diff --git a/cocos2d_libs.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj.REMOVED.git-id b/cocos2d_libs.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj.REMOVED.git-id
index 7e2a12a92c..6bd7470d8b 100644
--- a/cocos2d_libs.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj.REMOVED.git-id
+++ b/cocos2d_libs.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj.REMOVED.git-id
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1ab0fd6fdad74af8ce054c089d8571a05a7a04d8
\ No newline at end of file
+d4930675bbb21e1d9e49d7df7515af349e2ffdb7
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cocos2dx/Android.mk b/cocos2dx/Android.mk
index 915a53087a..39fb290244 100644
--- a/cocos2dx/Android.mk
+++ b/cocos2dx/Android.mk
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ platform/CCImageCommonWebp.cpp \
 platform/CCSAXParser.cpp \
 platform/CCThread.cpp \
 platform/CCFileUtils.cpp \
-platform/platform.cpp \
 platform/CCEGLViewProtocol.cpp \
 platform/android/CCDevice.cpp \
 platform/android/CCEGLView.cpp \
diff --git a/cocos2dx/CCDirector.cpp b/cocos2dx/CCDirector.cpp
index 1bdec1e4aa..278706cb5b 100644
--- a/cocos2dx/CCDirector.cpp
+++ b/cocos2dx/CCDirector.cpp
@@ -24,11 +24,12 @@ OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 THE SOFTWARE.
 ****************************************************************************/
 
+// cocos2d includes
+#include "CCDirector.h"
+
 // standard includes
 #include <string>
 
-// cocos2d includes
-#include "CCDirector.h"
 #include "ccFPSImages.h"
 #include "draw_nodes/CCDrawingPrimitives.h"
 #include "CCConfiguration.h"
@@ -43,7 +44,6 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 #include "textures/CCTextureCache.h"
 #include "sprite_nodes/CCSpriteFrameCache.h"
 #include "cocoa/CCAutoreleasePool.h"
-#include "platform/platform.h"
 #include "platform/CCFileUtils.h"
 #include "CCApplication.h"
 #include "label_nodes/CCLabelBMFont.h"
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ bool Director::init(void)
     _drawsLabel = NULL;
     _totalFrames = _frames = 0;
     _FPS = new char[10];
-    _lastUpdate = new struct cc_timeval();
+    _lastUpdate = new struct timeval;
 
     // paused ?
     _paused = false;
@@ -311,9 +311,9 @@ void Director::drawScene(void)
 
 void Director::calculateDeltaTime(void)
 {
-    struct cc_timeval now;
+    struct timeval now;
 
-    if (Time::gettimeofdayCocos2d(&now, NULL) != 0)
+    if (gettimeofday(&now, NULL) != 0)
     {
         CCLOG("error in gettimeofday");
         _deltaTime = 0;
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ void Director::resume(void)
 
     setAnimationInterval(_oldAnimationInterval);
 
-    if (Time::gettimeofdayCocos2d(_lastUpdate, NULL) != 0)
+    if (gettimeofday(_lastUpdate, NULL) != 0)
     {
         CCLOG("cocos2d: Director: Error in gettimeofday");
     }
@@ -841,8 +841,8 @@ void Director::showStats(void)
 
 void Director::calculateMPF()
 {
-    struct cc_timeval now;
-    Time::gettimeofdayCocos2d(&now, NULL);
+    struct timeval now;
+    gettimeofday(&now, NULL);
     
     _secondsPerFrame = (now.tv_sec - _lastUpdate->tv_sec) + (now.tv_usec - _lastUpdate->tv_usec) / 1000000.0f;
 }
@@ -1050,7 +1050,7 @@ Accelerometer* Director::getAccelerometer()
 // so we now only support DisplayLinkDirector
 void DisplayLinkDirector::startAnimation(void)
 {
-    if (Time::gettimeofdayCocos2d(_lastUpdate, NULL) != 0)
+    if (gettimeofday(_lastUpdate, NULL) != 0)
     {
         CCLOG("cocos2d: DisplayLinkDirector: Error on gettimeofday");
     }
diff --git a/cocos2dx/CCDirector.h b/cocos2dx/CCDirector.h
index 0e3ffa1bea..17008baa4a 100644
--- a/cocos2dx/CCDirector.h
+++ b/cocos2dx/CCDirector.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 #define __CCDIRECTOR_H__
 
 #include "platform/CCPlatformMacros.h"
+
 #include "cocoa/CCObject.h"
 #include "ccTypes.h"
 #include "cocoa/CCGeometry.h"
@@ -405,7 +406,7 @@ protected:
     Array* _scenesStack;
     
     /* last time the main loop was updated */
-    struct cc_timeval *_lastUpdate;
+    struct timeval *_lastUpdate;
 
     /* whether or not the next delta time will be zero */
     bool _nextDeltaTimeZero;
diff --git a/cocos2dx/effects/CCGrabber.cpp b/cocos2dx/effects/CCGrabber.cpp
index 95a8d36336..6e505c715e 100644
--- a/cocos2dx/effects/CCGrabber.cpp
+++ b/cocos2dx/effects/CCGrabber.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 #include "CCGrabber.h"
 #include "ccMacros.h"
 #include "textures/CCTexture2D.h"
-#include "platform/platform.h"
 
 NS_CC_BEGIN
 
diff --git a/cocos2dx/include/cocos2d.h b/cocos2dx/include/cocos2d.h
index 67c003d0ff..4029dbad47 100755
--- a/cocos2dx/include/cocos2d.h
+++ b/cocos2dx/include/cocos2d.h
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 #include "platform/CCImage.h"
 #include "platform/CCSAXParser.h"
 #include "platform/CCThread.h"
-#include "platform/platform.h"
 #include "platform/CCPlatformConfig.h"
 #include "platform/CCPlatformMacros.h"
 
diff --git a/cocos2dx/label_nodes/CCLabelBMFont.cpp b/cocos2dx/label_nodes/CCLabelBMFont.cpp
index dda4ac645b..16da223a0c 100644
--- a/cocos2dx/label_nodes/CCLabelBMFont.cpp
+++ b/cocos2dx/label_nodes/CCLabelBMFont.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ http://www.angelcode.com/products/bmfont/ (Free, Windows only)
 ****************************************************************************/
 #include "CCLabelBMFont.h"
 #include "cocoa/CCString.h"
-#include "platform/platform.h"
 #include "cocoa/CCDictionary.h"
 #include "CCConfiguration.h"
 #include "draw_nodes/CCDrawingPrimitives.h"
diff --git a/cocos2dx/misc_nodes/CCRenderTexture.cpp b/cocos2dx/misc_nodes/CCRenderTexture.cpp
index c72d44c947..7143a38542 100644
--- a/cocos2dx/misc_nodes/CCRenderTexture.cpp
+++ b/cocos2dx/misc_nodes/CCRenderTexture.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 #include "CCConfiguration.h"
 #include "misc_nodes/CCRenderTexture.h"
 #include "CCDirector.h"
-#include "platform/platform.h"
 #include "platform/CCImage.h"
 #include "shaders/CCGLProgram.h"
 #include "shaders/ccGLStateCache.h"
diff --git a/cocos2dx/particle_nodes/CCParticleSystem.cpp b/cocos2dx/particle_nodes/CCParticleSystem.cpp
index 96754b381b..913549293e 100644
--- a/cocos2dx/particle_nodes/CCParticleSystem.cpp
+++ b/cocos2dx/particle_nodes/CCParticleSystem.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 #include "support/base64.h"
 #include "platform/CCFileUtils.h"
 #include "platform/CCImage.h"
-#include "platform/platform.h"
 #include "support/zip_support/ZipUtils.h"
 #include "CCDirector.h"
 #include "support/CCProfiling.h"
diff --git a/cocos2dx/platform/platform.cpp b/cocos2dx/platform/platform.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index aa2e8ccc08..0000000000
--- a/cocos2dx/platform/platform.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-/****************************************************************************
-Copyright (c) 2010 cocos2d-x.org
-
-http://www.cocos2d-x.org
-
-Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
-of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
-in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
-to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
-copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
-furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
-
-The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
-all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-
-THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
-IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
-FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
-AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
-LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
-OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
-THE SOFTWARE.
-****************************************************************************/
-
-#include "platform.h"
-
-#include "CCStdC.h"
-
-NS_CC_BEGIN
-
-int Time::gettimeofdayCocos2d(struct cc_timeval *tp, void *tzp)
-{
-    CC_UNUSED_PARAM(tzp);
-    if (tp)
-    {
-        gettimeofday((struct timeval *)tp,  0);
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
-
-double Time::timersubCocos2d(struct cc_timeval *start, struct cc_timeval *end)
-{
-    if (! start || ! end)
-    {
-        return 0;
-    }
-    
-    return ((end->tv_sec*1000.0+end->tv_usec/1000.0) - (start->tv_sec*1000.0+start->tv_usec/1000.0));
-}
-
-NS_CC_END
diff --git a/cocos2dx/platform/platform.h b/cocos2dx/platform/platform.h
deleted file mode 100644
index d457109566..0000000000
--- a/cocos2dx/platform/platform.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-/****************************************************************************
-Copyright (c) 2010 cocos2d-x.org
-
-http://www.cocos2d-x.org
-
-Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
-of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
-in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
-to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
-copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
-furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
-
-The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
-all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-
-THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
-IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
-FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
-AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
-LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
-OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
-THE SOFTWARE.
-****************************************************************************/
-
-#ifndef __PLATFORM_H__
-#define __PLATFORM_H__
-
-#include "CCThread.h"
-#include "CCPlatformMacros.h"
-
-NS_CC_BEGIN
-
-/**
- * @addtogroup platform
- * @{
- */
-
-struct CC_DLL cc_timeval
-{
-#ifdef __native_client__
-    time_t    tv_sec;        // seconds
-#else
-    long    tv_sec;        // seconds
-#endif
-    int tv_usec;    // microSeconds
-};
-
-class CC_DLL Time
-{
-public:
-    static int gettimeofdayCocos2d(struct cc_timeval *tp, void *tzp);
-    static double timersubCocos2d(struct cc_timeval *start, struct cc_timeval *end);
-};
-
-// end of platform group
-/// @}
-
-NS_CC_END
-
-#endif // __PLATFORM_H__
diff --git a/cocos2dx/proj.linux/Makefile b/cocos2dx/proj.linux/Makefile
index 6659f2ac69..b077cf08b0 100644
--- a/cocos2dx/proj.linux/Makefile
+++ b/cocos2dx/proj.linux/Makefile
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ SOURCES = ../actions/CCAction.cpp \
 ../particle_nodes/CCParticleBatchNode.cpp \
 ../platform/CCSAXParser.cpp \
 ../platform/CCThread.cpp \
-../platform/platform.cpp \
 ../platform/CCImageCommonWebp.cpp \
 ../platform/CCEGLViewProtocol.cpp \
 ../platform/CCFileUtils.cpp \
diff --git a/cocos2dx/proj.nacl/Makefile b/cocos2dx/proj.nacl/Makefile
index d44de4199c..f5a37dda8c 100644
--- a/cocos2dx/proj.nacl/Makefile
+++ b/cocos2dx/proj.nacl/Makefile
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ SOURCES = ../actions/CCAction.cpp \
 ../particle_nodes/CCParticleBatchNode.cpp \
 ../platform/CCSAXParser.cpp \
 ../platform/CCThread.cpp \
-../platform/platform.cpp \
 ../platform/CCImageCommonWebp.cpp \
 ../platform/CCEGLViewProtocol.cpp \
 ../platform/CCFileUtils.cpp \
diff --git a/cocos2dx/support/CCProfiling.cpp b/cocos2dx/support/CCProfiling.cpp
index 12a334f4a7..011c1cfcce 100644
--- a/cocos2dx/support/CCProfiling.cpp
+++ b/cocos2dx/support/CCProfiling.cpp
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ void ProfilingBeginTimingBlock(const char *timerName)
         timer = p->createAndAddTimerWithName(timerName);
     }
 
-    gettimeofday((struct timeval *)&timer->_startTime, NULL);
+    gettimeofday(&timer->_startTime, NULL);
 
     timer->numberOfCalls++;
 }
@@ -156,7 +156,8 @@ void ProfilingEndTimingBlock(const char *timerName)
     struct timeval currentTime;
     gettimeofday(&currentTime, NULL);
 
-    double duration = Time::timersubCocos2d((struct cc_timeval *)&timer->_startTime, (struct cc_timeval *)&currentTime);
+    double duration = (currentTime.tv_sec*1000.0 + currentTime.tv_usec/1000.0) -
+                      (timer->_startTime.tv_sec*1000.0 + timer->_startTime.tv_usec/1000.0);
 
     // milliseconds
     timer->_averageTime = (timer->_averageTime + duration) / 2.0f;
diff --git a/cocos2dx/support/CCProfiling.h b/cocos2dx/support/CCProfiling.h
index 56df4393d7..673980e603 100644
--- a/cocos2dx/support/CCProfiling.h
+++ b/cocos2dx/support/CCProfiling.h
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 
 #include "ccConfig.h"
 #include "cocoa/CCObject.h"
-#include "platform/platform.h"
 #include "cocoa/CCDictionary.h"
 #include <string>
 
@@ -76,14 +75,14 @@ public:
     bool initWithName(const char* timerName);
     ~ProfilingTimer(void);
     const char* description(void) const;
-    inline struct cc_timeval * getStartTime(void) { return &_startTime; };
+    inline struct timeval * getStartTime(void) { return &_startTime; };
     inline void setAverageTime(double value) { _averageTime = value; }
     inline double getAverageTime(void) { return _averageTime; }
     /** resets the timer properties */
     void reset();
 
     std::string _nameStr;
-    struct cc_timeval _startTime;
+    struct timeval _startTime;
     double _averageTime;
     double            minTime;
     double            maxTime;
diff --git a/cocos2dx/textures/CCTexture2D.cpp b/cocos2dx/textures/CCTexture2D.cpp
index 9866329fc7..6784a61bdc 100644
--- a/cocos2dx/textures/CCTexture2D.cpp
+++ b/cocos2dx/textures/CCTexture2D.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 #include "ccConfig.h"
 #include "ccMacros.h"
 #include "CCConfiguration.h"
-#include "platform/platform.h"
 #include "platform/CCImage.h"
 #include "CCGL.h"
 #include "support/ccUtils.h"
diff --git a/cocos2dx/textures/CCTextureCache.cpp b/cocos2dx/textures/CCTextureCache.cpp
index 381687fd64..089e4835f2 100644
--- a/cocos2dx/textures/CCTextureCache.cpp
+++ b/cocos2dx/textures/CCTextureCache.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 #include "CCTexture2D.h"
 #include "ccMacros.h"
 #include "CCDirector.h"
-#include "platform/platform.h"
 #include "platform/CCFileUtils.h"
 #include "platform/CCThread.h"
 #include "support/ccUtils.h"
diff --git a/cocos2dx/tilemap_parallax_nodes/CCTMXXMLParser.cpp b/cocos2dx/tilemap_parallax_nodes/CCTMXXMLParser.cpp
index 9927f411de..631dddd5af 100644
--- a/cocos2dx/tilemap_parallax_nodes/CCTMXXMLParser.cpp
+++ b/cocos2dx/tilemap_parallax_nodes/CCTMXXMLParser.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 #include "platform/CCFileUtils.h"
 #include "support/zip_support/ZipUtils.h"
 #include "support/base64.h"
-#include "platform/platform.h"
 
 using namespace std;
 /*
diff --git a/samples/Cpp/TestCpp/Classes/TextureCacheTest/TextureCacheTest.h b/samples/Cpp/TestCpp/Classes/TextureCacheTest/TextureCacheTest.h
index 1e69a0c7ab..fed36cad2d 100644
--- a/samples/Cpp/TestCpp/Classes/TextureCacheTest/TextureCacheTest.h
+++ b/samples/Cpp/TestCpp/Classes/TextureCacheTest/TextureCacheTest.h
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 #include "cocos2d.h"
 #include "../testBasic.h"
-#include "platform/platform.h"
 
 class TextureCacheTest : public Layer
 {