diff --git a/collector/boot_time_bsd.go b/collector/boot_time_bsd.go
index f6eea02d..8a9c17b3 100644
--- a/collector/boot_time_bsd.go
+++ b/collector/boot_time_bsd.go
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-//go:build (freebsd || dragonfly || (openbsd && !amd64) || netbsd || darwin) && !noboottime
-// +build freebsd dragonfly openbsd,!amd64 netbsd darwin
+//go:build (freebsd || dragonfly || openbsd || netbsd || darwin) && !noboottime
+// +build freebsd dragonfly openbsd netbsd darwin
 // +build !noboottime
 
 package collector
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ package collector
 import (
 	"github.com/go-kit/log"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
 )
 
 type bootTimeCollector struct {
-	boottime bsdSysctl
-	logger   log.Logger
+	logger log.Logger
 }
 
 func init() {
@@ -34,27 +34,25 @@ func init() {
 // newBootTimeCollector returns a new Collector exposing system boot time on BSD systems.
 func newBootTimeCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 	return &bootTimeCollector{
-		boottime: bsdSysctl{
-			name:        "boot_time_seconds",
-			description: "Unix time of last boot, including microseconds.",
-			mib:         "kern.boottime",
-			dataType:    bsdSysctlTypeStructTimeval,
-		},
 		logger: logger,
 	}, nil
 }
 
 // Update pushes boot time onto ch
 func (c *bootTimeCollector) Update(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
-	v, err := c.boottime.Value()
+	tv, err := unix.SysctlTimeval("kern.boottime")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// This conversion maintains the usec precision.  Using the time
+	// package did not.
+	v := float64(tv.Sec) + (float64(tv.Usec) / float64(1000*1000))
+
 	ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(
 		prometheus.NewDesc(
-			prometheus.BuildFQName(namespace, "", c.boottime.name),
-			c.boottime.description,
+			prometheus.BuildFQName(namespace, "", "boot_time_seconds"),
+			"Unix time of last boot, including microseconds.",
 			nil, nil,
 		), prometheus.GaugeValue, v)
 
diff --git a/collector/boot_time_openbsd_amd64.go b/collector/boot_time_openbsd_amd64.go
deleted file mode 100644
index c8e9d65c..00000000
--- a/collector/boot_time_openbsd_amd64.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2020 The Prometheus Authors
-// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-// You may obtain a copy of the License at
-//
-// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-//
-// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-// limitations under the License.
-
-//go:build !noboottime
-// +build !noboottime
-
-package collector
-
-import (
-	"github.com/go-kit/log"
-	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
-	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
-	"unsafe"
-)
-
-type bootTimeCollector struct {
-	name, description string
-	logger            log.Logger
-}
-
-func init() {
-	registerCollector("boottime", defaultEnabled, newBootTimeCollector)
-}
-
-// newBootTimeCollector returns a new Collector exposing system boot time on BSD systems.
-func newBootTimeCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-	return &bootTimeCollector{
-		name:        "boot_time_seconds",
-		description: "Unix time of last boot, including microseconds.",
-		logger:      logger,
-	}, nil
-}
-
-// Update pushes boot time onto ch
-func (c *bootTimeCollector) Update(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
-	raw, err := unix.SysctlRaw("kern.boottime")
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	tv := *(*unix.Timeval)(unsafe.Pointer(&raw[0]))
-	v := (float64(tv.Sec) + (float64(tv.Usec) / float64(1000*1000)))
-
-	ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(
-		prometheus.NewDesc(
-			prometheus.BuildFQName(namespace, "", c.name),
-			c.description,
-			nil, nil,
-		), prometheus.GaugeValue, v)
-
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/collector/sysctl_bsd.go b/collector/sysctl_bsd.go
index 03a878f7..2ab248ed 100644
--- a/collector/sysctl_bsd.go
+++ b/collector/sysctl_bsd.go
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ const (
 	// Default to uint32.
 	bsdSysctlTypeUint32 bsdSysctlType = iota
 	bsdSysctlTypeUint64
-	bsdSysctlTypeStructTimeval
 	bsdSysctlTypeCLong
 )
 
@@ -75,8 +74,6 @@ func (b bsdSysctl) Value() (float64, error) {
 	case bsdSysctlTypeUint64:
 		tmp64, err = unix.SysctlUint64(b.mib)
 		tmpf64 = float64(tmp64)
-	case bsdSysctlTypeStructTimeval:
-		tmpf64, err = b.getStructTimeval()
 	case bsdSysctlTypeCLong:
 		tmpf64, err = b.getCLong()
 	}
@@ -92,28 +89,6 @@ func (b bsdSysctl) Value() (float64, error) {
 	return tmpf64, nil
 }
 
-func (b bsdSysctl) getStructTimeval() (float64, error) {
-	raw, err := unix.SysctlRaw(b.mib)
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, err
-	}
-
-	if len(raw) != int(unsafe.Sizeof(unix.Timeval{})) {
-		// Shouldn't get here.
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf(
-			"length of bytes received from sysctl (%d) does not match expected bytes (%d)",
-			len(raw),
-			unsafe.Sizeof(unix.Timeval{}),
-		)
-	}
-
-	tv := *(*unix.Timeval)(unsafe.Pointer(&raw[0]))
-
-	// This conversion maintains the usec precision.  Using the time
-	// package did not.
-	return (float64(tv.Sec) + (float64(tv.Usec) / float64(1000*1000))), nil
-}
-
 func (b bsdSysctl) getCLong() (float64, error) {
 	raw, err := unix.SysctlRaw(b.mib)
 	if err != nil {