diff --git a/SwiftGit2/Objects.swift b/SwiftGit2/Objects.swift
index 904889a..993e08b 100644
--- a/SwiftGit2/Objects.swift
+++ b/SwiftGit2/Objects.swift
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public struct Signature {
 	public let email: String
 	
 	/// The time when the action happened.
-	public let time: NSDate
+	public let time: Date
 	
 	/// The time zone that `time` should be interpreted relative to.
 	public let timeZone: NSTimeZone
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public struct Signature {
 	public init(_ signature: git_signature) {
 		name = String(validatingUTF8: signature.name)!
 		email = String(validatingUTF8: signature.email)!
-		time = NSDate(timeIntervalSince1970: TimeInterval(signature.when.time))
+		time = Date(timeIntervalSince1970: TimeInterval(signature.when.time))
 		timeZone = NSTimeZone(forSecondsFromGMT: NSInteger(60 * signature.when.offset))
 	}
 }
diff --git a/SwiftGit2Tests/ObjectsSpec.swift b/SwiftGit2Tests/ObjectsSpec.swift
index fd7bfbd..4d1af11 100644
--- a/SwiftGit2Tests/ObjectsSpec.swift
+++ b/SwiftGit2Tests/ObjectsSpec.swift
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class SignatureSpec: QuickSpec {
 				
 				expect(signature.name).to(equal("Matt Diephouse"))
 				expect(signature.email).to(equal("matt@diephouse.com"))
-				expect(signature.time).to(equal(NSDate(timeIntervalSince1970: 1416186947)))
+				expect(signature.time).to(equal(Date(timeIntervalSince1970: 1416186947)))
 				expect(signature.timeZone.abbreviation).to(equal("GMT-5"))
 			}
 		}