diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index c57298a71..2129007ca 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation "io.reactivex.rxjava2:rxandroid:2.1.1"
     implementation "com.jakewharton.rxbinding2:rxbinding:2.2.0"
 
-    implementation "org.ocpsoft.prettytime:prettytime:4.0.5.Final"
+    implementation "org.ocpsoft.prettytime:prettytime:4.0.6.Final"
 }
 
 static String getGitWorkingBranch() {
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 767cebcea..838e4e986 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/Localization.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/Localization.java
@@ -305,9 +305,7 @@ public final class Localization {
     }
 
     public static String relativeTime(final Calendar calendarTime) {
-        final String time = getPrettyTime().formatUnrounded(calendarTime);
-        return time.startsWith("-") ? time.substring(1) : time;
-        //workaround fix for russian showing -1 day ago, -19hrs ago…
+        return getPrettyTime().formatUnrounded(calendarTime);
     }
 
     private static void changeAppLanguage(final Locale loc, final Resources res) {