diff --git a/src/components/RelativeTime.tsx b/src/components/RelativeTime.tsx
index 7dfd3c6a..5b1589f4 100644
--- a/src/components/RelativeTime.tsx
+++ b/src/components/RelativeTime.tsx
@@ -3,11 +3,10 @@ import { FormattedRelativeTime } from 'react-intl'
 import { AppState } from 'react-native'
 
 export interface Props {
-  type: 'past' | 'future'
   time: string | number
 }
 
-const RelativeTime: React.FC<Props> = ({ type, time }) => {
+const RelativeTime: React.FC<Props> = ({ time }) => {
   const [now, setNow] = useState(new Date().getTime())
   useEffect(() => {
     const appStateListener = AppState.addEventListener('change', state => {
@@ -21,9 +20,7 @@ const RelativeTime: React.FC<Props> = ({ type, time }) => {
 
   return (
     <FormattedRelativeTime
-      value={
-        ((type === 'past' ? -1 : 1) * (now - new Date(time).getTime())) / 1000
-      }
+      value={(new Date(time).getTime() - now) / 1000}
       updateIntervalInSeconds={1}
     />
   )
diff --git a/src/components/Timeline/Shared/HeaderShared/Created.tsx b/src/components/Timeline/Shared/HeaderShared/Created.tsx
index 9830d72a..8ce2a56b 100644
--- a/src/components/Timeline/Shared/HeaderShared/Created.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Timeline/Shared/HeaderShared/Created.tsx
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ const HeaderSharedCreated = React.memo(
               />
             </>
           ) : (
-            <RelativeTime type='past' time={actualTime} />
+            <RelativeTime time={actualTime} />
           )}
         </CustomText>
         {edited_at ? (
diff --git a/src/components/Timeline/Shared/Poll.tsx b/src/components/Timeline/Shared/Poll.tsx
index fddc8a8d..a44c44fd 100644
--- a/src/components/Timeline/Shared/Poll.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Timeline/Shared/Poll.tsx
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ const TimelinePoll: React.FC<Props> = ({
     ))
   }, [theme, allOptions])
 
-  const pollVoteCounts = useMemo(() => {
+  const pollVoteCounts = () => {
     if (poll.voters_count !== null) {
       return (
         t('shared.poll.meta.count.voters', { count: poll.voters_count }) + ' • '
@@ -279,9 +279,9 @@ const TimelinePoll: React.FC<Props> = ({
         t('shared.poll.meta.count.votes', { count: poll.votes_count }) + ' • '
       )
     }
-  }, [poll.voters_count, poll.votes_count])
+  }
 
-  const pollExpiration = useMemo(() => {
+  const pollExpiration = () => {
     if (poll.expired) {
       return t('shared.poll.meta.expiration.expired')
     } else {
@@ -289,12 +289,12 @@ const TimelinePoll: React.FC<Props> = ({
         return (
           <Trans
             i18nKey='componentTimeline:shared.poll.meta.expiration.until'
-            components={[<RelativeTime type='future' time={poll.expires_at} />]}
+            components={[<RelativeTime time={poll.expires_at} />]}
           />
         )
       }
     }
-  }, [theme, i18n.language, poll.expired, poll.expires_at])
+  }
 
   return (
     <View style={{ marginTop: StyleConstants.Spacing.M }}>
@@ -312,8 +312,8 @@ const TimelinePoll: React.FC<Props> = ({
           fontStyle='S'
           style={{ flexShrink: 1, color: colors.secondary }}
         >
-          {pollVoteCounts}
-          {pollExpiration}
+          {pollVoteCounts()}
+          {pollExpiration()}
         </CustomText>
       </View>
     </View>
diff --git a/src/i18n/en/components/timeline.json b/src/i18n/en/components/timeline.json
index 6a3341a1..f622a093 100644
--- a/src/i18n/en/components/timeline.json
+++ b/src/i18n/en/components/timeline.json
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
         },
         "expiration": {
           "expired": "Vote expired",
-          "until": "Expires in <0 />"
+          "until": "Expires <0 />"
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/src/screens/Announcements.tsx b/src/screens/Announcements.tsx
index 2efc34a6..e38df48c 100644
--- a/src/screens/Announcements.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Announcements.tsx
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ const ScreenAnnouncements: React.FC<
             <Trans
               i18nKey='screenAnnouncements:content.published'
               components={[
-                <RelativeTime type='past' time={item.published_at} />
+                <RelativeTime time={item.published_at} />
               ]}
             />
           </CustomText>