diff --git a/core/src/cluster_info.rs b/core/src/cluster_info.rs
index be7ed79bf1eed9..e3efd49be52ce5 100644
--- a/core/src/cluster_info.rs
+++ b/core/src/cluster_info.rs
@@ -1890,14 +1890,12 @@ impl ClusterInfo {
                 error!("crds table trim failed: {:?}", err);
             }
             Ok(purged_values) => {
+                let now = timestamp();
                 self.stats
                     .trim_crds_table_purged_values_count
                     .add_relaxed(purged_values.len() as u64);
-                gossip.pull.purged_values.extend(
-                    purged_values
-                        .into_iter()
-                        .map(|v| (v.value_hash, v.local_timestamp)),
-                );
+                let purged_values = purged_values.into_iter().map(|v| (v.value_hash, now));
+                gossip.pull.purged_values.extend(purged_values);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/core/src/crds.rs b/core/src/crds.rs
index 02b9288af673d9..7f3cbcb9352e19 100644
--- a/core/src/crds.rs
+++ b/core/src/crds.rs
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ pub struct VersionedCrdsValue {
     /// local time when inserted
     pub insert_timestamp: u64,
     /// local time when updated
-    pub local_timestamp: u64,
+    pub(crate) local_timestamp: u64,
     /// value hash
     pub value_hash: Hash,
 }
diff --git a/core/src/crds_gossip.rs b/core/src/crds_gossip.rs
index d7a45dc5243a16..bb2257fa2851f9 100644
--- a/core/src/crds_gossip.rs
+++ b/core/src/crds_gossip.rs
@@ -66,8 +66,7 @@ impl CrdsGossip {
                     .push
                     .process_push_message(&mut self.crds, from, val, now);
                 if let Ok(Some(val)) = res {
-                    self.pull
-                        .record_old_hash(val.value_hash, val.local_timestamp);
+                    self.pull.record_old_hash(val.value_hash, now);
                     Some(val)
                 } else {
                     None
diff --git a/core/src/crds_gossip_pull.rs b/core/src/crds_gossip_pull.rs
index 639feac106e362..26092aff5e5f63 100644
--- a/core/src/crds_gossip_pull.rs
+++ b/core/src/crds_gossip_pull.rs
@@ -300,8 +300,7 @@ impl CrdsGossipPull {
         for caller in callers {
             let key = caller.label().pubkey();
             if let Ok(Some(val)) = crds.insert(caller, now) {
-                self.purged_values
-                    .push_back((val.value_hash, val.local_timestamp));
+                self.purged_values.push_back((val.value_hash, now));
             }
             crds.update_record_timestamp(&key, now);
         }
@@ -399,8 +398,7 @@ impl CrdsGossipPull {
                     owners.insert(label.pubkey());
                     success.push((label, hash, wc));
                     if let Some(val) = old {
-                        self.purged_values
-                            .push_back((val.value_hash, val.local_timestamp))
+                        self.purged_values.push_back((val.value_hash, now))
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -555,7 +553,7 @@ impl CrdsGossipPull {
                 .into_iter()
                 .filter_map(|label| {
                     let val = crds.remove(&label)?;
-                    Some((val.value_hash, val.local_timestamp))
+                    Some((val.value_hash, now))
                 }),
         );
         self.purged_values.len() - num_purged_values
@@ -1335,7 +1333,7 @@ mod test {
         }
 
         // purge the value
-        node.purge_purged(1);
+        node.purge_purged(3);
         assert_eq!(node.purged_values.len(), 0);
     }
     #[test]