diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 64cf410..8c2ec4e 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ var errInvalidConfig = errors.New("Invalid configuration")
 
 // Config type is contains all provided user configuration
 type Config struct {
-	CheckInterval     SecondsOrDuration `yaml:"check_interval"`
-	DefaultAlertAfter int16             `yaml:"default_alert_after"`
-	DefaultAlertEvery *int16            `yaml:"default_alert_every"`
-	DefaultAlertDown  []string          `yaml:"default_alert_down"`
-	DefaultAlertUp    []string          `yaml:"default_alert_up"`
+	CheckInterval     time.Duration `yaml:"check_interval"`
+	DefaultAlertAfter int16         `yaml:"default_alert_after"`
+	DefaultAlertEvery *int16        `yaml:"default_alert_every"`
+	DefaultAlertDown  []string      `yaml:"default_alert_down"`
+	DefaultAlertUp    []string      `yaml:"default_alert_up"`
 	Monitors          []*Monitor
 	Alerts            map[string]*Alert
 }
@@ -56,34 +56,6 @@ func (cos *CommandOrShell) UnmarshalYAML(unmarshal func(interface{}) error) erro
 	return nil
 }
 
-// SecondsOrDuration wraps a duration value for parsing a duration or seconds from YAML
-// NOTE: This should be removed in favor of only parsing durations once compatibility is broken
-type SecondsOrDuration struct {
-	value time.Duration
-}
-
-// Value returns a duration value
-func (sod SecondsOrDuration) Value() time.Duration {
-	return sod.value
-}
-
-// UnmarshalYAML allows unmarshalling a duration value or seconds if an int was provided
-func (sod *SecondsOrDuration) UnmarshalYAML(unmarshal func(interface{}) error) error {
-	var seconds int64
-	err := unmarshal(&seconds)
-
-	if err == nil {
-		sod.value = time.Second * time.Duration(seconds)
-
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	// Error indicates that we don't have an int
-	err = unmarshal(&sod.value)
-
-	return err
-}
-
 // IsValid checks config validity and returns true if valid
 func (config Config) IsValid() (isValid bool) {
 	isValid = true
diff --git a/config_test.go b/config_test.go
index 2a20bad..099038a 100644
--- a/config_test.go
+++ b/config_test.go
@@ -47,15 +47,15 @@ func TestIntervalParsing(t *testing.T) {
 	oneMinute := time.Minute
 
 	// validate top level interval seconds represented as an int
-	if config.CheckInterval.Value() != oneSecond {
+	if config.CheckInterval != oneSecond {
 		t.Errorf("Incorrectly parsed int seconds. expected=%v actual=%v", oneSecond, config.CheckInterval)
 	}
 
-	if config.Monitors[0].CheckInterval.Value() != tenSeconds {
+	if config.Monitors[0].CheckInterval != tenSeconds {
 		t.Errorf("Incorrectly parsed seconds duration. expected=%v actual=%v", oneSecond, config.CheckInterval)
 	}
 
-	if config.Monitors[1].CheckInterval.Value() != oneMinute {
+	if config.Monitors[1].CheckInterval != oneMinute {
 		t.Errorf("Incorrectly parsed seconds duration. expected=%v actual=%v", oneSecond, config.CheckInterval)
 	}
 
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 39f8e14..05920f6 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -120,6 +120,6 @@ func main() {
 		err = checkMonitors(&config)
 		slog.OnErrPanicf(err, "Error checking monitors")
 
-		time.Sleep(config.CheckInterval.Value())
+		time.Sleep(config.CheckInterval)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/monitor.go b/monitor.go
index d907c66..b05937d 100644
--- a/monitor.go
+++ b/monitor.go
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ import (
 // Monitor represents a particular periodic check of a command
 type Monitor struct { //nolint:maligned
 	// Config values
-	AlertAfter    int16             `yaml:"alert_after"`
-	AlertEvery    *int16            `yaml:"alert_every"`
-	CheckInterval SecondsOrDuration `yaml:"check_interval"`
+	AlertAfter    int16         `yaml:"alert_after"`
+	AlertEvery    *int16        `yaml:"alert_every"`
+	CheckInterval time.Duration `yaml:"check_interval"`
 	Name          string
 	AlertDown     []string `yaml:"alert_down"`
 	AlertUp       []string `yaml:"alert_up"`
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func (monitor Monitor) ShouldCheck() bool {
 
 	sinceLastCheck := time.Since(monitor.lastCheck)
 
-	return sinceLastCheck >= monitor.CheckInterval.Value()
+	return sinceLastCheck >= monitor.CheckInterval
 }
 
 // Check will run the command configured by the Monitor and return a status
diff --git a/monitor_test.go b/monitor_test.go
index 9648d6b..14c4079 100644
--- a/monitor_test.go
+++ b/monitor_test.go
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ func TestMonitorShouldCheck(t *testing.T) {
 		name     string
 	}{
 		{Monitor{}, true, "Empty"},
-		{Monitor{lastCheck: timeNow, CheckInterval: SecondsOrDuration{time.Second * 15}}, false, "Just checked"},
-		{Monitor{lastCheck: timeTenSecAgo, CheckInterval: SecondsOrDuration{time.Second * 15}}, false, "-10s"},
-		{Monitor{lastCheck: timeTwentySecAgo, CheckInterval: SecondsOrDuration{time.Second * 15}}, true, "-20s"},
+		{Monitor{lastCheck: timeNow, CheckInterval: time.Second * 15}, false, "Just checked"},
+		{Monitor{lastCheck: timeTenSecAgo, CheckInterval: time.Second * 15}, false, "-10s"},
+		{Monitor{lastCheck: timeTwentySecAgo, CheckInterval: time.Second * 15}, true, "-20s"},
 	}
 
 	for _, c := range cases {