diff --git a/examples/rustapi_module/src/lib.rs b/examples/rustapi_module/src/lib.rs
index 98ca10fc..a3652764 100644
--- a/examples/rustapi_module/src/lib.rs
+++ b/examples/rustapi_module/src/lib.rs
@@ -25,10 +25,8 @@ fn get_date_tuple(py: Python, d: &PyDate) -> Py<PyTuple> {
 }
 
 #[pyfunction]
-fn date_from_timestamp(py: Python, ts: i64) -> PyResult<Py<PyDate>> {
-    let timestamp = ts.to_object(py);
-    let args = PyTuple::new(py, &[timestamp]);
-    PyDate::from_timestamp(py, &args.to_object(py))
+fn date_from_timestamp(py: Python, timestamp: i64) -> PyResult<Py<PyDate>> {
+    PyDate::from_timestamp(py, timestamp)
 }
 
 #[pyfunction]
diff --git a/src/types/datetime.rs b/src/types/datetime.rs
index 0c0130a5..912c90d7 100644
--- a/src/types/datetime.rs
+++ b/src/types/datetime.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ use ffi::{PyDateTime_DATE_GET_FOLD, PyDateTime_TIME_GET_FOLD};
 
 use instance::Py;
 use python::{Python, ToPyPointer};
+use types::PyTuple;
 
 // Traits
 pub trait PyDateAccess {
@@ -66,7 +67,9 @@ impl PyDate {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn from_timestamp(py: Python, args: &PyObject) -> PyResult<Py<PyDate>> {
+    pub fn from_timestamp(py: Python, timestamp: i64) -> PyResult<Py<PyDate>> {
+        let args = PyTuple::new(py, &[timestamp]);
+
         unsafe {
             let ptr = (PyDateTimeAPI.Date_FromTimestamp)(PyDateTimeAPI.DateType, args.as_ptr());
             Py::from_owned_ptr_or_err(py, ptr)