> for Album {
             copyrights: album.get_copyright().into(),
             restrictions: album.get_restriction().into(),
             related: album.get_related().try_into()?,
-            sale_periods: album.get_sale_period().into(),
+            sale_periods: album.get_sale_period().try_into()?,
             cover_group: album.get_cover_group().get_image().into(),
             original_title: album.get_original_title().to_owned(),
             version_title: album.get_version_title().to_owned(),
             type_str: album.get_type_str().to_owned(),
-            availability: album.get_availability().into(),
+            availability: album.get_availability().try_into()?,
         })
     }
 }
diff --git a/metadata/src/audio/item.rs b/metadata/src/audio/item.rs
index 89860c04..d2304810 100644
--- a/metadata/src/audio/item.rs
+++ b/metadata/src/audio/item.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 use std::fmt::Debug;
 
-use chrono::Local;
-
 use crate::{
     availability::{AudioItemAvailability, Availabilities, UnavailabilityReason},
     episode::Episode,
@@ -12,7 +10,7 @@ use crate::{
 
 use super::file::AudioFiles;
 
-use librespot_core::{session::UserData, spotify_id::SpotifyItemType, Error, Session, SpotifyId};
+use librespot_core::{session::UserData, date::Date, spotify_id::SpotifyItemType, Error, Session, SpotifyId};
 
 pub type AudioItemResult = Result<AudioItem, Error>;
 
@@ -93,7 +91,7 @@ pub trait InnerAudioItem {
 
         if !(availability
             .iter()
-            .any(|availability| Local::now() >= availability.start.as_utc()))
+            .any(|availability| Date::now_utc() >= availability.start))
         {
             return Err(UnavailabilityReason::Embargo);
         }
diff --git a/metadata/src/availability.rs b/metadata/src/availability.rs
index d4681c28..d3c4615b 100644
--- a/metadata/src/availability.rs
+++ b/metadata/src/availability.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-use std::{fmt::Debug, ops::Deref};
+use std::{convert::{TryFrom, TryInto}, fmt::Debug, ops::Deref};
 
 use thiserror::Error;
 
-use crate::util::from_repeated_message;
+use crate::util::try_from_repeated_message;
 
 use librespot_core::date::Date;
 
@@ -39,13 +39,14 @@ pub enum UnavailabilityReason {
     NotWhitelisted,
 }
 
-impl From<&AvailabilityMessage> for Availability {
-    fn from(availability: &AvailabilityMessage) -> Self {
-        Self {
+impl TryFrom<&AvailabilityMessage> for Availability {
+    type Error = librespot_core::Error;
+    fn try_from(availability: &AvailabilityMessage) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        Ok(Self {
             catalogue_strs: availability.get_catalogue_str().to_vec(),
-            start: availability.get_start().into(),
-        }
+            start: availability.get_start().try_into()?,
+        })
     }
 }
 
-from_repeated_message!(AvailabilityMessage, Availabilities);
+try_from_repeated_message!(AvailabilityMessage, Availabilities);
diff --git a/metadata/src/episode.rs b/metadata/src/episode.rs
index 0eda76ff..d04282ec 100644
--- a/metadata/src/episode.rs
+++ b/metadata/src/episode.rs
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ impl TryFrom<&<Self as Metadata>::Message> for Episode {
             audio: episode.get_audio().into(),
             description: episode.get_description().to_owned(),
             number: episode.get_number(),
-            publish_time: episode.get_publish_time().into(),
+            publish_time: episode.get_publish_time().try_into()?,
             covers: episode.get_cover_image().get_image().into(),
             language: episode.get_language().to_owned(),
             is_explicit: episode.get_explicit().to_owned(),
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ impl TryFrom<&<Self as Metadata>::Message> for Episode {
             freeze_frames: episode.get_freeze_frame().get_image().into(),
             keywords: episode.get_keyword().to_vec(),
             allow_background_playback: episode.get_allow_background_playback(),
-            availability: episode.get_availability().into(),
+            availability: episode.get_availability().try_into()?,
             external_url: episode.get_external_url().to_owned(),
             episode_type: episode.get_field_type(),
             has_music_and_talk: episode.get_music_and_talk(),
diff --git a/metadata/src/sale_period.rs b/metadata/src/sale_period.rs
index af6b58ac..053d5e1c 100644
--- a/metadata/src/sale_period.rs
+++ b/metadata/src/sale_period.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-use std::{fmt::Debug, ops::Deref};
+use std::{convert::{TryFrom, TryInto}, fmt::Debug, ops::Deref};
 
-use crate::{restriction::Restrictions, util::from_repeated_message};
+use crate::{restriction::Restrictions, util::try_from_repeated_message};
 
 use librespot_core::date::Date;
 
@@ -24,14 +24,15 @@ impl Deref for SalePeriods {
     }
 }
 
-impl From<&SalePeriodMessage> for SalePeriod {
-    fn from(sale_period: &SalePeriodMessage) -> Self {
-        Self {
+impl TryFrom<&SalePeriodMessage> for SalePeriod {
+    type Error = librespot_core::Error;
+    fn try_from(sale_period: &SalePeriodMessage) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        Ok(Self {
             restrictions: sale_period.get_restriction().into(),
-            start: sale_period.get_start().into(),
-            end: sale_period.get_end().into(),
-        }
+            start: sale_period.get_start().try_into()?,
+            end: sale_period.get_end().try_into()?,
+        })
     }
 }
 
-from_repeated_message!(SalePeriodMessage, SalePeriods);
+try_from_repeated_message!(SalePeriodMessage, SalePeriods);
diff --git a/metadata/src/show.rs b/metadata/src/show.rs
index 9f84ba21..19e910d8 100644
--- a/metadata/src/show.rs
+++ b/metadata/src/show.rs
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ impl TryFrom<&<Self as Metadata>::Message> for Show {
             keywords: show.get_keyword().to_vec(),
             media_type: show.get_media_type(),
             consumption_order: show.get_consumption_order(),
-            availability: show.get_availability().into(),
+            availability: show.get_availability().try_into()?,
             trailer_uri: SpotifyId::from_uri(show.get_trailer_uri())?,
             has_music_and_talk: show.get_music_and_talk(),
             is_audiobook: show.get_is_audiobook(),
diff --git a/metadata/src/track.rs b/metadata/src/track.rs
index df1db8d1..4808b3f1 100644
--- a/metadata/src/track.rs
+++ b/metadata/src/track.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ use std::{
     ops::Deref,
 };
 
-use chrono::Local;
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
 use crate::{
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ impl InnerAudioItem for Track {
         };
 
         // TODO: check meaning of earliest_live_timestamp in
-        let availability = if Local::now() < track.earliest_live_timestamp.as_utc() {
+        let availability = if Date::now_utc() < track.earliest_live_timestamp {
             Err(UnavailabilityReason::Embargo)
         } else {
             Self::available_for_user(
@@ -130,12 +129,12 @@ impl TryFrom<&<Self as Metadata>::Message> for Track {
             restrictions: track.get_restriction().into(),
             files: track.get_file().into(),
             alternatives: track.get_alternative().try_into()?,
-            sale_periods: track.get_sale_period().into(),
+            sale_periods: track.get_sale_period().try_into()?,
             previews: track.get_preview().into(),
             tags: track.get_tags().to_vec(),
             earliest_live_timestamp: track.get_earliest_live_timestamp().try_into()?,
             has_lyrics: track.get_has_lyrics(),
-            availability: track.get_availability().into(),
+            availability: track.get_availability().try_into()?,
             licensor: Uuid::from_slice(track.get_licensor().get_uuid())
                 .unwrap_or_else(|_| Uuid::nil()),
             language_of_performance: track.get_language_of_performance().to_vec(),