diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e842660..80a0d19 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [v0.2.6]
+ - Fixed birthdate and deathdate in record schema
+
 ## [v0.2.5]
  - Modified record schema in `db` package
 
@@ -59,7 +62,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.
 - Initial creation
 - Created `db` and `xvault` package
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/Comcast/codex/compare/v0.2.5...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/Comcast/codex/compare/v0.2.6...HEAD
+[v0.2.6]: https://github.com/Comcast/codex/compare/v0.2.5...v0.2.6
 [v0.2.5]: https://github.com/Comcast/codex/compare/v0.2.4...v0.2.5
 [v0.2.4]: https://github.com/Comcast/codex/compare/v0.2.3...v0.2.4
 [v0.2.3]: https://github.com/Comcast/codex/compare/v0.2.2...v0.2.3
diff --git a/db/db.go b/db/db.go
index f35c75e..3321c65 100644
--- a/db/db.go
+++ b/db/db.go
@@ -126,12 +126,12 @@ type Event struct {
 }
 
 type Record struct {
-	ID        int       `json:"id" gorm:"type:bigint;AUTO_INCREMENT"`
-	Type      int       `json:"type"`
-	DeviceID  string    `json:"deviceid" gorm:"not null;index"`
-	BirthDate time.Time `json:"birthdate" gorm:"type:bigint;not null;index"`
-	DeathDate time.Time `json:"deathdate" gorm:"type:bigint;not null;index"`
-	Data      []byte    `json:"data" gorm:"not null"`
+	ID        int    `json:"id" gorm:"AUTO_INCREMENT"`
+	Type      int    `json:"type"`
+	DeviceID  string `json:"deviceid" gorm:"not null;index"`
+	BirthDate int64  `json:"birthdate" gorm:"not null;index"`
+	DeathDate int64  `json:"deathdate" gorm:"not null;index"`
+	Data      []byte `json:"data" gorm:"not null"`
 }
 
 // set Record's table name to be `events`
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ func (db *Connection) GetRecordsOfType(deviceID string, eventType int) ([]Record
 }
 
 // PruneRecords removes records past their deathdate.
-func (db *Connection) PruneRecords(t time.Time) error {
+func (db *Connection) PruneRecords(t int64) error {
 	rowsAffected, err := db.deleter.delete(&Record{}, "death_date < ?", t)
 	db.measures.SQLDeletedRows.Add(float64(rowsAffected))
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/db/db_test.go b/db/db_test.go
index abe45c4..42f18a8 100644
--- a/db/db_test.go
+++ b/db/db_test.go
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ func TestUpdateHistory(t *testing.T) {
 			p.Assert(t, SQLQueryFailureCounter)(xmetricstest.Value(0.0))
 			p.Assert(t, SQLDeletedRowsCounter)(xmetricstest.Value(0.0))
 
-			err := dbConnection.PruneRecords(tc.time)
+			err := dbConnection.PruneRecords(tc.time.Unix())
 			mockObj.AssertExpectations(t)
 			p.Assert(t, SQLQuerySuccessCounter, typeLabel, deleteType)(xmetricstest.Value(tc.expectedSuccessMetric))
 			p.Assert(t, SQLQueryFailureCounter, typeLabel, deleteType)(xmetricstest.Value(tc.expectedFailureMetric))
diff --git a/db/mocks_test.go b/db/mocks_test.go
index 4ab5afc..7d4c201 100644
--- a/db/mocks_test.go
+++ b/db/mocks_test.go
@@ -36,15 +36,6 @@ func (f *mockFinder) find(out *[]Record, where ...interface{}) error {
 	return args.Error(0)
 }
 
-type mockCreator struct {
-	mock.Mock
-}
-
-func (c *mockCreator) create(value interface{}) error {
-	args := c.Called(value)
-	return args.Error(0)
-}
-
 type mockMultiInsert struct {
 	mock.Mock
 }
diff --git a/db/retry.go b/db/retry.go
index b30b2d9..ca8ace9 100644
--- a/db/retry.go
+++ b/db/retry.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func CreateRetryInsertService(inserter Inserter, retries int, interval time.Dura
 }
 
 type Pruner interface {
-	PruneRecords(t time.Time) error
+	PruneRecords(t int64) error
 }
 
 type RetryUpdateService struct {
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ type RetryUpdateService struct {
 	config retryConfig
 }
 
-func (ru RetryUpdateService) PruneRecords(t time.Time) error {
+func (ru RetryUpdateService) PruneRecords(t int64) error {
 	var err error
 
 	retries := ru.config.retries
diff --git a/db/retry_mocks_test.go b/db/retry_mocks_test.go
index 8eeff79..50ded7c 100644
--- a/db/retry_mocks_test.go
+++ b/db/retry_mocks_test.go
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
 package db
 
 import (
-	"time"
-
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/mock"
 )
 
@@ -36,7 +34,7 @@ type mockPruner struct {
 	mock.Mock
 }
 
-func (p *mockPruner) PruneRecords(t time.Time) error {
+func (p *mockPruner) PruneRecords(t int64) error {
 	args := p.Called(t)
 	return args.Error(0)
 }
diff --git a/db/retry_test.go b/db/retry_test.go
index 23f8aea..b693614 100644
--- a/db/retry_test.go
+++ b/db/retry_test.go
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ func TestRetryPruneRecords(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			}
 			p.Assert(t, SQLQueryRetryCounter)(xmetricstest.Value(0.0))
-			err := retryInsertService.PruneRecords(time.Now())
+			err := retryInsertService.PruneRecords(time.Now().Unix())
 			mockObj.AssertExpectations(t)
 			p.Assert(t, SQLQueryRetryCounter, typeLabel, deleteType)(xmetricstest.Value(tc.expectedRetryMetric))
 			if tc.expectedErr == nil || err == nil {