diff --git a/gnucash/gnome/reconcile-view.c b/gnucash/gnome/reconcile-view.c
index 27924be5ad3..c52473f8c94 100644
--- a/gnucash/gnome/reconcile-view.c
+++ b/gnucash/gnome/reconcile-view.c
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ gnc_reconcile_view_new (Account *account, GNCReconcileViewType type,
             /* Just an extra verification that our query is correct ;) */
             g_assert (recn == NREC || recn == CREC);
 
-            if (recn == CREC && gnc_difftime (trans_date, statement_date_day_end) <= 0)
+            if (recn == CREC && trans_date <= statement_date_day_end)
                 g_hash_table_insert (view->reconciled, split, split);
         }
     }
@@ -973,9 +973,8 @@ gnc_reconcile_view_postpone (GNCReconcileView *view)
 
         // Don't change splits past reconciliation date that haven't been
         // set to be reconciled
-        if (gnc_difftime (view->statement_date,
-              xaccTransGetDate (xaccSplitGetParent (entry))) >= 0 ||
-                g_hash_table_lookup (view->reconciled, entry))
+        if (view->statement_date >= xaccTransGetDate (xaccSplitGetParent (entry)) ||
+            g_hash_table_lookup (view->reconciled, entry))
         {
             recn = g_hash_table_lookup (view->reconciled, entry) ? CREC : NREC;
             xaccSplitSetReconcile (entry, recn);
diff --git a/gnucash/gnome/window-reconcile.cpp b/gnucash/gnome/window-reconcile.cpp
index 66f6d651fd3..336123a84ec 100644
--- a/gnucash/gnome/window-reconcile.cpp
+++ b/gnucash/gnome/window-reconcile.cpp
@@ -603,7 +603,6 @@ gnc_save_reconcile_interval(Account *account, time64 statement_date)
 {
     time64 prev_statement_date;
     int days = 0, months = 0;
-    double seconds;
 
     if (!xaccAccountGetReconcileLastDate (account, &prev_statement_date))
         return;
@@ -611,8 +610,8 @@ gnc_save_reconcile_interval(Account *account, time64 statement_date)
     /*
      * Compute the number of days difference.
      */
-    seconds = gnc_difftime (statement_date, prev_statement_date);
-    days = (int)(seconds / 60 / 60 / 24);
+    auto seconds = statement_date - prev_statement_date;
+    days = seconds / 60 / 60 / 24;
 
     /*
      * See if we need to remember days(weeks) or months.  The only trick