diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 64b73d77b84..7439296fcd6 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'io.reactivex.rxjava2:rxjava:2.2.2'
     implementation 'io.reactivex.rxjava2:rxandroid:2.1.0'
     implementation 'com.jakewharton.rxbinding2:rxbinding:2.1.1'
-    implementation 'org.ocpsoft.prettytime:prettytime:4.0.3.Final'
 
     implementation "androidx.room:room-runtime:${roomDbLibVersion}"
     implementation "androidx.room:room-rxjava2:${roomDbLibVersion}"
diff --git a/app/proguard-rules.pro b/app/proguard-rules.pro
index 53a9ecd5a10..6b56e1c75a9 100644
--- a/app/proguard-rules.pro
+++ b/app/proguard-rules.pro
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 -dontobfuscate
 -keep class org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.timeago.patterns.** { *; }
--keep class org.ocpsoft.prettytime.i18n.** { *; }
 
 -keep class org.mozilla.javascript.** { *; }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/about/AboutActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/about/AboutActivity.java
index 2fb8ac7f7ad..e8e24ac261a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/about/AboutActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/about/AboutActivity.java
@@ -57,8 +57,6 @@ public class AboutActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
                     "https://github.com/ReactiveX/RxJava", StandardLicenses.APACHE2),
             new SoftwareComponent("RxBinding", "2015 - 2018", "Jake Wharton",
                     "https://github.com/JakeWharton/RxBinding", StandardLicenses.APACHE2),
-            new SoftwareComponent("PrettyTime", "2012 - 2020", "Lincoln Baxter, III",
-                    "https://github.com/ocpsoft/prettytime", StandardLicenses.APACHE2),
             new SoftwareComponent("Markwon", "2017 - 2020", "Noties",
                     "https://github.com/noties/Markwon", StandardLicenses.APACHE2),
             new SoftwareComponent("Groupie", "2016", "Lisa Wray",
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/Localization.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/Localization.java
index 7e336f02d5d..849588804c0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/Localization.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/Localization.java
@@ -7,14 +7,13 @@
 import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
+import android.text.format.DateUtils;
 import android.util.DisplayMetrics;
 
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.annotation.PluralsRes;
 import androidx.annotation.StringRes;
 
-import org.ocpsoft.prettytime.PrettyTime;
-import org.ocpsoft.prettytime.units.Decade;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.R;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.ListExtractor;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.localization.ContentCountry;
@@ -53,12 +52,11 @@
 public final class Localization {
 
     private static final String DOT_SEPARATOR = " • ";
-    private static PrettyTime prettyTime;
 
     private Localization() { }
 
     public static void init(final Context context) {
-        initPrettyTime(context);
+
     }
 
     @NonNull
@@ -290,24 +288,10 @@ public static String localizeDuration(final Context context, final int durationI
         }
     }
 
-    /*//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    // Pretty Time
-    //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////*/
-
-    private static void initPrettyTime(final Context context) {
-        prettyTime = new PrettyTime(getAppLocale(context));
-        // Do not use decades as YouTube doesn't either.
-        prettyTime.removeUnit(Decade.class);
-    }
-
-    private static PrettyTime getPrettyTime() {
-        return prettyTime;
-    }
-
     public static String relativeTime(final Calendar calendarTime) {
-        String time = getPrettyTime().formatUnrounded(calendarTime);
-        return time.startsWith("-") ? time.substring(1) : time;
-        //workaround fix for russian showing -1 day ago, -19hrs ago…
+        return DateUtils.getRelativeTimeSpanString(
+                calendarTime.getTimeInMillis(), System.currentTimeMillis(),
+                DateUtils.MINUTE_IN_MILLIS).toString();
     }
 
     private static void changeAppLanguage(final Locale loc, final Resources res) {