diff --git a/pkg/tsdb/mssql/macros.go b/pkg/tsdb/mssql/macros.go
index 9303712a48020..0a260f7ad704d 100644
--- a/pkg/tsdb/mssql/macros.go
+++ b/pkg/tsdb/mssql/macros.go
@@ -66,10 +66,6 @@ func (m *msSqlMacroEngine) evaluateMacro(name string, args []string) (string, er
 		}
 
 		return fmt.Sprintf("%s BETWEEN '%s' AND '%s'", args[0], m.timeRange.GetFromAsTimeUTC().Format(time.RFC3339), m.timeRange.GetToAsTimeUTC().Format(time.RFC3339)), nil
-	case "__timeFrom":
-		return fmt.Sprintf("'%s'", m.timeRange.GetFromAsTimeUTC().Format(time.RFC3339)), nil
-	case "__timeTo":
-		return fmt.Sprintf("'%s'", m.timeRange.GetToAsTimeUTC().Format(time.RFC3339)), nil
 	case "__timeGroup":
 		if len(args) < 2 {
 			return "", fmt.Errorf("macro %v needs time column and interval", name)
@@ -96,10 +92,6 @@ func (m *msSqlMacroEngine) evaluateMacro(name string, args []string) (string, er
 			return "", fmt.Errorf("missing time column argument for macro %v", name)
 		}
 		return fmt.Sprintf("%s >= %d AND %s <= %d", args[0], m.timeRange.GetFromAsSecondsEpoch(), args[0], m.timeRange.GetToAsSecondsEpoch()), nil
-	case "__unixEpochFrom":
-		return fmt.Sprintf("%d", m.timeRange.GetFromAsSecondsEpoch()), nil
-	case "__unixEpochTo":
-		return fmt.Sprintf("%d", m.timeRange.GetToAsSecondsEpoch()), nil
 	case "__unixEpochGroup":
 		if len(args) < 2 {
 			return "", fmt.Errorf("macro %v needs time column and interval and optional fill value", name)
diff --git a/pkg/tsdb/mssql/macros_test.go b/pkg/tsdb/mssql/macros_test.go
index 8e0973b750c6e..7456238efa49c 100644
--- a/pkg/tsdb/mssql/macros_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tsdb/mssql/macros_test.go
@@ -111,20 +111,6 @@ func TestMacroEngine(t *testing.T) {
 				So(fillInterval, ShouldEqual, 5*time.Minute.Seconds())
 			})
 
-			Convey("interpolate __timeFrom function", func() {
-				sql, err := engine.Interpolate(query, timeRange, "select $__timeFrom(time_column)")
-				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
-
-				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("select '%s'", from.Format(time.RFC3339)))
-			})
-
-			Convey("interpolate __timeTo function", func() {
-				sql, err := engine.Interpolate(query, timeRange, "select $__timeTo(time_column)")
-				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
-
-				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("select '%s'", to.Format(time.RFC3339)))
-			})
-
 			Convey("interpolate __unixEpochFilter function", func() {
 				sql, err := engine.Interpolate(query, timeRange, "select $__unixEpochFilter(time_column)")
 				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
@@ -132,20 +118,6 @@ func TestMacroEngine(t *testing.T) {
 				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("select time_column >= %d AND time_column <= %d", from.Unix(), to.Unix()))
 			})
 
-			Convey("interpolate __unixEpochFrom function", func() {
-				sql, err := engine.Interpolate(query, timeRange, "select $__unixEpochFrom()")
-				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
-
-				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("select %d", from.Unix()))
-			})
-
-			Convey("interpolate __unixEpochTo function", func() {
-				sql, err := engine.Interpolate(query, timeRange, "select $__unixEpochTo()")
-				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
-
-				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("select %d", to.Unix()))
-			})
-
 			Convey("interpolate __unixEpochGroup function", func() {
 
 				sql, err := engine.Interpolate(query, timeRange, "SELECT $__unixEpochGroup(time_column,'5m')")
@@ -171,40 +143,12 @@ func TestMacroEngine(t *testing.T) {
 				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("WHERE time_column BETWEEN '%s' AND '%s'", from.Format(time.RFC3339), to.Format(time.RFC3339)))
 			})
 
-			Convey("interpolate __timeFrom function", func() {
-				sql, err := engine.Interpolate(query, timeRange, "select $__timeFrom(time_column)")
-				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
-
-				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("select '%s'", from.Format(time.RFC3339)))
-			})
-
-			Convey("interpolate __timeTo function", func() {
-				sql, err := engine.Interpolate(query, timeRange, "select $__timeTo(time_column)")
-				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
-
-				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("select '%s'", to.Format(time.RFC3339)))
-			})
-
 			Convey("interpolate __unixEpochFilter function", func() {
 				sql, err := engine.Interpolate(query, timeRange, "select $__unixEpochFilter(time_column)")
 				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
 
 				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("select time_column >= %d AND time_column <= %d", from.Unix(), to.Unix()))
 			})
-
-			Convey("interpolate __unixEpochFrom function", func() {
-				sql, err := engine.Interpolate(query, timeRange, "select $__unixEpochFrom()")
-				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
-
-				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("select %d", from.Unix()))
-			})
-
-			Convey("interpolate __unixEpochTo function", func() {
-				sql, err := engine.Interpolate(query, timeRange, "select $__unixEpochTo()")
-				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
-
-				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("select %d", to.Unix()))
-			})
 		})
 
 		Convey("Given a time range between 1960-02-01 07:00 and 1980-02-03 08:00", func() {
@@ -219,40 +163,12 @@ func TestMacroEngine(t *testing.T) {
 				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("WHERE time_column BETWEEN '%s' AND '%s'", from.Format(time.RFC3339), to.Format(time.RFC3339)))
 			})
 
-			Convey("interpolate __timeFrom function", func() {
-				sql, err := engine.Interpolate(query, timeRange, "select $__timeFrom(time_column)")
-				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
-
-				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("select '%s'", from.Format(time.RFC3339)))
-			})
-
-			Convey("interpolate __timeTo function", func() {
-				sql, err := engine.Interpolate(query, timeRange, "select $__timeTo(time_column)")
-				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
-
-				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("select '%s'", to.Format(time.RFC3339)))
-			})
-
 			Convey("interpolate __unixEpochFilter function", func() {
 				sql, err := engine.Interpolate(query, timeRange, "select $__unixEpochFilter(time_column)")
 				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
 
 				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("select time_column >= %d AND time_column <= %d", from.Unix(), to.Unix()))
 			})
-
-			Convey("interpolate __unixEpochFrom function", func() {
-				sql, err := engine.Interpolate(query, timeRange, "select $__unixEpochFrom()")
-				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
-
-				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("select %d", from.Unix()))
-			})
-
-			Convey("interpolate __unixEpochTo function", func() {
-				sql, err := engine.Interpolate(query, timeRange, "select $__unixEpochTo()")
-				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
-
-				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("select %d", to.Unix()))
-			})
 		})
 	})
 }
diff --git a/pkg/tsdb/mssql/mssql_test.go b/pkg/tsdb/mssql/mssql_test.go
index 93d11c318f283..8e48994c7eab7 100644
--- a/pkg/tsdb/mssql/mssql_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tsdb/mssql/mssql_test.go
@@ -676,6 +676,30 @@ func TestMSSQL(t *testing.T) {
 				So(queryResult.Series[3].Name, ShouldEqual, "Metric B valueTwo")
 			})
 
+			Convey("When doing a query with timeFrom,timeTo,unixEpochFrom,unixEpochTo macros", func() {
+				tsdb.Interpolate = origInterpolate
+				query := &tsdb.TsdbQuery{
+					TimeRange: tsdb.NewFakeTimeRange("5m", "now", fromStart),
+					Queries: []*tsdb.Query{
+						{
+							DataSource: &models.DataSource{JsonData: simplejson.New()},
+							Model: simplejson.NewFromAny(map[string]interface{}{
+								"rawSql": `SELECT time FROM metric_values WHERE time > $__timeFrom() OR time < $__timeFrom() OR 1 < $__unixEpochFrom() OR $__unixEpochTo() > 1 ORDER BY 1`,
+								"format": "time_series",
+							}),
+							RefId: "A",
+						},
+					},
+				}
+
+				resp, err := endpoint.Query(nil, nil, query)
+				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+				queryResult := resp.Results["A"]
+				So(queryResult.Error, ShouldBeNil)
+				So(queryResult.Meta.Get("sql").MustString(), ShouldEqual, "SELECT time FROM metric_values WHERE time > '2018-03-15T12:55:00Z' OR time < '2018-03-15T12:55:00Z' OR 1 < 1521118500 OR 1521118800 > 1 ORDER BY 1")
+
+			})
+
 			Convey("Given a stored procedure that takes @from and @to in epoch time", func() {
 				sql := `
 						IF object_id('sp_test_epoch') IS NOT NULL
@@ -720,9 +744,11 @@ func TestMSSQL(t *testing.T) {
 				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
 
 				Convey("When doing a metric query using stored procedure should return correct result", func() {
+					tsdb.Interpolate = origInterpolate
 					query := &tsdb.TsdbQuery{
 						Queries: []*tsdb.Query{
 							{
+								DataSource: &models.DataSource{JsonData: simplejson.New()},
 								Model: simplejson.NewFromAny(map[string]interface{}{
 									"rawSql": `DECLARE
 											@from int = $__unixEpochFrom(),
@@ -797,9 +823,11 @@ func TestMSSQL(t *testing.T) {
 				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
 
 				Convey("When doing a metric query using stored procedure should return correct result", func() {
+					tsdb.Interpolate = origInterpolate
 					query := &tsdb.TsdbQuery{
 						Queries: []*tsdb.Query{
 							{
+								DataSource: &models.DataSource{JsonData: simplejson.New()},
 								Model: simplejson.NewFromAny(map[string]interface{}{
 									"rawSql": `DECLARE
 											@from int = $__unixEpochFrom(),
diff --git a/pkg/tsdb/mysql/macros.go b/pkg/tsdb/mysql/macros.go
index 0f1c4fcaf2c18..a037aa9277a10 100644
--- a/pkg/tsdb/mysql/macros.go
+++ b/pkg/tsdb/mysql/macros.go
@@ -61,10 +61,6 @@ func (m *mySqlMacroEngine) evaluateMacro(name string, args []string) (string, er
 		}
 
 		return fmt.Sprintf("%s BETWEEN '%s' AND '%s'", args[0], m.timeRange.GetFromAsTimeUTC().Format(time.RFC3339), m.timeRange.GetToAsTimeUTC().Format(time.RFC3339)), nil
-	case "__timeFrom":
-		return fmt.Sprintf("'%s'", m.timeRange.GetFromAsTimeUTC().Format(time.RFC3339)), nil
-	case "__timeTo":
-		return fmt.Sprintf("'%s'", m.timeRange.GetToAsTimeUTC().Format(time.RFC3339)), nil
 	case "__timeGroup":
 		if len(args) < 2 {
 			return "", fmt.Errorf("macro %v needs time column and interval", name)
@@ -91,10 +87,6 @@ func (m *mySqlMacroEngine) evaluateMacro(name string, args []string) (string, er
 			return "", fmt.Errorf("missing time column argument for macro %v", name)
 		}
 		return fmt.Sprintf("%s >= %d AND %s <= %d", args[0], m.timeRange.GetFromAsSecondsEpoch(), args[0], m.timeRange.GetToAsSecondsEpoch()), nil
-	case "__unixEpochFrom":
-		return fmt.Sprintf("%d", m.timeRange.GetFromAsSecondsEpoch()), nil
-	case "__unixEpochTo":
-		return fmt.Sprintf("%d", m.timeRange.GetToAsSecondsEpoch()), nil
 	case "__unixEpochGroup":
 		if len(args) < 2 {
 			return "", fmt.Errorf("macro %v needs time column and interval and optional fill value", name)
diff --git a/pkg/tsdb/mysql/macros_test.go b/pkg/tsdb/mysql/macros_test.go
index fe153ca3e2d50..3c9a5a26c9446 100644
--- a/pkg/tsdb/mysql/macros_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tsdb/mysql/macros_test.go
@@ -63,20 +63,6 @@ func TestMacroEngine(t *testing.T) {
 				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("WHERE time_column BETWEEN '%s' AND '%s'", from.Format(time.RFC3339), to.Format(time.RFC3339)))
 			})
 
-			Convey("interpolate __timeFrom function", func() {
-				sql, err := engine.Interpolate(query, timeRange, "select $__timeFrom(time_column)")
-				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
-
-				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("select '%s'", from.Format(time.RFC3339)))
-			})
-
-			Convey("interpolate __timeTo function", func() {
-				sql, err := engine.Interpolate(query, timeRange, "select $__timeTo(time_column)")
-				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
-
-				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("select '%s'", to.Format(time.RFC3339)))
-			})
-
 			Convey("interpolate __unixEpochFilter function", func() {
 				sql, err := engine.Interpolate(query, timeRange, "select $__unixEpochFilter(time)")
 				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
@@ -84,20 +70,6 @@ func TestMacroEngine(t *testing.T) {
 				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("select time >= %d AND time <= %d", from.Unix(), to.Unix()))
 			})
 
-			Convey("interpolate __unixEpochFrom function", func() {
-				sql, err := engine.Interpolate(query, timeRange, "select $__unixEpochFrom()")
-				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
-
-				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("select %d", from.Unix()))
-			})
-
-			Convey("interpolate __unixEpochTo function", func() {
-				sql, err := engine.Interpolate(query, timeRange, "select $__unixEpochTo()")
-				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
-
-				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("select %d", to.Unix()))
-			})
-
 			Convey("interpolate __unixEpochGroup function", func() {
 
 				sql, err := engine.Interpolate(query, timeRange, "SELECT $__unixEpochGroup(time_column,'5m')")
@@ -123,40 +95,12 @@ func TestMacroEngine(t *testing.T) {
 				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("WHERE time_column BETWEEN '%s' AND '%s'", from.Format(time.RFC3339), to.Format(time.RFC3339)))
 			})
 
-			Convey("interpolate __timeFrom function", func() {
-				sql, err := engine.Interpolate(query, timeRange, "select $__timeFrom(time_column)")
-				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
-
-				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("select '%s'", from.Format(time.RFC3339)))
-			})
-
-			Convey("interpolate __timeTo function", func() {
-				sql, err := engine.Interpolate(query, timeRange, "select $__timeTo(time_column)")
-				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
-
-				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("select '%s'", to.Format(time.RFC3339)))
-			})
-
 			Convey("interpolate __unixEpochFilter function", func() {
 				sql, err := engine.Interpolate(query, timeRange, "select $__unixEpochFilter(time)")
 				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
 
 				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("select time >= %d AND time <= %d", from.Unix(), to.Unix()))
 			})
-
-			Convey("interpolate __unixEpochFrom function", func() {
-				sql, err := engine.Interpolate(query, timeRange, "select $__unixEpochFrom()")
-				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
-
-				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("select %d", from.Unix()))
-			})
-
-			Convey("interpolate __unixEpochTo function", func() {
-				sql, err := engine.Interpolate(query, timeRange, "select $__unixEpochTo()")
-				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
-
-				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("select %d", to.Unix()))
-			})
 		})
 
 		Convey("Given a time range between 1960-02-01 07:00 and 1980-02-03 08:00", func() {
@@ -171,40 +115,12 @@ func TestMacroEngine(t *testing.T) {
 				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("WHERE time_column BETWEEN '%s' AND '%s'", from.Format(time.RFC3339), to.Format(time.RFC3339)))
 			})
 
-			Convey("interpolate __timeFrom function", func() {
-				sql, err := engine.Interpolate(query, timeRange, "select $__timeFrom(time_column)")
-				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
-
-				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("select '%s'", from.Format(time.RFC3339)))
-			})
-
-			Convey("interpolate __timeTo function", func() {
-				sql, err := engine.Interpolate(query, timeRange, "select $__timeTo(time_column)")
-				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
-
-				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("select '%s'", to.Format(time.RFC3339)))
-			})
-
 			Convey("interpolate __unixEpochFilter function", func() {
 				sql, err := engine.Interpolate(query, timeRange, "select $__unixEpochFilter(time)")
 				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
 
 				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("select time >= %d AND time <= %d", from.Unix(), to.Unix()))
 			})
-
-			Convey("interpolate __unixEpochFrom function", func() {
-				sql, err := engine.Interpolate(query, timeRange, "select $__unixEpochFrom()")
-				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
-
-				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("select %d", from.Unix()))
-			})
-
-			Convey("interpolate __unixEpochTo function", func() {
-				sql, err := engine.Interpolate(query, timeRange, "select $__unixEpochTo()")
-				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
-
-				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("select %d", to.Unix()))
-			})
 		})
 	})
 }
diff --git a/pkg/tsdb/mysql/mysql_test.go b/pkg/tsdb/mysql/mysql_test.go
index 7c41502400568..7f12b8636bb88 100644
--- a/pkg/tsdb/mysql/mysql_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tsdb/mysql/mysql_test.go
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ func TestMySQL(t *testing.T) {
 					query := &tsdb.TsdbQuery{
 						Queries: []*tsdb.Query{
 							{
-								DataSource: &models.DataSource{},
+								DataSource: &models.DataSource{JsonData: simplejson.New()},
 								Model: simplejson.NewFromAny(map[string]interface{}{
 									"rawSql": "SELECT $__timeGroup(time, $__interval) AS time, avg(value) as value FROM metric GROUP BY 1 ORDER BY 1",
 									"format": "time_series",
@@ -753,6 +753,30 @@ func TestMySQL(t *testing.T) {
 			})
 		})
 
+		Convey("When doing a query with timeFrom,timeTo,unixEpochFrom,unixEpochTo macros", func() {
+			tsdb.Interpolate = origInterpolate
+			query := &tsdb.TsdbQuery{
+				TimeRange: tsdb.NewFakeTimeRange("5m", "now", fromStart),
+				Queries: []*tsdb.Query{
+					{
+						DataSource: &models.DataSource{JsonData: simplejson.New()},
+						Model: simplejson.NewFromAny(map[string]interface{}{
+							"rawSql": `SELECT time FROM metric_values WHERE time > $__timeFrom() OR time < $__timeFrom() OR 1 < $__unixEpochFrom() OR $__unixEpochTo() > 1 ORDER BY 1`,
+							"format": "time_series",
+						}),
+						RefId: "A",
+					},
+				},
+			}
+
+			resp, err := endpoint.Query(nil, nil, query)
+			So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+			queryResult := resp.Results["A"]
+			So(queryResult.Error, ShouldBeNil)
+			So(queryResult.Meta.Get("sql").MustString(), ShouldEqual, "SELECT time FROM metric_values WHERE time > '2018-03-15T12:55:00Z' OR time < '2018-03-15T12:55:00Z' OR 1 < 1521118500 OR 1521118800 > 1 ORDER BY 1")
+
+		})
+
 		Convey("Given a table with event data", func() {
 			type event struct {
 				TimeSec     int64
diff --git a/pkg/tsdb/postgres/macros.go b/pkg/tsdb/postgres/macros.go
index 16f4adb68a69a..0fa5d8077e1d0 100644
--- a/pkg/tsdb/postgres/macros.go
+++ b/pkg/tsdb/postgres/macros.go
@@ -87,10 +87,6 @@ func (m *postgresMacroEngine) evaluateMacro(name string, args []string) (string,
 		}
 
 		return fmt.Sprintf("%s BETWEEN '%s' AND '%s'", args[0], m.timeRange.GetFromAsTimeUTC().Format(time.RFC3339), m.timeRange.GetToAsTimeUTC().Format(time.RFC3339)), nil
-	case "__timeFrom":
-		return fmt.Sprintf("'%s'", m.timeRange.GetFromAsTimeUTC().Format(time.RFC3339)), nil
-	case "__timeTo":
-		return fmt.Sprintf("'%s'", m.timeRange.GetToAsTimeUTC().Format(time.RFC3339)), nil
 	case "__timeGroup":
 		if len(args) < 2 {
 			return "", fmt.Errorf("macro %v needs time column and interval and optional fill value", name)
@@ -122,10 +118,6 @@ func (m *postgresMacroEngine) evaluateMacro(name string, args []string) (string,
 			return "", fmt.Errorf("missing time column argument for macro %v", name)
 		}
 		return fmt.Sprintf("%s >= %d AND %s <= %d", args[0], m.timeRange.GetFromAsSecondsEpoch(), args[0], m.timeRange.GetToAsSecondsEpoch()), nil
-	case "__unixEpochFrom":
-		return fmt.Sprintf("%d", m.timeRange.GetFromAsSecondsEpoch()), nil
-	case "__unixEpochTo":
-		return fmt.Sprintf("%d", m.timeRange.GetToAsSecondsEpoch()), nil
 	case "__unixEpochGroup":
 		if len(args) < 2 {
 			return "", fmt.Errorf("macro %v needs time column and interval and optional fill value", name)
diff --git a/pkg/tsdb/postgres/macros_test.go b/pkg/tsdb/postgres/macros_test.go
index b0b7a28ddd45d..8a3699f82b29e 100644
--- a/pkg/tsdb/postgres/macros_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tsdb/postgres/macros_test.go
@@ -44,13 +44,6 @@ func TestMacroEngine(t *testing.T) {
 				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("WHERE time_column BETWEEN '%s' AND '%s'", from.Format(time.RFC3339), to.Format(time.RFC3339)))
 			})
 
-			Convey("interpolate __timeFrom function", func() {
-				sql, err := engine.Interpolate(query, timeRange, "select $__timeFrom(time_column)")
-				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
-
-				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("select '%s'", from.Format(time.RFC3339)))
-			})
-
 			Convey("interpolate __timeGroup function pre 5.3 compatibility", func() {
 
 				sql, err := engine.Interpolate(query, timeRange, "SELECT $__timeGroup(time_column,'5m'), value")
@@ -102,13 +95,6 @@ func TestMacroEngine(t *testing.T) {
 				So(sql, ShouldEqual, "GROUP BY time_bucket('300s',time_column)")
 			})
 
-			Convey("interpolate __timeTo function", func() {
-				sql, err := engine.Interpolate(query, timeRange, "select $__timeTo(time_column)")
-				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
-
-				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("select '%s'", to.Format(time.RFC3339)))
-			})
-
 			Convey("interpolate __unixEpochFilter function", func() {
 				sql, err := engine.Interpolate(query, timeRange, "select $__unixEpochFilter(time)")
 				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
@@ -116,20 +102,6 @@ func TestMacroEngine(t *testing.T) {
 				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("select time >= %d AND time <= %d", from.Unix(), to.Unix()))
 			})
 
-			Convey("interpolate __unixEpochFrom function", func() {
-				sql, err := engine.Interpolate(query, timeRange, "select $__unixEpochFrom()")
-				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
-
-				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("select %d", from.Unix()))
-			})
-
-			Convey("interpolate __unixEpochTo function", func() {
-				sql, err := engine.Interpolate(query, timeRange, "select $__unixEpochTo()")
-				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
-
-				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("select %d", to.Unix()))
-			})
-
 			Convey("interpolate __unixEpochGroup function", func() {
 
 				sql, err := engine.Interpolate(query, timeRange, "SELECT $__unixEpochGroup(time_column,'5m')")
@@ -155,40 +127,12 @@ func TestMacroEngine(t *testing.T) {
 				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("WHERE time_column BETWEEN '%s' AND '%s'", from.Format(time.RFC3339), to.Format(time.RFC3339)))
 			})
 
-			Convey("interpolate __timeFrom function", func() {
-				sql, err := engine.Interpolate(query, timeRange, "select $__timeFrom(time_column)")
-				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
-
-				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("select '%s'", from.Format(time.RFC3339)))
-			})
-
-			Convey("interpolate __timeTo function", func() {
-				sql, err := engine.Interpolate(query, timeRange, "select $__timeTo(time_column)")
-				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
-
-				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("select '%s'", to.Format(time.RFC3339)))
-			})
-
 			Convey("interpolate __unixEpochFilter function", func() {
 				sql, err := engine.Interpolate(query, timeRange, "select $__unixEpochFilter(time)")
 				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
 
 				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("select time >= %d AND time <= %d", from.Unix(), to.Unix()))
 			})
-
-			Convey("interpolate __unixEpochFrom function", func() {
-				sql, err := engine.Interpolate(query, timeRange, "select $__unixEpochFrom()")
-				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
-
-				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("select %d", from.Unix()))
-			})
-
-			Convey("interpolate __unixEpochTo function", func() {
-				sql, err := engine.Interpolate(query, timeRange, "select $__unixEpochTo()")
-				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
-
-				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("select %d", to.Unix()))
-			})
 		})
 
 		Convey("Given a time range between 1960-02-01 07:00 and 1980-02-03 08:00", func() {
@@ -203,40 +147,12 @@ func TestMacroEngine(t *testing.T) {
 				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("WHERE time_column BETWEEN '%s' AND '%s'", from.Format(time.RFC3339), to.Format(time.RFC3339)))
 			})
 
-			Convey("interpolate __timeFrom function", func() {
-				sql, err := engine.Interpolate(query, timeRange, "select $__timeFrom(time_column)")
-				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
-
-				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("select '%s'", from.Format(time.RFC3339)))
-			})
-
-			Convey("interpolate __timeTo function", func() {
-				sql, err := engine.Interpolate(query, timeRange, "select $__timeTo(time_column)")
-				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
-
-				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("select '%s'", to.Format(time.RFC3339)))
-			})
-
 			Convey("interpolate __unixEpochFilter function", func() {
 				sql, err := engine.Interpolate(query, timeRange, "select $__unixEpochFilter(time)")
 				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
 
 				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("select time >= %d AND time <= %d", from.Unix(), to.Unix()))
 			})
-
-			Convey("interpolate __unixEpochFrom function", func() {
-				sql, err := engine.Interpolate(query, timeRange, "select $__unixEpochFrom()")
-				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
-
-				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("select %d", from.Unix()))
-			})
-
-			Convey("interpolate __unixEpochTo function", func() {
-				sql, err := engine.Interpolate(query, timeRange, "select $__unixEpochTo()")
-				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
-
-				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("select %d", to.Unix()))
-			})
 		})
 	})
 }
diff --git a/pkg/tsdb/postgres/postgres_test.go b/pkg/tsdb/postgres/postgres_test.go
index c87691e6bbca0..c0c04522dba7d 100644
--- a/pkg/tsdb/postgres/postgres_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tsdb/postgres/postgres_test.go
@@ -684,6 +684,30 @@ func TestPostgres(t *testing.T) {
 				So(queryResult.Series[0].Name, ShouldEqual, "valueOne")
 				So(queryResult.Series[1].Name, ShouldEqual, "valueTwo")
 			})
+
+			Convey("When doing a query with timeFrom,timeTo,unixEpochFrom,unixEpochTo macros", func() {
+				tsdb.Interpolate = origInterpolate
+				query := &tsdb.TsdbQuery{
+					TimeRange: tsdb.NewFakeTimeRange("5m", "now", fromStart),
+					Queries: []*tsdb.Query{
+						{
+							DataSource: &models.DataSource{JsonData: simplejson.New()},
+							Model: simplejson.NewFromAny(map[string]interface{}{
+								"rawSql": `SELECT time FROM metric_values WHERE time > $__timeFrom() OR time < $__timeFrom() OR 1 < $__unixEpochFrom() OR $__unixEpochTo() > 1 ORDER BY 1`,
+								"format": "time_series",
+							}),
+							RefId: "A",
+						},
+					},
+				}
+
+				resp, err := endpoint.Query(nil, nil, query)
+				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+				queryResult := resp.Results["A"]
+				So(queryResult.Error, ShouldBeNil)
+				So(queryResult.Meta.Get("sql").MustString(), ShouldEqual, "SELECT time FROM metric_values WHERE time > '2018-03-15T12:55:00Z' OR time < '2018-03-15T12:55:00Z' OR 1 < 1521118500 OR 1521118800 > 1 ORDER BY 1")
+
+			})
 		})
 
 		Convey("Given a table with event data", func() {
diff --git a/pkg/tsdb/sql_engine.go b/pkg/tsdb/sql_engine.go
index 18e02e328d1f2..963a627994ea1 100644
--- a/pkg/tsdb/sql_engine.go
+++ b/pkg/tsdb/sql_engine.go
@@ -184,6 +184,10 @@ var Interpolate = func(query *Query, timeRange *TimeRange, sql string) (string,
 
 	sql = strings.Replace(sql, "$__interval_ms", strconv.FormatInt(interval.Milliseconds(), 10), -1)
 	sql = strings.Replace(sql, "$__interval", interval.Text, -1)
+	sql = strings.Replace(sql, "$__timeFrom()", fmt.Sprintf("'%s'", timeRange.GetFromAsTimeUTC().Format(time.RFC3339)), -1)
+	sql = strings.Replace(sql, "$__timeTo()", fmt.Sprintf("'%s'", timeRange.GetToAsTimeUTC().Format(time.RFC3339)), -1)
+	sql = strings.Replace(sql, "$__unixEpochFrom()", fmt.Sprintf("%d", timeRange.GetFromAsSecondsEpoch()), -1)
+	sql = strings.Replace(sql, "$__unixEpochTo()", fmt.Sprintf("%d", timeRange.GetToAsSecondsEpoch()), -1)
 
 	return sql, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/tsdb/sql_engine_test.go b/pkg/tsdb/sql_engine_test.go
index 05b8a51ae6fe3..bfcc82aac47e7 100644
--- a/pkg/tsdb/sql_engine_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tsdb/sql_engine_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package tsdb
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -43,6 +44,34 @@ func TestSqlEngine(t *testing.T) {
 				So(sql, ShouldEqual, "select 60000 ")
 			})
 
+			Convey("interpolate __timeFrom function", func() {
+				sql, err := Interpolate(query, timeRange, "select $__timeFrom()")
+				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+
+				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("select '%s'", from.Format(time.RFC3339)))
+			})
+
+			Convey("interpolate __timeTo function", func() {
+				sql, err := Interpolate(query, timeRange, "select $__timeTo()")
+				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+
+				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("select '%s'", to.Format(time.RFC3339)))
+			})
+
+			Convey("interpolate __unixEpochFrom function", func() {
+				sql, err := Interpolate(query, timeRange, "select $__unixEpochFrom()")
+				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+
+				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("select %d", from.Unix()))
+			})
+
+			Convey("interpolate __unixEpochTo function", func() {
+				sql, err := Interpolate(query, timeRange, "select $__unixEpochTo()")
+				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+
+				So(sql, ShouldEqual, fmt.Sprintf("select %d", to.Unix()))
+			})
+
 		})
 
 		Convey("Given row values with time.Time as time columns", func() {