diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/basic.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/basic.py
index e595d326239..88df2d77d3c 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/basic.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/basic.py
@@ -2674,7 +2674,3 @@ class AnsibleModule(object):
 
 def get_module_path():
     return os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
-
-
-def get_timestamp():
-    return datetime.datetime.now().replace(microsecond=0).isoformat()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/ios/ios.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/ios/ios.py
index 779138b5e02..7aeae8e313a 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/ios/ios.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/ios/ios.py
@@ -129,10 +129,10 @@ def get_config(module, flags=None):
         return cfg
 
 
-def run_commands(module, commands, check_rc=True, return_timestamps=False):
+def run_commands(module, commands, check_rc=True):
     connection = get_connection(module)
     try:
-        return connection.run_commands(commands=commands, check_rc=check_rc, return_timestamps=return_timestamps)
+        return connection.run_commands(commands=commands, check_rc=check_rc)
     except ConnectionError as exc:
         module.fail_json(msg=to_text(exc))
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/iosxr/iosxr.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/iosxr/iosxr.py
index f643322726f..8825ca0cea3 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/iosxr/iosxr.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/iosxr/iosxr.py
@@ -477,10 +477,10 @@ def load_config(module, command_filter, commit=False, replace=False,
     return diff
 
 
-def run_commands(module, commands, check_rc=True, return_timestamps=False):
+def run_commands(module, commands, check_rc=True):
     connection = get_connection(module)
     try:
-        return connection.run_commands(commands=commands, check_rc=check_rc, return_timestamps=return_timestamps)
+        return connection.run_commands(commands=commands, check_rc=check_rc)
     except ConnectionError as exc:
         module.fail_json(msg=to_text(exc))
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/nxos.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/nxos.py
index ceedfea2ed1..a9a9954c379 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/nxos.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/nxos.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import json
 import re
 
 from ansible.module_utils._text import to_text
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import env_fallback, get_timestamp
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import env_fallback
 from ansible.module_utils.network.common.utils import to_list, ComplexList
 from ansible.module_utils.connection import Connection, ConnectionError
 from ansible.module_utils.common._collections_compat import Mapping
@@ -154,13 +154,13 @@ class Cli:
             self._device_configs[cmd] = cfg
             return cfg
 
-    def run_commands(self, commands, check_rc=True, return_timestamps=False):
+    def run_commands(self, commands, check_rc=True):
         """Run list of commands on remote device and return results
         """
         connection = self._get_connection()
 
         try:
-            out, timestamps = connection.run_commands(commands, check_rc)
+            out = connection.run_commands(commands, check_rc)
             if check_rc == 'retry_json':
                 capabilities = self.get_capabilities()
                 network_api = capabilities.get('network_api')
@@ -170,11 +170,8 @@ class Cli:
                         if ('Invalid command at' in resp or 'Ambiguous command at' in resp) and 'json' in resp:
                             if commands[index]['output'] == 'json':
                                 commands[index]['output'] = 'text'
-                                out, timestamps = connection.run_commands(commands, check_rc)
-            if return_timestamps:
-                return out, timestamps
-            else:
-                return out
+                                out = connection.run_commands(commands, check_rc)
+            return out
         except ConnectionError as exc:
             self._module.fail_json(msg=to_text(exc))
 
@@ -344,7 +341,6 @@ class LocalNxapi:
 
         headers = {'Content-Type': 'application/json'}
         result = list()
-        timestamps = list()
         timeout = self._module.params['timeout']
         use_proxy = self._module.params['provider']['use_proxy']
 
@@ -352,7 +348,6 @@ class LocalNxapi:
             if self._nxapi_auth:
                 headers['Cookie'] = self._nxapi_auth
 
-            timestamp = get_timestamp()
             response, headers = fetch_url(
                 self._module, self._url, data=req, headers=headers,
                 timeout=timeout, method='POST', use_proxy=use_proxy
@@ -380,13 +375,12 @@ class LocalNxapi:
                             self._error(output=output, **item)
                     elif 'body' in item:
                         result.append(item['body'])
-                        timestamps.append(timestamp)
                     # else:
                         # error in command but since check_status is disabled
                         # silently drop it.
                         # result.append(item['msg'])
 
-            return result, timestamps
+            return result
 
     def get_config(self, flags=None):
         """Retrieves the current config from the device or cache
@@ -400,18 +394,17 @@ class LocalNxapi:
         try:
             return self._device_configs[cmd]
         except KeyError:
-            out, out_timestamps = self.send_request(cmd)
+            out = self.send_request(cmd)
             cfg = str(out[0]).strip()
             self._device_configs[cmd] = cfg
             return cfg
 
-    def run_commands(self, commands, check_rc=True, return_timestamps=False):
+    def run_commands(self, commands, check_rc=True):
         """Run list of commands on remote device and return results
         """
         output = None
         queue = list()
         responses = list()
-        timestamps = list()
 
         def _send(commands, output):
             return self.send_request(commands, output, check_status=check_rc)
@@ -422,23 +415,16 @@ class LocalNxapi:
                 item['output'] = 'json'
 
             if all((output == 'json', item['output'] == 'text')) or all((output == 'text', item['output'] == 'json')):
-                out, out_timestamps = _send(queue, output)
-                responses.extend(out)
-                timestamps.extend(out_timestamps)
+                responses.extend(_send(queue, output))
                 queue = list()
 
             output = item['output'] or 'json'
             queue.append(item['command'])
 
         if queue:
-            out, out_timestamps = _send(queue, output)
-            responses.extend(out)
-            timestamps.extend(out_timestamps)
+            responses.extend(_send(queue, output))
 
-        if return_timestamps:
-            return responses, timestamps
-        else:
-            return responses
+        return responses
 
     def load_config(self, commands, return_error=False, opts=None, replace=None):
         """Sends the ordered set of commands to the device
@@ -450,8 +436,8 @@ class LocalNxapi:
             commands = 'config replace {0}'.format(replace)
 
         commands = to_list(commands)
-        msg, msg_timestamps = self.send_request(commands, output='config', check_status=True,
-                                                return_error=return_error, opts=opts)
+        msg = self.send_request(commands, output='config', check_status=True,
+                                return_error=return_error, opts=opts)
         if return_error:
             return msg
         else:
@@ -530,7 +516,7 @@ class HttpApi:
 
         return self._connection_obj
 
-    def run_commands(self, commands, check_rc=True, return_timestamps=False):
+    def run_commands(self, commands, check_rc=True):
         """Runs list of commands on remote device and returns results
         """
         try:
@@ -548,11 +534,7 @@ class HttpApi:
             if response[0] == '{':
                 out[index] = json.loads(response)
 
-        if return_timestamps:
-            # workaround until timestamps are implemented
-            return out, list()
-        else:
-            return out
+        return out
 
     def get_config(self, flags=None):
         """Retrieves the current config from the device or cache
@@ -726,9 +708,9 @@ def get_config(module, flags=None):
     return conn.get_config(flags=flags)
 
 
-def run_commands(module, commands, check_rc=True, return_timestamps=False):
+def run_commands(module, commands, check_rc=True):
     conn = get_connection(module)
-    return conn.run_commands(to_command(module, commands), check_rc, return_timestamps)
+    return conn.run_commands(to_command(module, commands), check_rc)
 
 
 def load_config(module, config, return_error=False, opts=None, replace=None):
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_command.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_command.py
index 837211e8d1b..cd7c34ab627 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_command.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_command.py
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ def main():
     match = module.params['match']
 
     while retries > 0:
-        responses, timestamps = run_commands(module, commands, return_timestamps=True)
+        responses = run_commands(module, commands)
 
         for item in list(conditionals):
             if item(responses):
@@ -221,7 +221,6 @@ def main():
     result.update({
         'stdout': responses,
         'stdout_lines': list(to_lines(responses)),
-        'timestamps': timestamps
     })
 
     module.exit_json(**result)
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/iosxr/iosxr_command.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/iosxr/iosxr_command.py
index 2f45801841b..e3d971a76a5 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/iosxr/iosxr_command.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/iosxr/iosxr_command.py
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ def main():
     match = module.params['match']
 
     while retries > 0:
-        responses, timestamps = run_commands(module, commands, return_timestamps=True)
+        responses = run_commands(module, commands)
 
         for item in list(conditionals):
             if item(responses):
@@ -201,7 +201,6 @@ def main():
     result.update({
         'stdout': responses,
         'stdout_lines': list(to_lines(responses)),
-        'timestamps': timestamps
     })
 
     module.exit_json(**result)
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_command.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_command.py
index 2dcda538ecd..d207a528315 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_command.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_command.py
@@ -188,7 +188,8 @@ def main():
     match = module.params['match']
 
     while retries > 0:
-        responses, timestamps = run_commands(module, commands, return_timestamps=True)
+        responses = run_commands(module, commands)
+
         for item in list(conditionals):
             try:
                 if item(responses):
@@ -213,7 +214,6 @@ def main():
     result.update({
         'stdout': responses,
         'stdout_lines': list(to_lines(responses)),
-        'timestamps': timestamps
     })
 
     module.exit_json(**result)
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/cliconf/ios.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/cliconf/ios.py
index d2e4e480f73..94485bc4837 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/cliconf/ios.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/cliconf/ios.py
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ from itertools import chain
 
 from ansible.errors import AnsibleConnectionFailure
 from ansible.module_utils._text import to_text
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import get_timestamp
 from ansible.module_utils.common._collections_compat import Mapping
 from ansible.module_utils.six import iteritems
 from ansible.module_utils.network.common.config import NetworkConfig, dumps
@@ -287,12 +286,11 @@ class Cliconf(CliconfBase):
 
         return resp
 
-    def run_commands(self, commands=None, check_rc=True, return_timestamps=False):
+    def run_commands(self, commands=None, check_rc=True):
         if commands is None:
             raise ValueError("'commands' value is required")
 
         responses = list()
-        timestamps = list()
         for cmd in to_list(commands):
             if not isinstance(cmd, Mapping):
                 cmd = {'command': cmd}
@@ -303,19 +301,14 @@ class Cliconf(CliconfBase):
 
             try:
                 out = self.send_command(**cmd)
-                timestamp = get_timestamp()
             except AnsibleConnectionFailure as e:
                 if check_rc:
                     raise
                 out = getattr(e, 'err', to_text(e))
 
             responses.append(out)
-            timestamps.append(timestamp)
 
-        if return_timestamps:
-            return responses, timestamps
-        else:
-            return responses
+        return responses
 
     def get_defaults_flag(self):
         """
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/cliconf/iosxr.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/cliconf/iosxr.py
index 1e791c4b0c7..b63aa83e6e5 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/cliconf/iosxr.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/cliconf/iosxr.py
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ import json
 
 from ansible.errors import AnsibleConnectionFailure
 from ansible.module_utils._text import to_text
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import get_timestamp
 from ansible.module_utils.common._collections_compat import Mapping
 from ansible.module_utils.connection import ConnectionError
 from ansible.module_utils.network.common.config import NetworkConfig, dumps
@@ -184,11 +183,10 @@ class Cliconf(CliconfBase):
 
         self.send_command(**cmd_obj)
 
-    def run_commands(self, commands=None, check_rc=True, return_timestamps=False):
+    def run_commands(self, commands=None, check_rc=True):
         if commands is None:
             raise ValueError("'commands' value is required")
         responses = list()
-        timestamps = list()
         for cmd in to_list(commands):
             if not isinstance(cmd, Mapping):
                 cmd = {'command': cmd}
@@ -198,7 +196,6 @@ class Cliconf(CliconfBase):
                 raise ValueError("'output' value %s is not supported for run_commands" % output)
 
             try:
-                timestamp = get_timestamp()
                 out = self.send_command(**cmd)
             except AnsibleConnectionFailure as e:
                 if check_rc:
@@ -217,11 +214,7 @@ class Cliconf(CliconfBase):
                     pass
 
                 responses.append(out)
-                timestamps.append(timestamp)
-        if return_timestamps:
-            return responses, timestamps
-        else:
-            return responses
+        return responses
 
     def discard_changes(self):
         self.send_command('abort')
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/cliconf/nxos.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/cliconf/nxos.py
index c42d750cc7b..2c0eaafa488 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/cliconf/nxos.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/cliconf/nxos.py
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ import json
 import re
 
 from ansible.errors import AnsibleConnectionFailure
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import get_timestamp
 from ansible.module_utils._text import to_bytes, to_text
 from ansible.module_utils.common._collections_compat import Mapping
 from ansible.module_utils.connection import ConnectionError
@@ -199,7 +198,6 @@ class Cliconf(CliconfBase):
             raise ValueError("'commands' value is required")
 
         responses = list()
-        timestamps = list()
         for cmd in to_list(commands):
             if not isinstance(cmd, Mapping):
                 cmd = {'command': cmd}
@@ -209,7 +207,6 @@ class Cliconf(CliconfBase):
                 cmd['command'] = self._get_command_with_output(cmd['command'], output)
 
             try:
-                timestamp = get_timestamp()
                 out = self.send_command(**cmd)
             except AnsibleConnectionFailure as e:
                 if check_rc is True:
@@ -228,8 +225,7 @@ class Cliconf(CliconfBase):
                     pass
 
                 responses.append(out)
-                timestamps.append(timestamp)
-        return responses, timestamps
+        return responses
 
     def get_device_operations(self):
         return {
diff --git a/test/units/modules/network/ios/test_ios_command.py b/test/units/modules/network/ios/test_ios_command.py
index 127683a61b9..1dab227b9ac 100644
--- a/test/units/modules/network/ios/test_ios_command.py
+++ b/test/units/modules/network/ios/test_ios_command.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 import json
 
 from units.compat.mock import patch
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import get_timestamp
 from ansible.modules.network.ios import ios_command
 from units.modules.utils import set_module_args
 from .ios_module import TestIosModule, load_fixture
@@ -47,7 +46,6 @@ class TestIosCommandModule(TestIosModule):
         def load_from_file(*args, **kwargs):
             module, commands = args
             output = list()
-            timestamps = list()
 
             for item in commands:
                 try:
@@ -57,8 +55,7 @@ class TestIosCommandModule(TestIosModule):
                     command = item['command']
                 filename = str(command).replace(' ', '_')
                 output.append(load_fixture(filename))
-                timestamps.append(get_timestamp())
-            return output, timestamps
+            return output
 
         self.run_commands.side_effect = load_from_file
 
diff --git a/test/units/modules/network/iosxr/test_iosxr_command.py b/test/units/modules/network/iosxr/test_iosxr_command.py
index 75ea75df0f7..49242939e4e 100644
--- a/test/units/modules/network/iosxr/test_iosxr_command.py
+++ b/test/units/modules/network/iosxr/test_iosxr_command.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
 __metaclass__ = type
 
 from units.compat.mock import patch
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import get_timestamp
 from ansible.modules.network.iosxr import iosxr_command
 from units.modules.utils import set_module_args
 from .iosxr_module import TestIosxrModule, load_fixture
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@ class TestIosxrCommandModule(TestIosxrModule):
         def load_from_file(*args, **kwargs):
             module, commands = args
             output = list()
-            timestamps = list()
 
             for item in commands:
                 try:
@@ -55,8 +53,7 @@ class TestIosxrCommandModule(TestIosxrModule):
                     command = item
                 filename = str(command).replace(' ', '_')
                 output.append(load_fixture(filename))
-                timestamps.append(get_timestamp())
-            return output, timestamps
+            return output
 
         self.run_commands.side_effect = load_from_file
 
diff --git a/test/units/modules/network/nxos/test_nxos_command.py b/test/units/modules/network/nxos/test_nxos_command.py
index 2e043daf5a3..a3c148212a3 100644
--- a/test/units/modules/network/nxos/test_nxos_command.py
+++ b/test/units/modules/network/nxos/test_nxos_command.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 import json
 
 from units.compat.mock import patch
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import get_timestamp
 from ansible.modules.network.nxos import nxos_command
 from .nxos_module import TestNxosModule, load_fixture, set_module_args
 
@@ -45,7 +44,6 @@ class TestNxosCommandModule(TestNxosModule):
         def load_from_file(*args, **kwargs):
             module, commands = args
             output = list()
-            timestamps = list()
 
             for item in commands:
                 try:
@@ -55,8 +53,7 @@ class TestNxosCommandModule(TestNxosModule):
                     command = item['command']
                 filename = '%s.txt' % str(command).replace(' ', '_')
                 output.append(load_fixture('nxos_command', filename))
-                timestamps.append(get_timestamp())
-            return output, timestamps
+            return output
 
         self.run_commands.side_effect = load_from_file