diff --git a/fail2ban/server/database.py b/fail2ban/server/database.py
index c6c3d154..e37d8765 100644
--- a/fail2ban/server/database.py
+++ b/fail2ban/server/database.py
@@ -620,43 +620,6 @@ class Fail2BanDb(object):
 				self._bansMergedCache[cacheKey] = tickets if ip is None else ticket
 			return tickets if ip is None else ticket
 
-	def _getCurrentBans(self, cur, jail = None, ip = None, forbantime=None, fromtime=None):
-		if fromtime is None:
-			fromtime = MyTime.time()
-		queryArgs = []
-		if jail is not None:
-			query = "SELECT ip, timeofban, data FROM bans WHERE jail=?"
-			queryArgs.append(jail.name)
-		else:
-			query = "SELECT ip, max(timeofban), data FROM bans WHERE 1"
-		if ip is not None:
-			query += " AND ip=?"
-			queryArgs.append(ip)
-		if forbantime is not None:
-			query += " AND timeofban > ?"
-			queryArgs.append(fromtime - forbantime)
-		if ip is None:
-			query += " GROUP BY ip ORDER BY ip, timeofban DESC"
-		cur = self._db.cursor()
-		return cur.execute(query, queryArgs)
-
-	def getCurrentBans(self, jail = None, ip = None, forbantime=None, fromtime=None):
-		tickets = []
-		ticket = None
-
-		with self._lock:
-			results = list(self._getCurrentBans(self._db.cursor(), 
-				jail=jail, ip=ip, forbantime=forbantime, fromtime=fromtime))
-
-		if results:
-			for banip, timeofban, data in results:
-				# logSys.debug('restore ticket   %r, %r, %r', banip, timeofban, data)
-				ticket = FailTicket(banip, timeofban, data=data)
-				# logSys.debug('restored ticket: %r', ticket)
-				tickets.append(ticket)
-
-		return tickets if ip is None else ticket
-
 	@commitandrollback
 	def getBan(self, cur, ip, jail=None, forbantime=None, overalljails=None, fromtime=None):
 		ip = str(ip)
@@ -710,19 +673,12 @@ class Fail2BanDb(object):
 		results = list(self._getCurrentBans(jail=jail, ip=ip, forbantime=forbantime, fromtime=fromtime))
 
 		if results:
-			matches = []
-			failures = 0
 			for banip, timeofban, bantime, bancount, data in results:
-				#TODO: Implement data parts once arbitrary match keys completed
-				ticket = FailTicket(banip, timeofban, matches)
-				ticket.setAttempt(failures)
+				# logSys.debug('restore ticket   %r, %r, %r', banip, timeofban, data)
+				ticket = FailTicket(banip, timeofban, data=data)
+				# logSys.debug('restored ticket: %r', ticket)
 				ticket.setBanTime(bantime)
 				ticket.setBanCount(bancount)
-				matches = []
-				failures = 0
-				matches.extend(data['matches'])
-				failures += data['failures']
-				ticket.setAttempt(failures)
 				tickets.append(ticket)
 
 		return tickets if ip is None else ticket
diff --git a/fail2ban/server/jail.py b/fail2ban/server/jail.py
index a68ab826..2f31fc4b 100644
--- a/fail2ban/server/jail.py
+++ b/fail2ban/server/jail.py
@@ -280,15 +280,12 @@ class Jail(object):
 						ticket.restored = True
 						# correct start time / ban time (by the same end of ban):
 						btm = ticket.getBanTime(forbantime)
-						curtime = int(MyTime.time())
-						diftm = curtime - ticket.getTime()
+						diftm = MyTime.time() - ticket.getTime()
 						if btm != -1 and diftm > 0:
 							btm -= diftm
 						# ignore obsolete tickets:
 						if btm != -1 and btm <= 0:
 							continue
-						ticket.setTime(curtime)
-						ticket.setBanTime(btm)
 						self.putFailTicket(ticket)
 		except Exception as e: # pragma: no cover
 			logSys.error('%s', e, exc_info=logSys.getEffectiveLevel()<=logging.DEBUG)
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/banmanagertestcase.py b/fail2ban/tests/banmanagertestcase.py
index d12e12f5..b78cd488 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/banmanagertestcase.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/banmanagertestcase.py
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ class StatusExtendedCymruInfo(unittest.TestCase):
 	def setUp(self):
 		"""Call before every test case."""
 		unittest.F2B.SkipIfNoNetwork()
+		setUpMyTime()
 		self.__ban_ip = "93.184.216.34"
 		self.__asn = "15133"
 		self.__country = "EU"
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@ class StatusExtendedCymruInfo(unittest.TestCase):
 
 	def tearDown(self):
 		"""Call after every test case."""
-		pass
+		tearDownMyTime()
 
 	available = True, None
 
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/observertestcase.py b/fail2ban/tests/observertestcase.py
index 20357604..40148b1f 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/observertestcase.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/observertestcase.py
@@ -493,16 +493,9 @@ class BanTimeIncrDB(unittest.TestCase):
 		obs.add('failureFound', failManager, self.jail, ticket)
 		obs.wait_empty(5)
 		# wait until ticket transfered from failmanager into jail:
-		to = int(MyTime.time())+30
-		while True:
-			ticket2 = jail.getFailTicket()
-			if ticket2:
-				break
-			time.sleep(Utils.DEFAULT_SLEEP_INTERVAL)
-			if MyTime.time() > to: # pragma: no cover
-				raise RuntimeError('unexpected timeout: wait 30 seconds instead of few ms.')
+		ticket2 = Utils.wait_for(jail.getFailTicket, 10)
 		# check ticket and failure count:
-		self.assertFalse(not ticket2)
+		self.assertTrue(ticket2)
 		self.assertEqual(ticket2.getRetry(), failManager.getMaxRetry())
 
 		# wrap FailTicket to BanTicket: