diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 00eb82f8c..0c677a990 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -107,11 +107,7 @@ module ApplicationHelper
   end
 
   def how_long_ago(obj)
-    if is_mobile_device?
-      time_ago_in_words(obj.created_at)
-    else
-      timeago(obj.created_at)
-    end
+    timeago(obj.created_at)
   end
 
   def person_url(person)
diff --git a/app/views/notifications/index.mobile.haml b/app/views/notifications/index.mobile.haml
index 157e2fc9d..cdf66db65 100644
--- a/app/views/notifications/index.mobile.haml
+++ b/app/views/notifications/index.mobile.haml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
               %span.from
                 %b= notification_people_link(note)
               = object_link(note)
-              .time= timeago(note.updated_at)
+              .time
+                = time_ago_in_words(obj.created_at)
 
   = will_paginate @notifications
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_stream_element.mobile.haml b/app/views/shared/_stream_element.mobile.haml
index dcc1d0eea..e5ba55e27 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_stream_element.mobile.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/_stream_element.mobile.haml
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 
 .stream_element{:data=>{:guid=>post.id}}
   .right
-    %span.time= how_long_ago(post)
+    %span.time
+      = time_ago_in_words(obj.created_at)
 
   = person_image_link(post.person, :size => :thumb_small)