diff --git a/store/cockroach/cockroach.go b/store/cockroach/cockroach.go
index 8a15c4da..5e31cc7d 100644
--- a/store/cockroach/cockroach.go
+++ b/store/cockroach/cockroach.go
@@ -433,15 +433,9 @@ func (s *sqlStore) Write(r *store.Record, opts ...store.WriteOption) error {
 	}
 
 	var expiry time.Time
-	// expiry from options takes precedence
-	if !options.Expiry.IsZero() {
-		expiry = options.Expiry
-	} else if r.Expiry != 0 {
+	if r.Expiry != 0 {
 		expiry = time.Now().Add(r.Expiry)
 	}
-	if options.TTL != 0 {
-		expiry = time.Now().Add(options.TTL)
-	}
 
 	if expiry.IsZero() {
 		_, err = st.Exec(r.Key, r.Value, metadata, nil)
diff --git a/store/file/file.go b/store/file/file.go
index d6633295..5a963156 100644
--- a/store/file/file.go
+++ b/store/file/file.go
@@ -330,13 +330,6 @@ func (m *fileStore) Write(r *store.Record, opts ...store.WriteOption) error {
 		newRecord.Metadata = make(map[string]interface{})
 		newRecord.Expiry = r.Expiry
 
-		if !writeOpts.Expiry.IsZero() {
-			newRecord.Expiry = time.Until(writeOpts.Expiry)
-		}
-		if writeOpts.TTL != 0 {
-			newRecord.Expiry = writeOpts.TTL
-		}
-
 		for k, v := range r.Metadata {
 			newRecord.Metadata[k] = v
 		}
diff --git a/store/memory/memory.go b/store/memory/memory.go
index bc20030b..66b8ef2d 100644
--- a/store/memory/memory.go
+++ b/store/memory/memory.go
@@ -238,13 +238,6 @@ func (m *memoryStore) Write(r *store.Record, opts ...store.WriteOption) error {
 		copy(newRecord.Value, r.Value)
 		newRecord.Expiry = r.Expiry
 
-		if !writeOpts.Expiry.IsZero() {
-			newRecord.Expiry = time.Until(writeOpts.Expiry)
-		}
-		if writeOpts.TTL != 0 {
-			newRecord.Expiry = writeOpts.TTL
-		}
-
 		for k, v := range r.Metadata {
 			newRecord.Metadata[k] = v
 		}
diff --git a/store/options.go b/store/options.go
index 27224731..ba2f3be5 100644
--- a/store/options.go
+++ b/store/options.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package store
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"time"
 )
 
 // Options contains configuration for the Store
@@ -108,10 +107,6 @@ func ReadOffset(o uint) ReadOption {
 // If Expiry and TTL are set TTL takes precedence
 type WriteOptions struct {
 	Database, Table string
-	// Expiry is the time the record expires
-	Expiry time.Time
-	// TTL is the time until the record expires
-	TTL time.Duration
 }
 
 // WriteOption sets values in WriteOptions
@@ -125,20 +120,6 @@ func WriteTo(database, table string) WriteOption {
 	}
 }
 
-// WriteExpiry is the time the record expires
-func WriteExpiry(t time.Time) WriteOption {
-	return func(w *WriteOptions) {
-		w.Expiry = t
-	}
-}
-
-// WriteTTL is the time the record expires
-func WriteTTL(d time.Duration) WriteOption {
-	return func(w *WriteOptions) {
-		w.TTL = d
-	}
-}
-
 // DeleteOptions configures an individual Delete operation
 type DeleteOptions struct {
 	Database, Table string
diff --git a/store/test/store_test.go b/store/test/store_test.go
index 7cea5084..6593f984 100644
--- a/store/test/store_test.go
+++ b/store/test/store_test.go
@@ -160,22 +160,24 @@ func runStoreTest(s store.Store, t *testing.T) {
 func readTests(s store.Store, t *testing.T) {
 	// Test Table, Suffix and WriteOptions
 	if err := s.Write(&store.Record{
-		Key:   "foofoobarbar",
-		Value: []byte("something"),
-	}, store.WriteTTL(time.Millisecond*100)); err != nil {
+		Key:    "foofoobarbar",
+		Value:  []byte("something"),
+		Expiry: time.Millisecond * 100,
+	}); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
 	if err := s.Write(&store.Record{
-		Key:   "foofoo",
-		Value: []byte("something"),
-	}, store.WriteExpiry(time.Now().Add(time.Millisecond*100))); err != nil {
+		Key:    "foofoo",
+		Value:  []byte("something"),
+		Expiry: time.Millisecond * 100,
+	}); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
 	if err := s.Write(&store.Record{
-		Key:   "barbar",
-		Value: []byte("something"),
-		// TTL has higher precedence than expiry
-	}, store.WriteExpiry(time.Now().Add(time.Hour)), store.WriteTTL(time.Millisecond*100)); err != nil {
+		Key:    "barbar",
+		Value:  []byte("something"),
+		Expiry: time.Millisecond * 100,
+	}); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
 
@@ -306,7 +308,7 @@ func expiryTests(s store.Store, t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected %# v, got %# v", store.ErrNotFound, err)
 	}
 
-	// exercise the different ways to write an expiry, record.expiry
+	// exercise the records expiry
 	s.Write(&store.Record{Key: "aaa", Value: []byte("bbb"), Expiry: 1 * time.Second})
 	s.Write(&store.Record{Key: "aaaa", Value: []byte("bbb"), Expiry: 1 * time.Second})
 	s.Write(&store.Record{Key: "aaaaa", Value: []byte("bbb"), Expiry: 1 * time.Second})
@@ -325,46 +327,6 @@ func expiryTests(s store.Store, t *testing.T) {
 	if len(results) != 0 {
 		t.Fatal("Results should have returned 0 records")
 	}
-
-	// exercise the different ways to write an expiry, WriteExpiry
-	s.Write(&store.Record{Key: "bbb", Value: []byte("bbb")}, store.WriteExpiry(time.Now().Add(1*time.Second)))
-	s.Write(&store.Record{Key: "bbbb", Value: []byte("bbb")}, store.WriteExpiry(time.Now().Add(1*time.Second)))
-	s.Write(&store.Record{Key: "bbbbb", Value: []byte("bbb")}, store.WriteExpiry(time.Now().Add(1*time.Second)))
-	results, err = s.Read("b", store.ReadPrefix())
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Error(err)
-	}
-	if len(results) != 3 {
-		t.Fatalf("Results should have returned 3 records. Received %d", len(results))
-	}
-	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
-	results, err = s.Read("b", store.ReadPrefix())
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Error(err)
-	}
-	if len(results) != 0 {
-		t.Fatalf("Results should have returned 0 records. Received %d", len(results))
-	}
-
-	// exercise the different ways to write an expiry, WriteTTL
-	s.Write(&store.Record{Key: "ccc", Value: []byte("bbb")}, store.WriteTTL(1*time.Second))
-	s.Write(&store.Record{Key: "cccc", Value: []byte("bbb")}, store.WriteTTL(1*time.Second))
-	s.Write(&store.Record{Key: "ccccc", Value: []byte("bbb")}, store.WriteTTL(1*time.Second))
-	results, err = s.Read("c", store.ReadPrefix())
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Error(err)
-	}
-	if len(results) != 3 {
-		t.Fatalf("Results should have returned 3 records. Received %d", len(results))
-	}
-	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
-	results, err = s.Read("c", store.ReadPrefix())
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Error(err)
-	}
-	if len(results) != 0 {
-		t.Fatalf("Results should have returned 0 records. Received %d", len(results))
-	}
 }
 
 func suffixPrefixExpiryTests(s store.Store, t *testing.T) {