diff --git a/lib/ice_cube/time_util.rb b/lib/ice_cube/time_util.rb
index 136729c2..8bb1db76 100644
--- a/lib/ice_cube/time_util.rb
+++ b/lib/ice_cube/time_util.rb
@@ -38,9 +38,13 @@ def self.match_zone(time, reference)
     # Ensure that this is either nil, or a time
     def self.ensure_time(time, date_eod = false)
       case time
-      when DateTime then time.to_time
-      when Date then date_eod ? time.to_time.end_of_day : time.to_time
-      else time
+      when DateTime
+        warn "IceCube: DateTime support is deprecated (please use Time)"
+        time.to_time
+      when Date
+        date_eod ? end_of_date(time) : time.to_time
+      else
+        time
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/examples/rfc_spec.rb b/spec/examples/rfc_spec.rb
index ebef0bc6..526b87f7 100644
--- a/spec/examples/rfc_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/examples/rfc_spec.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     schedule.add_recurrence_rule IceCube::Rule.daily(2).until(Time.utc(1997, 12, 24))
     dates = schedule.occurrences(Time.utc(1997, 12, 31))
     offset = 0
-    (DateTime.civil(1997, 9, 2)..DateTime.civil(1997, 12, 24)).each do |date|
+    (Date.new(1997, 9, 2)..Date.new(1997, 12, 24)).each do |date|
       dates.should include(Time.utc(date.year, date.month, date.day)) if offset % 2 == 0
       dates.should_not include(Time.utc(date.year, date.month, date.day)) if offset % 2 != 0
       offset += 1
diff --git a/spec/examples/schedule_spec.rb b/spec/examples/schedule_spec.rb
index 2c779e5e..5b6e171e 100644
--- a/spec/examples/schedule_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/examples/schedule_spec.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,20 @@
     schedule.start_time.should == t1
   end
 
+  it 'initializes with a start_time' do
+    t1 = Time.local(2013, 2, 14, 0, 32, 0)
+    schedule = IceCube::Schedule.new(t1)
+    schedule.start_time.should be_a Time
+    schedule.start_time.should == t1
+  end
+
+  it 'converts initialized DateTime to Time' do
+    dt = DateTime.new(2013, 2, 14, 0, 32, 0)
+    schedule = IceCube::Schedule.new(dt)
+    schedule.start_time.should be_a Time
+    schedule.start_time.should == dt.to_time
+  end
+
   describe :duration do
 
     it 'should be based on end_time' do
@@ -204,9 +218,8 @@
       conflict.should be_true
     end
 
-    it 'should return false if conflict is not present and single recurrence and time originally specified as DateTime' do
-      date = DateTime.new(2020,9,21,11,30,0)
-      start_time = date.to_time
+    it 'should return false if conflict is not present and single recurrence and time originally specified as Time' do
+      start_time = Time.new(2020,9,21,11,30,0)
       schedule1 = IceCube::Schedule.new(start_time, :duration => IceCube::ONE_HOUR)
       schedule1.add_recurrence_time(start_time)
       schedule2 = IceCube::Schedule.new(start_time + IceCube::ONE_HOUR, :duration => IceCube::ONE_HOUR)
@@ -336,11 +349,6 @@
       start_time = Time.utc(Time.now.year + 1, 7, 1, 0, 0, 0).localtime("-05:00")
       compare_time_zone_info(start_time)
     end
-
-    it 'should respect time zone info for a DateTime' do
-      start_time = DateTime.new(Time.now.year + 1, 7, 1, 0, 0, 0, "-05:00")
-      compare_time_zone_info(start_time)
-    end
   end
 
   describe :start_date= do