diff --git a/src/codeweaver/engine/chunker/governance.py b/src/codeweaver/engine/chunker/governance.py
index d26ee62c..ac8c2c87 100644
--- a/src/codeweaver/engine/chunker/governance.py
+++ b/src/codeweaver/engine/chunker/governance.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ def __enter__(self) -> Self:
         Returns:
             Self reference for use in with statement
         """
-        self._start_time = time.time()
+        self._start_time = time.monotonic()
         self._chunk_count = 0
         return self
 
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ def check_timeout(self) -> None:
         if self._start_time is None:
             return
 
-        elapsed = time.time() - self._start_time
+        elapsed = time.monotonic() - self._start_time
         if elapsed > self.settings.chunk_timeout_seconds:
             # Log resource limit violation for observability
             from pathlib import Path
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ def check_chunk_limit(self) -> None:
                 limit_value=float(self.settings.max_chunks_per_file),
                 actual_value=float(self._chunk_count),
                 extra_context={
-                    "elapsed_seconds": time.time() - self._start_time if self._start_time else 0
+                    "elapsed_seconds": time.monotonic() - self._start_time if self._start_time is not None else 0
                 },
             )
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/conftest.py b/tests/integration/conftest.py
index 3832f36c..04d1eecc 100644
--- a/tests/integration/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/integration/conftest.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 from collections.abc import AsyncGenerator, Generator
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
-from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock, patch
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -534,16 +534,8 @@ def configured_providers(
     container.override(VectorStoreProvider, mock_vector_store)
     container.override(RerankingProvider, mock_reranking_provider)
 
-    call_count = [0]  # Use list for mutable counter
-
-    def mock_time() -> float:
-        call_count[0] += 1
-        # Return monotonically increasing time values (start from a baseline)
-        return 1000000.0 + call_count[0] * 0.001
-
-    with patch("time.time", side_effect=mock_time):
-        yield
-        container.clear_overrides()
+    yield
+    container.clear_overrides()
 
 
 # ===========================================================================
@@ -1025,15 +1017,8 @@ def real_providers(
     container.override(VectorStoreProvider, real_vector_store)
     container.override(RerankingProvider, real_reranking_provider)
 
-    call_count = [0]
-
-    def mock_time() -> float:
-        call_count[0] += 1
-        return 1000000.0 + call_count[0] * 0.001
-
-    with patch("time.time", side_effect=mock_time):
-        yield
-        container.clear_overrides()
+    yield
+    container.clear_overrides()
 
 
 # ===========================================================================
@@ -1221,23 +1206,15 @@ async def get_test_settings() -> CodeWeaverSettingsType:
 
     server._state = state
 
-    # Patch time for deterministic behavior if needed
-    call_count = [0]
-
-    def mock_time() -> float:
-        call_count[0] += 1
-        return 1000000.0 + call_count[0] * 0.001
-
-    with patch("time.time", side_effect=mock_time):
-        # Resolve indexer from container
-        indexer = await clean_container.resolve(IndexingService)
+    # Resolve indexer from container
+    indexer = await clean_container.resolve(IndexingService)
 
-        # Ensure it's using the correct project path
-        indexer._project_path = project_path
+    # Ensure it's using the correct project path
+    indexer._project_path = project_path
 
-        await indexer.index_project(force_reindex=True)
+    await indexer.index_project(force_reindex=True)
 
-        yield project_path
+    yield project_path
 
     # Cleanup: Reset global state
     from codeweaver.server import server
diff --git a/tests/unit/engine/chunker/test_governance.py b/tests/unit/engine/chunker/test_governance.py
index 1af79b60..6111de91 100644
--- a/tests/unit/engine/chunker/test_governance.py
+++ b/tests/unit/engine/chunker/test_governance.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def test_timeout_enforcement():
 
     with patch("codeweaver.engine.chunker.governance.time") as mock_time:
         # Set up time progression: 0.0 at __enter__, 1.5 at check_timeout()
-        mock_time.time.side_effect = [0.0, 1.5]
+        mock_time.monotonic.side_effect = [0.0, 1.5]
 
         with pytest.raises(ChunkingTimeoutError, match="exceeded timeout"):
             with ResourceGovernor(settings) as governor: