diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 8f9dfe9..169ca10 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ mod executor;
 #[cfg(feature = "builder")]
 #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "builder")))]
 pub mod message;
+mod time;
 pub mod transport;
 
 use std::error::Error as StdError;
diff --git a/src/message/dkim.rs b/src/message/dkim.rs
index 4ee56c2..5154cb1 100644
--- a/src/message/dkim.rs
+++ b/src/message/dkim.rs
@@ -347,11 +347,7 @@ fn dkim_canonicalize_headers<'a>(
 /// `dkim_config`
 pub fn dkim_sign(message: &mut Message, dkim_config: &DkimConfig) {
     #[cfg(feature = "web")]
-    dkim_sign_fixed_time(
-        message,
-        dkim_config,
-        crate::message::to_std_systemtime(web_time::SystemTime::now()),
-    );
+    dkim_sign_fixed_time(message, dkim_config, crate::time::now());
     #[cfg(not(feature = "web"))]
     dkim_sign_fixed_time(message, dkim_config, SystemTime::now());
 }
diff --git a/src/message/header/date.rs b/src/message/header/date.rs
index 36b8185..7ce8b19 100644
--- a/src/message/header/date.rs
+++ b/src/message/header/date.rs
@@ -21,12 +21,7 @@ impl Date {
     ///
     /// Shortcut for `Date::new(SystemTime::now())`
     pub fn now() -> Self {
-        #[cfg(not(feature = "web"))]
-        return Self::new(SystemTime::now());
-        #[cfg(feature = "web")]
-        return Self::new(crate::message::to_std_systemtime(
-            web_time::SystemTime::now(),
-        ));
+        Self::new(crate::time::now())
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/message/mod.rs b/src/message/mod.rs
index 3650862..9e37114 100644
--- a/src/message/mod.rs
+++ b/src/message/mod.rs
@@ -277,10 +277,7 @@ impl MessageBuilder {
     /// Shortcut for `self.date(SystemTime::now())`, it is automatically inserted
     /// if no date has been provided.
     pub fn date_now(self) -> Self {
-        #[cfg(not(feature = "web"))]
-        return self.date(SystemTime::now());
-        #[cfg(feature = "web")]
-        return self.date(to_std_systemtime(web_time::SystemTime::now()));
+        self.date(crate::time::now())
     }
 
     /// Set or add mailbox to `ReplyTo` header
@@ -626,17 +623,8 @@ fn make_message_id() -> String {
     iter::repeat_with(fastrand::alphanumeric).take(36).collect()
 }
 
-#[cfg(feature = "web")]
-pub(crate) fn to_std_systemtime(time: web_time::SystemTime) -> std::time::SystemTime {
-    let duration = time
-        .duration_since(web_time::SystemTime::UNIX_EPOCH)
-        .unwrap();
-    std::time::SystemTime::UNIX_EPOCH + duration
-}
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
-
     use std::time::{Duration, SystemTime};
 
     use pretty_assertions::assert_eq;
diff --git a/src/time.rs b/src/time.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0fc47f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/time.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+use std::time::SystemTime;
+
+#[cfg(feature = "web")]
+pub(crate) fn now() -> SystemTime {
+    fn to_std_systemtime(time: web_time::SystemTime) -> std::time::SystemTime {
+        let duration = time
+            .duration_since(web_time::SystemTime::UNIX_EPOCH)
+            .unwrap();
+        SystemTime::UNIX_EPOCH + duration
+    }
+
+    to_std_systemtime(web_time::SystemTime::now())
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(feature = "web"))]
+pub(crate) fn now() -> SystemTime {
+    SystemTime::now()
+}