diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/file/checksum.rb b/lib/puppet/type/file/checksum.rb
index 732460738..5586b1383 100755
--- a/lib/puppet/type/file/checksum.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/file/checksum.rb
@@ -1,33 +1,33 @@
 require 'puppet/util/checksums'
 
 # Specify which checksum algorithm to use when checksumming
 # files.
 Puppet::Type.type(:file).newparam(:checksum) do
   include Puppet::Util::Checksums
 
   desc "The checksum type to use when checksumming a file.
 
     The default checksum parameter, if checksums are enabled, is md5."
 
-  newvalues "md5", "md5lite", "timestamp", "mtime", "time", "none"
+  newvalues "md5", "md5lite", "mtime", "ctime", "none"
 
   defaultto :md5
 
   def sum(content)
     type = value || :md5 # because this might be called before defaults are set
     "{#{type}}" + send(type, content)
   end
 
   def sum_file(path)
     type = value || :md5 # because this might be called before defaults are set
     method = type.to_s + "_file"
     "{#{type}}" + send(method, path).to_s
   end
 
   def sum_stream(&block)
     type = value || :md5 # same comment as above
     method = type.to_s + "_stream"
     checksum = send(method, &block)
     "{#{type}}#{checksum}"
   end
 end