diff --git a/pallas-primitives/src/byron/mod.rs b/pallas-primitives/src/byron/mod.rs
index a6a8551..8e5f65b 100644
--- a/pallas-primitives/src/byron/mod.rs
+++ b/pallas-primitives/src/byron/mod.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,5 @@
 
 mod fees;
 mod model;
-mod time;
 
 pub use model::*;
diff --git a/pallas-traverse/src/header.rs b/pallas-traverse/src/header.rs
index 3ad6c90..b58a8e0 100644
--- a/pallas-traverse/src/header.rs
+++ b/pallas-traverse/src/header.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use pallas_crypto::hash::{Hash, Hasher};
 use pallas_primitives::{alonzo, babbage, byron};
 
 use crate::hashes::ToHash;
+use crate::time;
 use crate::{Era, Error, MultiEraHeader};
 
 impl<'b> MultiEraHeader<'b> {
@@ -57,10 +58,15 @@ impl<'b> MultiEraHeader<'b> {
 
     pub fn slot(&self) -> u64 {
         match self {
-            MultiEraHeader::EpochBoundary(x) => x.to_abs_slot(),
+            MultiEraHeader::EpochBoundary(x) => {
+                time::byron_epoch_slot_to_absolute(x.consensus_data.epoch_id, 0)
+            }
             MultiEraHeader::AlonzoCompatible(x) => x.header_body.slot,
             MultiEraHeader::Babbage(x) => x.header_body.slot,
-            MultiEraHeader::Byron(x) => x.consensus_data.0.to_abs_slot(),
+            MultiEraHeader::Byron(x) => time::byron_epoch_slot_to_absolute(
+                x.consensus_data.0.epoch,
+                x.consensus_data.0.slot,
+            ),
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/pallas-traverse/src/lib.rs b/pallas-traverse/src/lib.rs
index 91bc56d..86188ef 100644
--- a/pallas-traverse/src/lib.rs
+++ b/pallas-traverse/src/lib.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ pub mod output;
 pub mod probe;
 pub mod signers;
 mod support;
+pub mod time;
 pub mod tx;
 pub mod withdrawals;
 pub mod witnesses;
diff --git a/pallas-primitives/src/byron/time.rs b/pallas-traverse/src/time.rs
similarity index 60%
rename from pallas-primitives/src/byron/time.rs
rename to pallas-traverse/src/time.rs
index 1f1f21b..e781fcf 100644
--- a/pallas-primitives/src/byron/time.rs
+++ b/pallas-traverse/src/time.rs
@@ -1,30 +1,16 @@
-use super::{EbbHead, SlotId};
-
 // TODO: is it safe to hardcode these values?
 const WELLKNOWN_SLOT_LENGTH: u64 = 20; // 20 secs
 const WELLKNOWN_EPOCH_LENGTH: u64 = 5 * 24 * 60 * 60; // 5 days
 
-fn epoch_slot_to_absolute(epoch: u64, sub_epoch_slot: u64) -> u64 {
+pub fn byron_epoch_slot_to_absolute(epoch: u64, sub_epoch_slot: u64) -> u64 {
     ((epoch * WELLKNOWN_EPOCH_LENGTH) / WELLKNOWN_SLOT_LENGTH) + sub_epoch_slot
 }
 
-impl SlotId {
-    pub fn to_abs_slot(&self) -> u64 {
-        epoch_slot_to_absolute(self.epoch, self.slot)
-    }
-}
-
-impl EbbHead {
-    pub fn to_abs_slot(&self) -> u64 {
-        epoch_slot_to_absolute(self.consensus_data.epoch_id, 0)
-    }
-}
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use pallas_codec::minicbor;
 
-    use crate::byron::Block;
+    use crate::{byron::Block, time::byron_epoch_slot_to_absolute};
 
     type BlockWrapper = (u16, Block);
 
@@ -32,13 +18,16 @@ mod tests {
     fn knwon_slot_matches() {
         // TODO: expand this test to include more test blocks
         let block_idx = 1;
-        let block_str = include_str!("../../../test_data/byron1.block");
+        let block_str = include_str!("../../test_data/byron1.block");
 
         let block_bytes = hex::decode(block_str).expect(&format!("bad block file {}", block_idx));
         let (_, block): BlockWrapper = minicbor::decode(&block_bytes[..])
             .expect(&format!("error decoding cbor for file {}", block_idx));
 
-        let computed_slot = block.header.consensus_data.0.to_abs_slot();
+        let computed_slot = byron_epoch_slot_to_absolute(
+            block.header.consensus_data.0.epoch,
+            block.header.consensus_data.0.slot,
+        );
 
         assert_eq!(computed_slot, 4492794);
     }