diff --git a/fail2ban/server/datedetector.py b/fail2ban/server/datedetector.py
index ae6d71d9..0c5da94b 100644
--- a/fail2ban/server/datedetector.py
+++ b/fail2ban/server/datedetector.py
@@ -202,13 +202,13 @@ class DateDetector(object):
 		# not found:
 		return (None, None)
 
-	def getTime(self, line):
+	def getTime(self, line, timeMatch=None):
 		"""Attempts to return the date on a log line using templates.
 
-		Obsolete: Use "getTime2" instead.
-
 		This uses the templates' `getDate` method in an attempt to find
-		a date.
+		a date. 
+		For the faster usage, always specify a parameter timeMatch (the previous tuple result
+		of the matchTime), then this will work without locking and without cycle over templates.
 
 		Parameters
 		----------
@@ -221,6 +221,15 @@ class DateDetector(object):
 			The Unix timestamp returned from the first successfully matched
 			template or None if not found.
 		"""
+		if timeMatch:
+			template = timeMatch[1]
+			if template is not None:
+				date = template.getDate(line, timeMatch[0])
+				if date is not None:
+					if logSys.getEffectiveLevel() <= logLevel:
+						logSys.log(logLevel, "Got time %f for \"%r\" using template %s",
+							date[0], date[1].group(), template.name)
+					return date
 		with self.__lock:
 			for template in self.__templates:
 				try:
@@ -235,38 +244,6 @@ class DateDetector(object):
 					pass
 			return None
 
-	def getTime2(self, line, timeMatch = None):
-		"""Attempts to return the date on a log line using given template.
-
-		This uses the templates' `getDate` method in an attempt to find
-		a date.
-		Method 'getTime2' is a little bit faster as 'getTime' if template was specified (cause works without locking and without cycle)
-
-		Parameters
-		----------
-		line : str
-			Line which is searched by the date templates.
-		timeMatch (timeMatch, template) : (Match, DateTemplate)
-			Time match and template previously returned from matchTime
-
-		Returns
-		-------
-		float
-			The Unix timestamp returned from the first successfully matched
-			template or None if not found.
-		"""
-		date = None
-		if timeMatch:
-			template = timeMatch[1]
-			if template is not None:
-				date = template.getDate(line, timeMatch[0])
-		if date is not None:
-			if logSys.getEffectiveLevel() <= logLevel:
-				logSys.log(logLevel, "Got time(2) %f for \"%r\" using template %s",
-					date[0], date[1].group(), template.name)
-			return date
-		return self.getTime(line)
-
 	def _reorderTemplate(self, num):
 		"""Reorder template (bubble up) in template list if hits grows enough.
 
diff --git a/fail2ban/server/filter.py b/fail2ban/server/filter.py
index 8dbb6a7a..b7de21c8 100644
--- a/fail2ban/server/filter.py
+++ b/fail2ban/server/filter.py
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ class Filter(JailThread):
 			self.__lastDate = date
 		elif timeText:
 
-			dateTimeMatch = self.dateDetector.getTime2(timeText, tupleLine[3])
+			dateTimeMatch = self.dateDetector.getTime(timeText, tupleLine[3])
 
 			if dateTimeMatch is None:
 				logSys.error("findFailure failed to parse timeText: " + timeText)
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ class FileFilter(Filter):
 					break
 				(timeMatch, template) = self.dateDetector.matchTime(line)
 				if timeMatch:
-					dateTimeMatch = self.dateDetector.getTime2(line[timeMatch.start():timeMatch.end()], (timeMatch, template))
+					dateTimeMatch = self.dateDetector.getTime(line[timeMatch.start():timeMatch.end()], (timeMatch, template))
 				else:
 					nextp = container.tell()
 					if nextp > maxp:
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/datedetectortestcase.py b/fail2ban/tests/datedetectortestcase.py
index ab7310ba..dc01fd49 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/datedetectortestcase.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/datedetectortestcase.py
@@ -128,9 +128,9 @@ class DateDetectorTest(LogCaptureTestCase):
 						self.assertEqual(logMatch.group(), sdate)
 				else:
 					self.assertEqual(logtime, None, "getTime should have not matched for %r Got: %s" % (sdate, logtime))
-				# with matchTime and getTime2 (this combination used in filter) :
+				# with getTime(matchTime) - this combination used in filter:
 				matchTime = self.__datedetector.matchTime(log)
-				logtime = self.__datedetector.getTime2(log, matchTime)
+				logtime = self.__datedetector.getTime(log, matchTime)
 				if should_match:
 					self.assertNotEqual(logtime, None, "getTime retrieved nothing: failure for %s, anchored: %r, log: %s" % ( sdate, anchored, log))
 					( logUnix, logMatch ) = logtime