diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/util/lang/DateExtensions.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/util/lang/DateExtensions.kt
index f0612506c..9efcaaa9f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/util/lang/DateExtensions.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/util/lang/DateExtensions.kt
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ fun Date.toRelativeString(
     val difference = now.timeWithOffset.floorNearest(MILLISECONDS_IN_DAY) - this.timeWithOffset.floorNearest(MILLISECONDS_IN_DAY)
     val days = difference.floorDiv(MILLISECONDS_IN_DAY).toInt()
     return when {
-        difference < 0 -> context.getString(R.string.recently)
+        difference < 0 -> dateFormat.format(this)
         difference < MILLISECONDS_IN_DAY -> context.getString(R.string.relative_time_today)
         difference < MILLISECONDS_IN_DAY.times(7) -> context.resources.getQuantityString(
             R.plurals.relative_time,
diff --git a/i18n/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/i18n/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index a129fa1e0..cab6803c6 100644
--- a/i18n/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/i18n/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -223,7 +223,6 @@
     <string name="pref_show_nsfw_source">Show in sources and extensions lists</string>
     <string name="parental_controls_info">This does not prevent unofficial or potentially incorrectly flagged extensions from surfacing NSFW (18+) content within the app.</string>
 
-    <string name="recently">Recently</string>
     <string name="relative_time_today">Today</string>
     <plurals name="relative_time">
         <item quantity="one">Yesterday</item>