diff --git a/models/fixtures/repository.yml b/models/fixtures/repository.yml
index 51f526f889..f7aaad1f31 100644
--- a/models/fixtures/repository.yml
+++ b/models/fixtures/repository.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@
   size: 7597
   is_fsck_enabled: true
   close_issues_via_commit_in_any_branch: false
-
+  created_unix: 1731254961
+  updated_unix: 1731254961
 -
   id: 2
   owner_id: 2
diff --git a/modules/gitgraph/graph.go b/modules/gitgraph/graph.go
index 331ad6b218..4db5598015 100644
--- a/modules/gitgraph/graph.go
+++ b/modules/gitgraph/graph.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 
 // GetCommitGraph return a list of commit (GraphItems) from all branches
 func GetCommitGraph(r *git.Repository, page, maxAllowedColors int, hidePRRefs bool, branches, files []string) (*Graph, error) {
-	format := "DATA:%D|%H|%ad|%h|%s"
+	format := "DATA:%D|%H|%aD|%h|%s"
 
 	if page == 0 {
 		page = 1
diff --git a/modules/gitgraph/graph_models.go b/modules/gitgraph/graph_models.go
index 82f460ecf0..8ff1a6e916 100644
--- a/modules/gitgraph/graph_models.go
+++ b/modules/gitgraph/graph_models.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	asymkey_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/asymkey"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
@@ -198,6 +199,11 @@ func NewCommit(row, column int, line []byte) (*Commit, error) {
 	if len(data) < 5 {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("malformed data section on line %d with commit: %s", row, string(line))
 	}
+	// Format is a slight modifcation from RFC1123Z
+	t, err := time.Parse("Mon, _2 Jan 2006 15:04:05 -0700", string(data[2]))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not parse date of commit: %w", err)
+	}
 	return &Commit{
 		Row:    row,
 		Column: column,
@@ -205,8 +211,8 @@ func NewCommit(row, column int, line []byte) (*Commit, error) {
 		Refs: newRefsFromRefNames(data[0]),
 		// 1 matches git log --pretty=format:%H => commit hash
 		Rev: string(data[1]),
-		// 2 matches git log --pretty=format:%ad => author date (format respects --date= option)
-		Date: string(data[2]),
+		// 2 matches git log --pretty=format:%aD => author date, RFC2822 style
+		Date: t,
 		// 3 matches git log --pretty=format:%h => abbreviated commit hash
 		ShortRev: string(data[3]),
 		// 4 matches git log --pretty=format:%s => subject
@@ -245,7 +251,7 @@ type Commit struct {
 	Column       int
 	Refs         []git.Reference
 	Rev          string
-	Date         string
+	Date         time.Time
 	ShortRev     string
 	Subject      string
 }
diff --git a/modules/gitgraph/graph_test.go b/modules/gitgraph/graph_test.go
index 18d427acd9..e7e437e42d 100644
--- a/modules/gitgraph/graph_test.go
+++ b/modules/gitgraph/graph_test.go
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ func TestParseGlyphs(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestCommitStringParsing(t *testing.T) {
-	dataFirstPart := "* DATA:|4e61bacab44e9b4730e44a6615d04098dd3a8eaf|2016-12-20 21:10:41 +0100|4e61bac|"
+	dataFirstPart := "* DATA:|4e61bacab44e9b4730e44a6615d04098dd3a8eaf|Tue, 20 Dec 2016 21:10:41 +0100|4e61bac|"
 	tests := []struct {
 		shouldPass    bool
 		testName      string
diff --git a/modules/templates/helper.go b/modules/templates/helper.go
index a1f3f1aa2d..55de85646c 100644
--- a/modules/templates/helper.go
+++ b/modules/templates/helper.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/svg"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/templates/eval"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/timeutil"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/services/gitdiff"
 )
@@ -65,16 +64,18 @@ func NewFuncMap() template.FuncMap {
 
 		// -----------------------------------------------------------------
 		// time / number / format
-		"FileSize":      FileSizePanic,
-		"CountFmt":      base.FormatNumberSI,
-		"TimeSince":     timeutil.TimeSince,
-		"TimeSinceUnix": timeutil.TimeSinceUnix,
-		"DateTime":      dateTimeLegacy, // for backward compatibility only, do not use it anymore
-		"Sec2Time":      util.SecToTime,
+		"FileSize": FileSizePanic,
+		"CountFmt": base.FormatNumberSI,
+		"Sec2Time": util.SecToTime,
 		"LoadTimes": func(startTime time.Time) string {
 			return fmt.Sprint(time.Since(startTime).Nanoseconds()/1e6) + "ms"
 		},
 
+		// for backward compatibility only, do not use them anymore
+		"TimeSince":     timeSinceLegacy,
+		"TimeSinceUnix": timeSinceLegacy,
+		"DateTime":      dateTimeLegacy,
+
 		// -----------------------------------------------------------------
 		// setting
 		"AppName": func() string {
diff --git a/modules/templates/util_date.go b/modules/templates/util_date.go
index 10f7cdb508..f521b39b79 100644
--- a/modules/templates/util_date.go
+++ b/modules/templates/util_date.go
@@ -4,35 +4,40 @@
 package templates
 
 import (
-	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"html"
 	"html/template"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/timeutil"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/translation"
 )
 
-type DateUtils struct {
-	ctx context.Context
-}
+type DateUtils struct{}
 
-func NewDateUtils(ctx context.Context) *DateUtils {
-	return &DateUtils{ctx}
+func NewDateUtils() *DateUtils {
+	return (*DateUtils)(nil) // the util is stateless, and we do not need to create an instance
 }
 
 // AbsoluteShort renders in "Jan 01, 2006" format
 func (du *DateUtils) AbsoluteShort(time any) template.HTML {
-	return timeutil.DateTime("short", time)
+	return dateTimeFormat("short", time)
 }
 
 // AbsoluteLong renders in "January 01, 2006" format
 func (du *DateUtils) AbsoluteLong(time any) template.HTML {
-	return timeutil.DateTime("long", time)
+	return dateTimeFormat("long", time)
 }
 
 // FullTime renders in "Jan 01, 2006 20:33:44" format
 func (du *DateUtils) FullTime(time any) template.HTML {
-	return timeutil.DateTime("full", time)
+	return dateTimeFormat("full", time)
+}
+
+func (du *DateUtils) TimeSince(time any) template.HTML {
+	return TimeSince(time)
 }
 
 // ParseLegacy parses the datetime in legacy format, eg: "2016-01-02" in server's timezone.
@@ -56,5 +61,91 @@ func dateTimeLegacy(format string, datetime any, _ ...string) template.HTML {
 	if s, ok := datetime.(string); ok {
 		datetime = parseLegacy(s)
 	}
-	return timeutil.DateTime(format, datetime)
+	return dateTimeFormat(format, datetime)
+}
+
+func timeSinceLegacy(time any, _ translation.Locale) template.HTML {
+	if !setting.IsProd || setting.IsInTesting {
+		panic("timeSinceLegacy is for backward compatibility only, do not use it in new code")
+	}
+	return TimeSince(time)
+}
+
+func anyToTime(any any) (t time.Time, isZero bool) {
+	switch v := any.(type) {
+	case nil:
+		// it is zero
+	case *time.Time:
+		if v != nil {
+			t = *v
+		}
+	case time.Time:
+		t = v
+	case timeutil.TimeStamp:
+		t = v.AsTime()
+	case timeutil.TimeStampNano:
+		t = v.AsTime()
+	case int:
+		t = timeutil.TimeStamp(v).AsTime()
+	case int64:
+		t = timeutil.TimeStamp(v).AsTime()
+	default:
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("Unsupported time type %T", any))
+	}
+	return t, t.IsZero() || t.Unix() == 0
+}
+
+func dateTimeFormat(format string, datetime any) template.HTML {
+	t, isZero := anyToTime(datetime)
+	if isZero {
+		return "-"
+	}
+	var textEscaped string
+	datetimeEscaped := html.EscapeString(t.Format(time.RFC3339))
+	if format == "full" {
+		textEscaped = html.EscapeString(t.Format("2006-01-02 15:04:05 -07:00"))
+	} else {
+		textEscaped = html.EscapeString(t.Format("2006-01-02"))
+	}
+
+	attrs := []string{`weekday=""`, `year="numeric"`}
+	switch format {
+	case "short", "long": // date only
+		attrs = append(attrs, `month="`+format+`"`, `day="numeric"`)
+		return template.HTML(fmt.Sprintf(`<absolute-date %s date="%s">%s</absolute-date>`, strings.Join(attrs, " "), datetimeEscaped, textEscaped))
+	case "full": // full date including time
+		attrs = append(attrs, `format="datetime"`, `month="short"`, `day="numeric"`, `hour="numeric"`, `minute="numeric"`, `second="numeric"`, `data-tooltip-content`, `data-tooltip-interactive="true"`)
+		return template.HTML(fmt.Sprintf(`<relative-time %s datetime="%s">%s</relative-time>`, strings.Join(attrs, " "), datetimeEscaped, textEscaped))
+	default:
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("Unsupported format %s", format))
+	}
+}
+
+func timeSinceTo(then any, now time.Time) template.HTML {
+	thenTime, isZero := anyToTime(then)
+	if isZero {
+		return "-"
+	}
+
+	friendlyText := thenTime.Format("2006-01-02 15:04:05 -07:00")
+
+	// document: https://github.com/github/relative-time-element
+	attrs := `tense="past"`
+	isFuture := now.Before(thenTime)
+	if isFuture {
+		attrs = `tense="future"`
+	}
+
+	// declare data-tooltip-content attribute to switch from "title" tooltip to "tippy" tooltip
+	htm := fmt.Sprintf(`<relative-time prefix="" %s datetime="%s" data-tooltip-content data-tooltip-interactive="true">%s</relative-time>`,
+		attrs, thenTime.Format(time.RFC3339), friendlyText)
+	return template.HTML(htm)
+}
+
+// TimeSince renders relative time HTML given a time
+func TimeSince(then any) template.HTML {
+	if setting.UI.PreferredTimestampTense == "absolute" {
+		return dateTimeFormat("full", then)
+	}
+	return timeSinceTo(then, time.Now())
 }
diff --git a/modules/templates/util_date_test.go b/modules/templates/util_date_test.go
index e3dec5c8db..2f5c79f762 100644
--- a/modules/templates/util_date_test.go
+++ b/modules/templates/util_date_test.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func TestDateTime(t *testing.T) {
 	defer test.MockVariableValue(&setting.DefaultUILocation, testTz)()
 	defer test.MockVariableValue(&setting.IsInTesting, false)()
 
-	du := NewDateUtils(nil)
+	du := NewDateUtils()
 
 	refTimeStr := "2018-01-01T00:00:00Z"
 	refDateStr := "2018-01-01"
@@ -59,3 +59,24 @@ func TestDateTime(t *testing.T) {
 	actual = du.FullTime(refTimeStamp)
 	assert.EqualValues(t, `<relative-time weekday="" year="numeric" format="datetime" month="short" day="numeric" hour="numeric" minute="numeric" second="numeric" data-tooltip-content data-tooltip-interactive="true" datetime="2017-12-31T19:00:00-05:00">2017-12-31 19:00:00 -05:00</relative-time>`, actual)
 }
+
+func TestTimeSince(t *testing.T) {
+	testTz, _ := time.LoadLocation("America/New_York")
+	defer test.MockVariableValue(&setting.DefaultUILocation, testTz)()
+	defer test.MockVariableValue(&setting.IsInTesting, false)()
+
+	du := NewDateUtils()
+	assert.EqualValues(t, "-", du.TimeSince(nil))
+
+	refTimeStr := "2018-01-01T00:00:00Z"
+	refTime, _ := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, refTimeStr)
+
+	actual := du.TimeSince(refTime)
+	assert.EqualValues(t, `<relative-time prefix="" tense="past" datetime="2018-01-01T00:00:00Z" data-tooltip-content data-tooltip-interactive="true">2018-01-01 00:00:00 +00:00</relative-time>`, actual)
+
+	actual = timeSinceTo(&refTime, time.Time{})
+	assert.EqualValues(t, `<relative-time prefix="" tense="future" datetime="2018-01-01T00:00:00Z" data-tooltip-content data-tooltip-interactive="true">2018-01-01 00:00:00 +00:00</relative-time>`, actual)
+
+	actual = timeSinceLegacy(timeutil.TimeStampNano(refTime.UnixNano()), nil)
+	assert.EqualValues(t, `<relative-time prefix="" tense="past" datetime="2017-12-31T19:00:00-05:00" data-tooltip-content data-tooltip-interactive="true">2017-12-31 19:00:00 -05:00</relative-time>`, actual)
+}
diff --git a/modules/timeutil/datetime.go b/modules/timeutil/datetime.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 664e0320b0..0000000000
--- a/modules/timeutil/datetime.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2023 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-
-package timeutil
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"html"
-	"html/template"
-	"strings"
-	"time"
-)
-
-// DateTime renders an absolute time HTML element by datetime.
-func DateTime(format string, datetime any) template.HTML {
-	if p, ok := datetime.(*time.Time); ok {
-		datetime = *p
-	}
-	if p, ok := datetime.(*TimeStamp); ok {
-		datetime = *p
-	}
-	switch v := datetime.(type) {
-	case TimeStamp:
-		datetime = v.AsTime()
-	case int:
-		datetime = TimeStamp(v).AsTime()
-	case int64:
-		datetime = TimeStamp(v).AsTime()
-	}
-
-	var datetimeEscaped, textEscaped string
-	switch v := datetime.(type) {
-	case nil:
-		return "-"
-	case time.Time:
-		if v.IsZero() || v.Unix() == 0 {
-			return "-"
-		}
-		datetimeEscaped = html.EscapeString(v.Format(time.RFC3339))
-		if format == "full" {
-			textEscaped = html.EscapeString(v.Format("2006-01-02 15:04:05 -07:00"))
-		} else {
-			textEscaped = html.EscapeString(v.Format("2006-01-02"))
-		}
-	default:
-		panic(fmt.Sprintf("Unsupported time type %T", datetime))
-	}
-
-	attrs := []string{`weekday=""`, `year="numeric"`}
-	switch format {
-	case "short", "long": // date only
-		attrs = append(attrs, `month="`+format+`"`, `day="numeric"`)
-		return template.HTML(fmt.Sprintf(`<absolute-date %s date="%s">%s</absolute-date>`, strings.Join(attrs, " "), datetimeEscaped, textEscaped))
-	case "full": // full date including time
-		attrs = append(attrs, `format="datetime"`, `month="short"`, `day="numeric"`, `hour="numeric"`, `minute="numeric"`, `second="numeric"`, `data-tooltip-content`, `data-tooltip-interactive="true"`)
-		return template.HTML(fmt.Sprintf(`<relative-time %s datetime="%s">%s</relative-time>`, strings.Join(attrs, " "), datetimeEscaped, textEscaped))
-	default:
-		panic(fmt.Sprintf("Unsupported format %s", format))
-	}
-}
diff --git a/modules/timeutil/since.go b/modules/timeutil/since.go
index dba42c793a..2c89ae38d5 100644
--- a/modules/timeutil/since.go
+++ b/modules/timeutil/since.go
@@ -4,12 +4,9 @@
 package timeutil
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-	"html/template"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/translation"
 )
 
@@ -81,16 +78,11 @@ func computeTimeDiffFloor(diff int64, lang translation.Locale) (int64, string) {
 	return diff, diffStr
 }
 
-// MinutesToFriendly returns a user friendly string with number of minutes
+// MinutesToFriendly returns a user-friendly string with number of minutes
 // converted to hours and minutes.
 func MinutesToFriendly(minutes int, lang translation.Locale) string {
 	duration := time.Duration(minutes) * time.Minute
-	return TimeSincePro(time.Now().Add(-duration), lang)
-}
-
-// TimeSincePro calculates the time interval and generate full user-friendly string.
-func TimeSincePro(then time.Time, lang translation.Locale) string {
-	return timeSincePro(then, time.Now(), lang)
+	return timeSincePro(time.Now().Add(-duration), time.Now(), lang)
 }
 
 func timeSincePro(then, now time.Time, lang translation.Locale) string {
@@ -114,32 +106,3 @@ func timeSincePro(then, now time.Time, lang translation.Locale) string {
 	}
 	return strings.TrimPrefix(timeStr, ", ")
 }
-
-func timeSinceUnix(then, now time.Time, _ translation.Locale) template.HTML {
-	friendlyText := then.Format("2006-01-02 15:04:05 -07:00")
-
-	// document: https://github.com/github/relative-time-element
-	attrs := `tense="past"`
-	isFuture := now.Before(then)
-	if isFuture {
-		attrs = `tense="future"`
-	}
-
-	// declare data-tooltip-content attribute to switch from "title" tooltip to "tippy" tooltip
-	htm := fmt.Sprintf(`<relative-time prefix="" %s datetime="%s" data-tooltip-content data-tooltip-interactive="true">%s</relative-time>`,
-		attrs, then.Format(time.RFC3339), friendlyText)
-	return template.HTML(htm)
-}
-
-// TimeSince renders relative time HTML given a time.Time
-func TimeSince(then time.Time, lang translation.Locale) template.HTML {
-	if setting.UI.PreferredTimestampTense == "absolute" {
-		return DateTime("full", then)
-	}
-	return timeSinceUnix(then, time.Now(), lang)
-}
-
-// TimeSinceUnix renders relative time HTML given a TimeStamp
-func TimeSinceUnix(then TimeStamp, lang translation.Locale) template.HTML {
-	return TimeSince(then.AsLocalTime(), lang)
-}
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/blame.go b/routers/web/repo/blame.go
index eea3d4dc00..4f962d4c19 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/blame.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/blame.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/templates"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/timeutil"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/services/context"
 	files_service "code.gitea.io/gitea/services/repository/files"
@@ -254,7 +253,7 @@ func renderBlame(ctx *context.Context, blameParts []*git.BlamePart, commitNames
 				commitCnt++
 
 				// User avatar image
-				commitSince := timeutil.TimeSinceUnix(timeutil.TimeStamp(commit.Author.When.Unix()), ctx.Locale)
+				commitSince := templates.TimeSince(commit.Author.When)
 
 				var avatar string
 				if commit.User != nil {
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/issue_content_history.go b/routers/web/repo/issue_content_history.go
index 16b250abda..4ce76b2bb9 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/issue_content_history.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/issue_content_history.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/templates"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/timeutil"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/services/context"
 
 	"github.com/sergi/go-diff/diffmatchpatch"
@@ -73,10 +72,10 @@ func GetContentHistoryList(ctx *context.Context) {
 		class := avatars.DefaultAvatarClass + " tw-mr-2"
 		name := html.EscapeString(username)
 		avatarHTML := string(templates.AvatarHTML(src, 28, class, username))
-		timeSinceText := string(timeutil.TimeSinceUnix(item.EditedUnix, ctx.Locale))
+		timeSinceHTML := string(templates.TimeSince(item.EditedUnix))
 
 		results = append(results, map[string]any{
-			"name":  avatarHTML + "<strong>" + name + "</strong> " + actionText + " " + timeSinceText,
+			"name":  avatarHTML + "<strong>" + name + "</strong> " + actionText + " " + timeSinceHTML,
 			"value": item.HistoryID,
 		})
 	}
diff --git a/services/context/context.go b/services/context/context.go
index 65796c3ee7..91e7b1849d 100644
--- a/services/context/context.go
+++ b/services/context/context.go
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ func NewTemplateContextForWeb(ctx *Context) TemplateContext {
 	tmplCtx := NewTemplateContext(ctx)
 	tmplCtx["Locale"] = ctx.Base.Locale
 	tmplCtx["AvatarUtils"] = templates.NewAvatarUtils(ctx)
-	tmplCtx["DateUtils"] = templates.NewDateUtils(ctx)
 	return tmplCtx
 }
 
diff --git a/templates/admin/auth/list.tmpl b/templates/admin/auth/list.tmpl
index 5b5affad8a..c162b7b74d 100644
--- a/templates/admin/auth/list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/admin/auth/list.tmpl
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
 							<td><a href="{{AppSubUrl}}/admin/auths/{{.ID}}">{{.Name}}</a></td>
 							<td>{{.TypeName}}</td>
 							<td>{{if .IsActive}}{{svg "octicon-check"}}{{else}}{{svg "octicon-x"}}{{end}}</td>
-							<td>{{ctx.DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .UpdatedUnix}}</td>
-							<td>{{ctx.DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .CreatedUnix}}</td>
+							<td>{{DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .UpdatedUnix}}</td>
+							<td>{{DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .CreatedUnix}}</td>
 							<td><a href="{{AppSubUrl}}/admin/auths/{{.ID}}">{{svg "octicon-pencil"}}</a></td>
 						</tr>
 					{{end}}
diff --git a/templates/admin/cron.tmpl b/templates/admin/cron.tmpl
index 64ae7858ba..ee37f6ca75 100644
--- a/templates/admin/cron.tmpl
+++ b/templates/admin/cron.tmpl
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
 							<td><button type="submit" class="ui primary button" name="op" value="{{.Name}}" title="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "admin.dashboard.operation_run"}}">{{svg "octicon-triangle-right"}}</button></td>
 							<td>{{ctx.Locale.Tr (printf "admin.dashboard.%s" .Name)}}</td>
 							<td>{{.Spec}}</td>
-							<td>{{ctx.DateUtils.FullTime .Next}}</td>
-							<td>{{if gt .Prev.Year 1}}{{ctx.DateUtils.FullTime .Prev}}{{else}}-{{end}}</td>
+							<td>{{DateUtils.FullTime .Next}}</td>
+							<td>{{if gt .Prev.Year 1}}{{DateUtils.FullTime .Prev}}{{else}}-{{end}}</td>
 							<td>{{.ExecTimes}}</td>
 							<td {{if ne .Status ""}}data-tooltip-content="{{.FormatLastMessage ctx.Locale}}"{{end}} >{{if eq .Status ""}}—{{else if eq .Status "finished"}}{{svg "octicon-check" 16}}{{else}}{{svg "octicon-x" 16}}{{end}}</td>
 						</tr>
diff --git a/templates/admin/notice.tmpl b/templates/admin/notice.tmpl
index 2db0384f6d..04a0b64432 100644
--- a/templates/admin/notice.tmpl
+++ b/templates/admin/notice.tmpl
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 						<td>{{.ID}}</td>
 						<td>{{ctx.Locale.Tr .TrStr}}</td>
 						<td class="view-detail auto-ellipsis tw-w-4/5"><span class="notice-description">{{.Description}}</span></td>
-						<td nowrap>{{ctx.DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .CreatedUnix}}</td>
+						<td nowrap>{{DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .CreatedUnix}}</td>
 						<td class="view-detail"><a href="#">{{svg "octicon-note" 16}}</a></td>
 					</tr>
 				{{end}}
diff --git a/templates/admin/org/list.tmpl b/templates/admin/org/list.tmpl
index 6a6dc14609..d0805c85bc 100644
--- a/templates/admin/org/list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/admin/org/list.tmpl
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 							<td>{{.NumTeams}}</td>
 							<td>{{.NumMembers}}</td>
 							<td>{{.NumRepos}}</td>
-							<td>{{ctx.DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .CreatedUnix}}</td>
+							<td>{{DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .CreatedUnix}}</td>
 							<td><a href="{{.OrganisationLink}}/settings" data-tooltip-content="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "edit"}}">{{svg "octicon-pencil"}}</a></td>
 						</tr>
 					{{end}}
diff --git a/templates/admin/packages/list.tmpl b/templates/admin/packages/list.tmpl
index 9cc08772b7..aa38731d4f 100644
--- a/templates/admin/packages/list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/admin/packages/list.tmpl
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 							{{end}}
 							</td>
 							<td>{{ctx.Locale.TrSize .CalculateBlobSize}}</td>
-							<td>{{ctx.DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .Version.CreatedUnix}}</td>
+							<td>{{DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .Version.CreatedUnix}}</td>
 							<td><a class="delete-button" href="" data-url="{{$.Link}}/delete?page={{$.Page.Paginater.Current}}&sort={{$.SortType}}" data-id="{{.Version.ID}}" data-name="{{.Package.Name}}" data-data-version="{{.Version.Version}}">{{svg "octicon-trash"}}</a></td>
 						</tr>
 					{{end}}
diff --git a/templates/admin/repo/list.tmpl b/templates/admin/repo/list.tmpl
index 992933154d..c4924c3fac 100644
--- a/templates/admin/repo/list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/admin/repo/list.tmpl
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@
 							<td>{{.NumIssues}}</td>
 							<td>{{ctx.Locale.TrSize .GitSize}}</td>
 							<td>{{ctx.Locale.TrSize .LFSSize}}</td>
-							<td>{{ctx.DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .UpdatedUnix}}</td>
-							<td>{{ctx.DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .CreatedUnix}}</td>
+							<td>{{DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .UpdatedUnix}}</td>
+							<td>{{DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .CreatedUnix}}</td>
 							<td><a class="delete-button" href="" data-url="{{$.Link}}/delete?page={{$.Page.Paginater.Current}}&sort={{$.SortType}}" data-id="{{.ID}}" data-name="{{.Name}}">{{svg "octicon-trash"}}</a></td>
 						</tr>
 					{{end}}
diff --git a/templates/admin/stacktrace-row.tmpl b/templates/admin/stacktrace-row.tmpl
index 694bf56d96..97c361ff90 100644
--- a/templates/admin/stacktrace-row.tmpl
+++ b/templates/admin/stacktrace-row.tmpl
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 		</div>
 		<div class="content tw-flex-1">
 			<div class="header">{{.Process.Description}}</div>
-			<div class="description">{{if ne .Process.Type "none"}}{{TimeSince .Process.Start ctx.Locale}}{{end}}</div>
+			<div class="description">{{if ne .Process.Type "none"}}{{DateUtils.TimeSince .Process.Start}}{{end}}</div>
 		</div>
 		<div>
 			{{if or (eq .Process.Type "request") (eq .Process.Type "normal")}}
diff --git a/templates/admin/user/list.tmpl b/templates/admin/user/list.tmpl
index 42879d7917..9b3447f44a 100644
--- a/templates/admin/user/list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/admin/user/list.tmpl
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@
 							<td>{{if .IsActive}}{{svg "octicon-check"}}{{else}}{{svg "octicon-x"}}{{end}}</td>
 							<td>{{if .IsRestricted}}{{svg "octicon-check"}}{{else}}{{svg "octicon-x"}}{{end}}</td>
 							<td>{{if index $.UsersTwoFaStatus .ID}}{{svg "octicon-check"}}{{else}}{{svg "octicon-x"}}{{end}}</td>
-							<td>{{ctx.DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .CreatedUnix}}</td>
+							<td>{{DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .CreatedUnix}}</td>
 							{{if .LastLoginUnix}}
-								<td>{{ctx.DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .LastLoginUnix}}</td>
+								<td>{{DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .LastLoginUnix}}</td>
 							{{else}}
 								<td><span>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "admin.users.never_login"}}</span></td>
 							{{end}}
diff --git a/templates/devtest/gitea-ui.tmpl b/templates/devtest/gitea-ui.tmpl
index 8c5db4d887..5490f71784 100644
--- a/templates/devtest/gitea-ui.tmpl
+++ b/templates/devtest/gitea-ui.tmpl
@@ -167,13 +167,13 @@
 
 	<div>
 		<h1>TimeSince</h1>
-		<div>Now: {{TimeSince .TimeNow ctx.Locale}}</div>
-		<div>5s past: {{TimeSince .TimePast5s ctx.Locale}}</div>
-		<div>5s future: {{TimeSince .TimeFuture5s ctx.Locale}}</div>
-		<div>2m past: {{TimeSince .TimePast2m ctx.Locale}}</div>
-		<div>2m future: {{TimeSince .TimeFuture2m ctx.Locale}}</div>
-		<div>1y past: {{TimeSince .TimePast1y ctx.Locale}}</div>
-		<div>1y future: {{TimeSince .TimeFuture1y ctx.Locale}}</div>
+		<div>Now: {{DateUtils.TimeSince .TimeNow}}</div>
+		<div>5s past: {{DateUtils.TimeSince .TimePast5s}}</div>
+		<div>5s future: {{DateUtils.TimeSince .TimeFuture5s}}</div>
+		<div>2m past: {{DateUtils.TimeSince .TimePast2m}}</div>
+		<div>2m future: {{DateUtils.TimeSince .TimeFuture2m}}</div>
+		<div>1y past: {{DateUtils.TimeSince .TimePast1y}}</div>
+		<div>1y future: {{DateUtils.TimeSince .TimeFuture1y}}</div>
 	</div>
 
 	<div>
diff --git a/templates/explore/repo_list.tmpl b/templates/explore/repo_list.tmpl
index 59bc6c8a95..f11f2e94ef 100644
--- a/templates/explore/repo_list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/explore/repo_list.tmpl
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 					{{end}}
 					</div>
 				{{end}}
-				<div class="flex-item-body">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "org.repo_updated" (TimeSinceUnix .UpdatedUnix ctx.Locale)}}</div>
+				<div class="flex-item-body">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "org.repo_updated" (DateUtils.TimeSince .UpdatedUnix)}}</div>
 			</div>
 		</div>
 	{{else}}
diff --git a/templates/explore/user_list.tmpl b/templates/explore/user_list.tmpl
index ff46f13c17..4128a489aa 100644
--- a/templates/explore/user_list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/explore/user_list.tmpl
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 							<a href="mailto:{{.Email}}">{{.Email}}</a>
 						</span>
 					{{end}}
-					<span class="flex-text-inline">{{svg "octicon-calendar"}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "user.joined_on" (ctx.DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .CreatedUnix)}}</span>
+					<span class="flex-text-inline">{{svg "octicon-calendar"}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "user.joined_on" (DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .CreatedUnix)}}</span>
 				</div>
 			</div>
 		</div>
diff --git a/templates/package/shared/cleanup_rules/preview.tmpl b/templates/package/shared/cleanup_rules/preview.tmpl
index ced1e5c11b..da034fec7a 100644
--- a/templates/package/shared/cleanup_rules/preview.tmpl
+++ b/templates/package/shared/cleanup_rules/preview.tmpl
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 					<td><a href="{{.VersionWebLink}}">{{.Version.Version}}</a></td>
 					<td><a href="{{.Creator.HomeLink}}">{{.Creator.Name}}</a></td>
 					<td>{{ctx.Locale.TrSize .CalculateBlobSize}}</td>
-					<td>{{ctx.DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .Version.CreatedUnix}}</td>
+					<td>{{DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .Version.CreatedUnix}}</td>
 				</tr>
 			{{else}}
 				<tr>
diff --git a/templates/package/shared/list.tmpl b/templates/package/shared/list.tmpl
index 36f8bc1522..19b41d0bc8 100644
--- a/templates/package/shared/list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/package/shared/list.tmpl
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 					<span class="ui label">{{svg .Package.Type.SVGName 16}} {{.Package.Type.Name}}</span>
 				</div>
 				<div class="flex-item-body">
-					{{$timeStr := TimeSinceUnix .Version.CreatedUnix ctx.Locale}}
+					{{$timeStr := DateUtils.TimeSince .Version.CreatedUnix}}
 					{{$hasRepositoryAccess := false}}
 					{{if .Repository}}
 						{{$hasRepositoryAccess = index $.RepositoryAccessMap .Repository.ID}}
diff --git a/templates/package/shared/versionlist.tmpl b/templates/package/shared/versionlist.tmpl
index e5c568e059..7a1059e262 100644
--- a/templates/package/shared/versionlist.tmpl
+++ b/templates/package/shared/versionlist.tmpl
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 			<div class="flex-item-main">
 				<a class="flex-item-title" href="{{.VersionWebLink}}">{{.Version.LowerVersion}}</a>
 				<div class="flex-item-body">
-					{{ctx.Locale.Tr "packages.published_by" (TimeSinceUnix .Version.CreatedUnix ctx.Locale) .Creator.HomeLink .Creator.GetDisplayName}}
+					{{ctx.Locale.Tr "packages.published_by" (DateUtils.TimeSince .Version.CreatedUnix) .Creator.HomeLink .Creator.GetDisplayName}}
 				</div>
 			</div>
 		</div>
diff --git a/templates/package/view.tmpl b/templates/package/view.tmpl
index 59e4e53f12..170f38388d 100644
--- a/templates/package/view.tmpl
+++ b/templates/package/view.tmpl
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 				<h1>{{.PackageDescriptor.Package.Name}} ({{.PackageDescriptor.Version.Version}})</h1>
 			</div>
 			<div>
-				{{$timeStr := TimeSinceUnix .PackageDescriptor.Version.CreatedUnix ctx.Locale}}
+				{{$timeStr := DateUtils.TimeSince .PackageDescriptor.Version.CreatedUnix}}
 				{{if .HasRepositoryAccess}}
 					{{ctx.Locale.Tr "packages.published_by_in" $timeStr .PackageDescriptor.Creator.HomeLink .PackageDescriptor.Creator.GetDisplayName .PackageDescriptor.Repository.Link .PackageDescriptor.Repository.FullName}}
 				{{else}}
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 					{{if .HasRepositoryAccess}}
 					<div class="item">{{svg "octicon-repo" 16 "tw-mr-2"}} <a href="{{.PackageDescriptor.Repository.Link}}">{{.PackageDescriptor.Repository.FullName}}</a></div>
 					{{end}}
-					<div class="item">{{svg "octicon-calendar" 16 "tw-mr-2"}} {{TimeSinceUnix .PackageDescriptor.Version.CreatedUnix ctx.Locale}}</div>
+					<div class="item">{{svg "octicon-calendar" 16 "tw-mr-2"}} {{DateUtils.TimeSince .PackageDescriptor.Version.CreatedUnix}}</div>
 					<div class="item">{{svg "octicon-download" 16 "tw-mr-2"}} {{.PackageDescriptor.Version.DownloadCount}}</div>
 					{{template "package/metadata/alpine" .}}
 					{{template "package/metadata/arch" .}}
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
 				{{range .LatestVersions}}
 					<div class="item tw-flex">
 						<a class="tw-flex-1 gt-ellipsis" title="{{.Version}}" href="{{$.PackageDescriptor.PackageWebLink}}/{{PathEscape .LowerVersion}}">{{.Version}}</a>
-						<span class="text small">{{ctx.DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .CreatedUnix}}</span>
+						<span class="text small">{{DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .CreatedUnix}}</span>
 					</div>
 				{{end}}
 				</div>
diff --git a/templates/repo/actions/runs_list.tmpl b/templates/repo/actions/runs_list.tmpl
index 7bab492d7b..ef764fa357 100644
--- a/templates/repo/actions/runs_list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/actions/runs_list.tmpl
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 					<span class="ui label run-list-ref gt-ellipsis">{{.PrettyRef}}</span>
 				{{end}}
 				<div class="run-list-item-right">
-					<div class="run-list-meta">{{svg "octicon-calendar" 16}}{{TimeSinceUnix .Updated ctx.Locale}}</div>
+					<div class="run-list-meta">{{svg "octicon-calendar" 16}}{{DateUtils.TimeSince .Updated}}</div>
 					<div class="run-list-meta">{{svg "octicon-stopwatch" 16}}{{.Duration}}</div>
 				</div>
 			</div>
diff --git a/templates/repo/branch/list.tmpl b/templates/repo/branch/list.tmpl
index f5bffb097e..c60017ba87 100644
--- a/templates/repo/branch/list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/branch/list.tmpl
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 									<button class="btn interact-fg tw-px-1" data-clipboard-text="{{.DefaultBranchBranch.DBBranch.Name}}" data-tooltip-content="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "copy_branch"}}">{{svg "octicon-copy" 14}}</button>
 									{{template "repo/commit_statuses" dict "Status" (index $.CommitStatus .DefaultBranchBranch.DBBranch.CommitID) "Statuses" (index $.CommitStatuses .DefaultBranchBranch.DBBranch.CommitID)}}
 								</div>
-								<p class="info tw-flex tw-items-center tw-my-1">{{svg "octicon-git-commit" 16 "tw-mr-1"}}<a href="{{.RepoLink}}/commit/{{PathEscape .DefaultBranchBranch.DBBranch.CommitID}}">{{ShortSha .DefaultBranchBranch.DBBranch.CommitID}}</a> · <span class="commit-message">{{RenderCommitMessage $.Context .DefaultBranchBranch.DBBranch.CommitMessage (.Repository.ComposeMetas ctx)}}</span> · {{ctx.Locale.Tr "org.repo_updated" (TimeSince .DefaultBranchBranch.DBBranch.CommitTime.AsTime ctx.Locale)}} {{if .DefaultBranchBranch.DBBranch.Pusher}} &nbsp;{{template "shared/user/avatarlink" dict "user" .DefaultBranchBranch.DBBranch.Pusher}}{{template "shared/user/namelink" .DefaultBranchBranch.DBBranch.Pusher}}{{end}}</p>
+								<p class="info tw-flex tw-items-center tw-my-1">{{svg "octicon-git-commit" 16 "tw-mr-1"}}<a href="{{.RepoLink}}/commit/{{PathEscape .DefaultBranchBranch.DBBranch.CommitID}}">{{ShortSha .DefaultBranchBranch.DBBranch.CommitID}}</a> · <span class="commit-message">{{RenderCommitMessage $.Context .DefaultBranchBranch.DBBranch.CommitMessage (.Repository.ComposeMetas ctx)}}</span> · {{ctx.Locale.Tr "org.repo_updated" (DateUtils.TimeSince .DefaultBranchBranch.DBBranch.CommitTime)}}{{if .DefaultBranchBranch.DBBranch.Pusher}} &nbsp;{{template "shared/user/avatarlink" dict "user" .DefaultBranchBranch.DBBranch.Pusher}}{{template "shared/user/namelink" .DefaultBranchBranch.DBBranch.Pusher}}{{end}}</p>
 							</td>
 							<td class="right aligned middle aligned overflow-visible">
 								{{if and $.IsWriter (not $.Repository.IsArchived) (not .IsDeleted)}}
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 									<span class="gt-ellipsis">{{.DBBranch.Name}}</span>
 									<button class="btn interact-fg tw-px-1" data-clipboard-text="{{.DBBranch.Name}}" data-tooltip-content="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "copy_branch"}}">{{svg "octicon-copy" 14}}</button>
 								</div>
-								<p class="info">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.branch.deleted_by" .DBBranch.DeletedBy.Name}} {{TimeSinceUnix .DBBranch.DeletedUnix ctx.Locale}}</p>
+								<p class="info">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.branch.deleted_by" .DBBranch.DeletedBy.Name}} {{DateUtils.TimeSince .DBBranch.DeletedUnix}}</p>
 							{{else}}
 								<div class="flex-text-block">
 									<a class="gt-ellipsis" href="{{$.RepoLink}}/src/branch/{{PathEscapeSegments .DBBranch.Name}}">{{.DBBranch.Name}}</a>
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 									<button class="btn interact-fg tw-px-1" data-clipboard-text="{{.DBBranch.Name}}" data-tooltip-content="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "copy_branch"}}">{{svg "octicon-copy" 14}}</button>
 									{{template "repo/commit_statuses" dict "Status" (index $.CommitStatus .DBBranch.CommitID) "Statuses" (index $.CommitStatuses .DBBranch.CommitID)}}
 								</div>
-								<p class="info tw-flex tw-items-center tw-my-1">{{svg "octicon-git-commit" 16 "tw-mr-1"}}<a href="{{$.RepoLink}}/commit/{{PathEscape .DBBranch.CommitID}}">{{ShortSha .DBBranch.CommitID}}</a> · <span class="commit-message">{{RenderCommitMessage $.Context .DBBranch.CommitMessage ($.Repository.ComposeMetas ctx)}}</span> · {{ctx.Locale.Tr "org.repo_updated" (TimeSince .DBBranch.CommitTime.AsTime ctx.Locale)}} {{if .DBBranch.Pusher}} &nbsp;{{template "shared/user/avatarlink" dict "user" .DBBranch.Pusher}} &nbsp;{{template "shared/user/namelink" .DBBranch.Pusher}}{{end}}</p>
+								<p class="info tw-flex tw-items-center tw-my-1">{{svg "octicon-git-commit" 16 "tw-mr-1"}}<a href="{{$.RepoLink}}/commit/{{PathEscape .DBBranch.CommitID}}">{{ShortSha .DBBranch.CommitID}}</a> · <span class="commit-message">{{RenderCommitMessage $.Context .DBBranch.CommitMessage ($.Repository.ComposeMetas ctx)}}</span> · {{ctx.Locale.Tr "org.repo_updated" (DateUtils.TimeSince .DBBranch.CommitTime)}}{{if .DBBranch.Pusher}} &nbsp;{{template "shared/user/avatarlink" dict "user" .DBBranch.Pusher}} &nbsp;{{template "shared/user/namelink" .DBBranch.Pusher}}{{end}}</p>
 							{{end}}
 							</td>
 							<td class="two wide ui">
diff --git a/templates/repo/code/recently_pushed_new_branches.tmpl b/templates/repo/code/recently_pushed_new_branches.tmpl
index d996acc5b2..dd663762db 100644
--- a/templates/repo/code/recently_pushed_new_branches.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/code/recently_pushed_new_branches.tmpl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {{range .RecentlyPushedNewBranches}}
 	<div class="ui positive message tw-flex tw-items-center tw-gap-2">
 		<div class="tw-flex-1 tw-break-anywhere">
-			{{$timeSince := TimeSince .CommitTime.AsTime ctx.Locale}}
+			{{$timeSince := DateUtils.TimeSince .CommitTime}}
 			{{$repo := .GetRepo $.Context}}
 			{{$name := .Name}}
 			{{if ne $repo.ID $.Repository.ID}}
diff --git a/templates/repo/commit_page.tmpl b/templates/repo/commit_page.tmpl
index 96ce8cf747..a25b450dbe 100644
--- a/templates/repo/commit_page.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/commit_page.tmpl
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
 						{{ctx.AvatarUtils.AvatarByEmail .Commit.Author.Email .Commit.Author.Email 28 "tw-mr-2"}}
 						<strong>{{.Commit.Author.Name}}</strong>
 					{{end}}
-					<span class="text grey tw-ml-2" id="authored-time">{{TimeSince .Commit.Author.When ctx.Locale}}</span>
+					<span class="text grey tw-ml-2" id="authored-time">{{DateUtils.TimeSince .Commit.Author.When}}</span>
 					{{if or (ne .Commit.Committer.Name .Commit.Author.Name) (ne .Commit.Committer.Email .Commit.Author.Email)}}
 						<span class="tw-ml-2">•</span>
 						<span class="text grey tw-mx-2">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.diff.committed_by"}}</span>
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@
 				{{else}}
 					<strong>{{.NoteCommit.Author.Name}}</strong>
 				{{end}}
-				<span class="text grey" id="note-authored-time">{{TimeSince .NoteCommit.Author.When ctx.Locale}}</span>
+				<span class="text grey" id="note-authored-time">{{DateUtils.TimeSince .NoteCommit.Author.When}}</span>
 			</div>
 			<div class="ui bottom attached info segment git-notes">
 				<pre class="commit-body">{{.NoteRendered | SanitizeHTML}}</pre>
diff --git a/templates/repo/commits_list.tmpl b/templates/repo/commits_list.tmpl
index c8c695e332..b23de20583 100644
--- a/templates/repo/commits_list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/commits_list.tmpl
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@
 							{{end}}
 						</td>
 						{{if .Committer}}
-							<td class="text right aligned">{{TimeSince .Committer.When ctx.Locale}}</td>
+							<td class="text right aligned">{{DateUtils.TimeSince .Committer.When}}</td>
 						{{else}}
-							<td class="text right aligned">{{TimeSince .Author.When ctx.Locale}}</td>
+							<td class="text right aligned">{{DateUtils.TimeSince .Author.When}}</td>
 						{{end}}
 						<td class="text right aligned tw-py-0">
 							<button class="btn interact-bg tw-p-2" data-tooltip-content="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "copy_hash"}}" data-clipboard-text="{{.ID}}">{{svg "octicon-copy"}}</button>
diff --git a/templates/repo/diff/comments.tmpl b/templates/repo/diff/comments.tmpl
index e2597af0e3..b36f20269e 100644
--- a/templates/repo/diff/comments.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/diff/comments.tmpl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {{range .comments}}
 
-{{$createdStr:= TimeSinceUnix .CreatedUnix ctx.Locale}}
+{{$createdStr:= DateUtils.TimeSince .CreatedUnix}}
 <div class="comment" id="{{.HashTag}}">
 	{{if .OriginalAuthor}}
 		<span class="avatar">{{ctx.AvatarUtils.Avatar nil}}</span>
diff --git a/templates/repo/diff/compare.tmpl b/templates/repo/diff/compare.tmpl
index 26c6b77971..612d08ec4f 100644
--- a/templates/repo/diff/compare.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/diff/compare.tmpl
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
 					{{if .Repository.ArchivedUnix.IsZero}}
 						{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.archive.title"}}
 					{{else}}
-						{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.archive.title_date" (ctx.DateUtils.AbsoluteLong .Repository.ArchivedUnix)}}
+						{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.archive.title_date" (DateUtils.AbsoluteLong .Repository.ArchivedUnix)}}
 					{{end}}
 				</div>
 			{{end}}
diff --git a/templates/repo/empty.tmpl b/templates/repo/empty.tmpl
index d7f05223af..d3a81bc51d 100644
--- a/templates/repo/empty.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/empty.tmpl
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 						{{if .Repository.ArchivedUnix.IsZero}}
 							{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.archive.title"}}
 						{{else}}
-							{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.archive.title_date" (ctx.DateUtils.AbsoluteLong .Repository.ArchivedUnix)}}
+							{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.archive.title_date" (DateUtils.AbsoluteLong .Repository.ArchivedUnix)}}
 						{{end}}
 					</div>
 				{{end}}
diff --git a/templates/repo/graph/commits.tmpl b/templates/repo/graph/commits.tmpl
index 2ec4166308..f0ff0d2970 100644
--- a/templates/repo/graph/commits.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/graph/commits.tmpl
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 							{{$userName}}
 						{{end}}
 					</span>
-					<span class="time tw-flex tw-items-center">{{ctx.DateUtils.FullTime $commit.Date}}</span>
+					<span class="time tw-flex tw-items-center">{{DateUtils.FullTime $commit.Date}}</span>
 				{{end}}
 			</li>
 		{{end}}
diff --git a/templates/repo/header.tmpl b/templates/repo/header.tmpl
index 777453e4b1..2215c27886 100644
--- a/templates/repo/header.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/header.tmpl
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 			<div class="fork-flag">
 				{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.mirror_from"}}
 				<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="{{$.PullMirror.RemoteAddress}}">{{$.PullMirror.RemoteAddress}}</a>
-				{{if $.PullMirror.UpdatedUnix}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.mirror_sync"}} {{TimeSinceUnix $.PullMirror.UpdatedUnix ctx.Locale}}{{end}}
+				{{if $.PullMirror.UpdatedUnix}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.mirror_sync"}} {{DateUtils.TimeSince $.PullMirror.UpdatedUnix}}{{end}}
 			</div>
 		{{end}}
 		{{if .IsFork}}<div class="fork-flag">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.forked_from"}} <a href="{{.BaseRepo.Link}}">{{.BaseRepo.FullName}}</a></div>{{end}}
diff --git a/templates/repo/home.tmpl b/templates/repo/home.tmpl
index d16e616a81..5fa31f15c2 100644
--- a/templates/repo/home.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/home.tmpl
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 				{{if .Repository.ArchivedUnix.IsZero}}
 					{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.archive.title"}}
 				{{else}}
-					{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.archive.title_date" (ctx.DateUtils.AbsoluteLong .Repository.ArchivedUnix)}}
+					{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.archive.title_date" (DateUtils.AbsoluteLong .Repository.ArchivedUnix)}}
 				{{end}}
 			</div>
 		{{end}}
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/card.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/card.tmpl
index 0b255d6705..c29c14a54b 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/card.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/card.tmpl
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 		<div class="meta">
 			<span class="text light grey muted-links">
 				{{if not $.Page.Repository}}{{.Repo.FullName}}{{end}}#{{.Index}}
-				{{$timeStr := TimeSinceUnix .GetLastEventTimestamp ctx.Locale}}
+				{{$timeStr := DateUtils.TimeSince .GetLastEventTimestamp}}
 				{{if .OriginalAuthor}}
 					{{ctx.Locale.Tr .GetLastEventLabelFake $timeStr .OriginalAuthor}}
 				{{else if gt .Poster.ID 0}}
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/milestone_issues.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/milestone_issues.tmpl
index bfd64a3205..8b8b194f46 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/milestone_issues.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/milestone_issues.tmpl
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 			<progress class="milestone-progress-big" value="{{.Milestone.Completeness}}" max="100"></progress>
 			<div class="tw-flex tw-gap-4">
 				<div class="tw-flex tw-items-center">
-					{{$closedDate:= TimeSinceUnix .Milestone.ClosedDateUnix ctx.Locale}}
+					{{$closedDate:= DateUtils.TimeSince .Milestone.ClosedDateUnix}}
 					{{if .IsClosed}}
 						{{svg "octicon-clock"}} {{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.milestones.closed" $closedDate}}
 					{{else}}
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 						{{if .Milestone.DeadlineString}}
 							<span{{if .IsOverdue}} class="text red"{{end}}>
 								{{svg "octicon-calendar"}}
-								{{ctx.DateUtils.AbsoluteShort (.Milestone.DeadlineString|ctx.DateUtils.ParseLegacy)}}
+								{{DateUtils.AbsoluteShort (.Milestone.DeadlineString|DateUtils.ParseLegacy)}}
 							</span>
 						{{else}}
 							{{svg "octicon-calendar"}}
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/milestones.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/milestones.tmpl
index 978f81598e..fab483c79d 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/milestones.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/milestones.tmpl
@@ -49,19 +49,19 @@
 							{{if .UpdatedUnix}}
 								<div class="flex-text-block">
 									{{svg "octicon-clock"}}
-									{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.milestones.update_ago" (TimeSinceUnix .UpdatedUnix ctx.Locale)}}
+									{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.milestones.update_ago" (DateUtils.TimeSince .UpdatedUnix)}}
 								</div>
 							{{end}}
 							<div class="flex-text-block">
 								{{if .IsClosed}}
-									{{$closedDate:= TimeSinceUnix .ClosedDateUnix ctx.Locale}}
+									{{$closedDate:= DateUtils.TimeSince .ClosedDateUnix}}
 									{{svg "octicon-clock" 14}}
 									{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.milestones.closed" $closedDate}}
 								{{else}}
 									{{if .DeadlineString}}
 										<span class="flex-text-inline {{if .IsOverdue}}text red{{end}}">
 											{{svg "octicon-calendar" 14}}
-											{{ctx.DateUtils.AbsoluteShort (.DeadlineString|ctx.DateUtils.ParseLegacy)}}
+											{{DateUtils.AbsoluteShort (.DeadlineString|DateUtils.ParseLegacy)}}
 										</span>
 									{{else}}
 										{{svg "octicon-calendar" 14}}
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/view_content.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/view_content.tmpl
index 947a480df1..bd52198264 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/view_content.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/view_content.tmpl
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<input type="hidden" id="issueIndex" value="{{.Issue.Index}}">
 	<input type="hidden" id="type" value="{{.IssueType}}">
 
-	{{$createdStr:= TimeSinceUnix .Issue.CreatedUnix ctx.Locale}}
+	{{$createdStr:= DateUtils.TimeSince .Issue.CreatedUnix}}
 	<div class="issue-content-left comment-list prevent-before-timeline">
 		<div class="ui timeline">
 			<div id="{{.Issue.HashTag}}" class="timeline-item comment first">
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/view_content/comments.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/view_content/comments.tmpl
index 828191e5e1..c8eabb9345 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/view_content/comments.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/view_content/comments.tmpl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {{template "base/alert"}}
 {{range .Issue.Comments}}
 	{{if call $.ShouldShowCommentType .Type}}
-		{{$createdStr:= TimeSinceUnix .CreatedUnix ctx.Locale}}
+		{{$createdStr:= DateUtils.TimeSince .CreatedUnix}}
 
 		<!-- 0 = COMMENT, 1 = REOPEN, 2 = CLOSE, 3 = ISSUE_REF, 4 = COMMIT_REF,
 		5 = COMMENT_REF, 6 = PULL_REF, 7 = COMMENT_LABEL, 8 = MILESTONE_CHANGE,
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
 			{{else if eq .RefAction 2}}
 				{{$refTr = "repo.issues.ref_reopening_from"}}
 			{{end}}
-			{{$createdStr:= TimeSinceUnix .CreatedUnix ctx.Locale}}
+			{{$createdStr:= DateUtils.TimeSince .CreatedUnix}}
 			<div class="timeline-item event" id="{{.HashTag}}">
 				<span class="badge">{{svg "octicon-bookmark"}}</span>
 				{{template "shared/user/avatarlink" dict "user" .Poster}}
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@
 				{{template "shared/user/avatarlink" dict "user" .Poster}}
 				<span class="text grey muted-links">
 					{{template "shared/user/authorlink" .Poster}}
-					{{$dueDate := ctx.DateUtils.AbsoluteLong (.Content|ctx.DateUtils.ParseLegacy)}}
+					{{$dueDate := DateUtils.AbsoluteLong (.Content|DateUtils.ParseLegacy)}}
 					{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.issues.due_date_added" $dueDate $createdStr}}
 				</span>
 			</div>
@@ -312,8 +312,8 @@
 					{{template "shared/user/authorlink" .Poster}}
 					{{$parsedDeadline := StringUtils.Split .Content "|"}}
 					{{if eq (len $parsedDeadline) 2}}
-						{{$to := ctx.DateUtils.AbsoluteLong ((index $parsedDeadline 0)|ctx.DateUtils.ParseLegacy)}}
-						{{$from := ctx.DateUtils.AbsoluteLong ((index $parsedDeadline 1)|ctx.DateUtils.ParseLegacy)}}
+						{{$to := DateUtils.AbsoluteLong ((index $parsedDeadline 0)|DateUtils.ParseLegacy)}}
+						{{$from := DateUtils.AbsoluteLong ((index $parsedDeadline 1)|DateUtils.ParseLegacy)}}
 						{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.issues.due_date_modified" $to $from $createdStr}}
 					{{end}}
 				</span>
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@
 				{{template "shared/user/avatarlink" dict "user" .Poster}}
 				<span class="text grey muted-links">
 					{{template "shared/user/authorlink" .Poster}}
-					{{$dueDate := ctx.DateUtils.AbsoluteLong (.Content|ctx.DateUtils.ParseLegacy)}}
+					{{$dueDate := DateUtils.AbsoluteLong (.Content|DateUtils.ParseLegacy)}}
 					{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.issues.due_date_remove" $dueDate $createdStr}}
 				</span>
 			</div>
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/view_content/conversation.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/view_content/conversation.tmpl
index 4492eb1d88..1e7a5c1401 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/view_content/conversation.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/view_content/conversation.tmpl
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 	<div id="code-comments-{{(index .comments 0).ID}}" class="comment-code-cloud ui segment{{if $resolved}} tw-hidden{{end}}">
 		<div class="ui comments tw-mb-0">
 			{{range .comments}}
-				{{$createdSubStr:= TimeSinceUnix .CreatedUnix ctx.Locale}}
+				{{$createdSubStr:= DateUtils.TimeSince .CreatedUnix}}
 				<div class="comment code-comment tw-pb-4" id="{{.HashTag}}">
 					<div class="content">
 						<div class="header comment-header">
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/view_content/pull.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/view_content/pull.tmpl
index bbbb8bf720..58d85dbf1b 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/view_content/pull.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/view_content/pull.tmpl
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
 					{{if or $prUnit.PullRequestsConfig.AllowMerge $prUnit.PullRequestsConfig.AllowRebase $prUnit.PullRequestsConfig.AllowRebaseMerge $prUnit.PullRequestsConfig.AllowSquash $prUnit.PullRequestsConfig.AllowFastForwardOnly}}
 						{{$hasPendingPullRequestMergeTip := ""}}
 						{{if .HasPendingPullRequestMerge}}
-							{{$createdPRMergeStr := TimeSinceUnix .PendingPullRequestMerge.CreatedUnix ctx.Locale}}
+							{{$createdPRMergeStr := DateUtils.TimeSince .PendingPullRequestMerge.CreatedUnix}}
 							{{$hasPendingPullRequestMergeTip = ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.pulls.auto_merge_has_pending_schedule" .PendingPullRequestMerge.Doer.Name $createdPRMergeStr}}
 						{{end}}
 						<div class="divider"></div>
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/view_content/sidebar/due_deadline.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/view_content/sidebar/due_deadline.tmpl
index 1a87af6973..f2b00fd0b9 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/view_content/sidebar/due_deadline.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/view_content/sidebar/due_deadline.tmpl
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 			<div class="tw-flex tw-justify-between tw-items-center">
 				<div class="due-date {{if .Issue.IsOverdue}}text red{{end}}" {{if .Issue.IsOverdue}}data-tooltip-content="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.issues.due_date_overdue"}}"{{end}}>
 					{{svg "octicon-calendar" 16 "tw-mr-2"}}
-					{{ctx.DateUtils.AbsoluteLong .Issue.DeadlineUnix}}
+					{{DateUtils.AbsoluteLong .Issue.DeadlineUnix}}
 				</div>
 				<div>
 					{{if and .HasIssuesOrPullsWritePermission (not .Repository.IsArchived)}}
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/view_title.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/view_title.tmpl
index 13580ebbf9..5e30cf3684 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/view_title.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/view_title.tmpl
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 					{{$baseHref = HTMLFormat `<a href="%s">%s</a>` .BaseBranchLink $baseHref}}
 				{{end}}
 				{{if .Issue.PullRequest.HasMerged}}
-					{{$mergedStr:= TimeSinceUnix .Issue.PullRequest.MergedUnix ctx.Locale}}
+					{{$mergedStr:= DateUtils.TimeSince .Issue.PullRequest.MergedUnix}}
 					{{if .Issue.OriginalAuthor}}
 						{{.Issue.OriginalAuthor}}
 						<span class="pull-desc">{{ctx.Locale.TrN .NumCommits "repo.pulls.merged_title_desc_one" "repo.pulls.merged_title_desc_few" .NumCommits $headHref $baseHref $mergedStr}}</span>
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
 					</span>
 				{{end}}
 			{{else}}
-				{{$createdStr:= TimeSinceUnix .Issue.CreatedUnix ctx.Locale}}
+				{{$createdStr:= DateUtils.TimeSince .Issue.CreatedUnix}}
 				<span class="time-desc">
 					{{if .Issue.OriginalAuthor}}
 						{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.issues.opened_by_fake" $createdStr .Issue.OriginalAuthor}}
diff --git a/templates/repo/pulse.tmpl b/templates/repo/pulse.tmpl
index a630c7c3f2..082fc8eb92 100644
--- a/templates/repo/pulse.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/pulse.tmpl
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <h2 class="ui header activity-header">
-	<span>{{ctx.DateUtils.AbsoluteLong .DateFrom}} - {{ctx.DateUtils.AbsoluteLong .DateUntil}}</span>
+	<span>{{DateUtils.AbsoluteLong .DateFrom}} - {{DateUtils.AbsoluteLong .DateUntil}}</span>
 	<!-- Period -->
 	<div class="ui floating dropdown jump filter">
 		<div class="ui basic compact button">
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
 					{{.TagName}}
 					<a class="title" href="{{$.RepoLink}}/releases/tag/{{.TagName | PathEscapeSegments}}">{{.Title | RenderEmoji $.Context | RenderCodeBlock}}</a>
 				{{end}}
-				{{TimeSinceUnix .CreatedUnix ctx.Locale}}
+				{{DateUtils.TimeSince .CreatedUnix}}
 			</p>
 		{{end}}
 	</div>
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
 			<p class="desc">
 				<span class="ui purple label">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.activity.merged_prs_label"}}</span>
 				#{{.Index}} <a class="title" href="{{$.RepoLink}}/pulls/{{.Index}}">{{RenderRefIssueTitle $.Context .Issue.Title}}</a>
-				{{TimeSinceUnix .MergedUnix ctx.Locale}}
+				{{DateUtils.TimeSince .MergedUnix}}
 			</p>
 		{{end}}
 	</div>
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
 			<p class="desc">
 				<span class="ui green label">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.activity.opened_prs_label"}}</span>
 				#{{.Index}} <a class="title" href="{{$.RepoLink}}/pulls/{{.Index}}">{{RenderRefIssueTitle $.Context .Issue.Title}}</a>
-				{{TimeSinceUnix .Issue.CreatedUnix ctx.Locale}}
+				{{DateUtils.TimeSince .Issue.CreatedUnix}}
 			</p>
 		{{end}}
 	</div>
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
 			<p class="desc">
 				<span class="ui red label">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.activity.closed_issue_label"}}</span>
 				#{{.Index}} <a class="title" href="{{$.RepoLink}}/issues/{{.Index}}">{{RenderRefIssueTitle $.Context .Title}}</a>
-				{{TimeSinceUnix .ClosedUnix ctx.Locale}}
+				{{DateUtils.TimeSince .ClosedUnix}}
 			</p>
 		{{end}}
 	</div>
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@
 			<p class="desc">
 				<span class="ui green label">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.activity.new_issue_label"}}</span>
 				#{{.Index}} <a class="title" href="{{$.RepoLink}}/issues/{{.Index}}">{{RenderRefIssueTitle $.Context .Title}}</a>
-				{{TimeSinceUnix .CreatedUnix ctx.Locale}}
+				{{DateUtils.TimeSince .CreatedUnix}}
 			</p>
 		{{end}}
 	</div>
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
 				{{else}}
 				<a class="title" href="{{$.RepoLink}}/issues/{{.Index}}">{{RenderRefIssueTitle $.Context .Title}}</a>
 				{{end}}
-				{{TimeSinceUnix .UpdatedUnix ctx.Locale}}
+				{{DateUtils.TimeSince .UpdatedUnix}}
 			</p>
 		{{end}}
 	</div>
diff --git a/templates/repo/release/list.tmpl b/templates/repo/release/list.tmpl
index 4c7f13dda7..a760e0730e 100644
--- a/templates/repo/release/list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/release/list.tmpl
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 								{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.released_this"}}
 							</span>
 							{{if $release.CreatedUnix}}
-								<span class="time">{{TimeSinceUnix $release.CreatedUnix ctx.Locale}}</span>
+								<span class="time">{{DateUtils.TimeSince $release.CreatedUnix}}</span>
 							{{end}}
 							{{if and (not $release.IsDraft) ($.Permission.CanRead $.UnitTypeCode)}}
 								| <span class="ahead"><a href="{{$.RepoLink}}/compare/{{$release.TagName | PathEscapeSegments}}...{{$release.TargetBehind | PathEscapeSegments}}">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.release.ahead.commits" $release.NumCommitsBehind}}</a> {{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.release.ahead.target" $release.TargetBehind}}</span>
diff --git a/templates/repo/settings/deploy_keys.tmpl b/templates/repo/settings/deploy_keys.tmpl
index 9c7e1f38cd..91ef1df623 100644
--- a/templates/repo/settings/deploy_keys.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/settings/deploy_keys.tmpl
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 									{{.Fingerprint}}
 								</div>
 								<div class="flex-item-body">
-									<p>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.added_on" (ctx.DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .CreatedUnix)}} —  {{svg "octicon-info"}} {{if .HasUsed}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.last_used"}} <span {{if .HasRecentActivity}}class="text green"{{end}}>{{ctx.DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .UpdatedUnix}}</span>{{else}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.no_activity"}}{{end}} - <span>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.can_read_info"}}{{if not .IsReadOnly}} / {{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.can_write_info"}} {{end}}</span></p>
+									<p>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.added_on" (DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .CreatedUnix)}} —  {{svg "octicon-info"}} {{if .HasUsed}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.last_used"}} <span {{if .HasRecentActivity}}class="text green"{{end}}>{{DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .UpdatedUnix}}</span>{{else}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.no_activity"}}{{end}} - <span>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.can_read_info"}}{{if not .IsReadOnly}} / {{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.can_write_info"}} {{end}}</span></p>
 								</div>
 							</div>
 							<div class="flex-item-trailing">
diff --git a/templates/repo/settings/lfs.tmpl b/templates/repo/settings/lfs.tmpl
index 6d7aac229d..069fdecb33 100644
--- a/templates/repo/settings/lfs.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/settings/lfs.tmpl
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 							</a>
 						</td>
 						<td>{{ctx.Locale.TrSize .Size}}</td>
-						<td>{{TimeSince .CreatedUnix.AsTime ctx.Locale}}</td>
+						<td>{{DateUtils.TimeSince .CreatedUnix}}</td>
 						<td class="right aligned">
 							<a class="ui primary button" href="{{$.Link}}/find?oid={{.Oid}}&size={{.Size}}">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.settings.lfs_findcommits"}}</a>
 							<button class="ui basic show-modal icon button red" data-modal="#delete-{{.Oid}}">
diff --git a/templates/repo/settings/lfs_file_find.tmpl b/templates/repo/settings/lfs_file_find.tmpl
index 809a028b2c..4c6943618e 100644
--- a/templates/repo/settings/lfs_file_find.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/settings/lfs_file_find.tmpl
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 								{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.diff.commit"}}
 								<a class="ui primary sha label" href="{{$.RepoLink}}/commit/{{.SHA}}">{{ShortSha .SHA}}</a>
 							</td>
-							<td>{{TimeSince .When ctx.Locale}}</td>
+							<td>{{DateUtils.TimeSince .When}}</td>
 						</tr>
 					{{else}}
 						<tr>
diff --git a/templates/repo/settings/lfs_locks.tmpl b/templates/repo/settings/lfs_locks.tmpl
index 9a18f525e9..64c6b3a550 100644
--- a/templates/repo/settings/lfs_locks.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/settings/lfs_locks.tmpl
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 									{{$lock.Owner.DisplayName}}
 								</a>
 							</td>
-							<td>{{TimeSince .Created ctx.Locale}}</td>
+							<td>{{DateUtils.TimeSince .Created}}</td>
 							<td class="right aligned">
 								<form action="{{$.LFSFilesLink}}/locks/{{$lock.ID}}/unlock" method="post">
 									{{$.CsrfTokenHtml}}
diff --git a/templates/repo/settings/options.tmpl b/templates/repo/settings/options.tmpl
index 04c159f11d..c466541382 100644
--- a/templates/repo/settings/options.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/settings/options.tmpl
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
 							<tr>
 								<td>{{.PullMirror.RemoteAddress}}</td>
 								<td>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.settings.mirror_settings.direction.pull"}}</td>
-								<td>{{ctx.DateUtils.FullTime .PullMirror.UpdatedUnix}}</td>
+								<td>{{DateUtils.FullTime .PullMirror.UpdatedUnix}}</td>
 								<td class="right aligned">
 									<form method="post" class="tw-inline-block">
 										{{.CsrfTokenHtml}}
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@
 							<tr>
 								<td class="tw-break-anywhere">{{.RemoteAddress}}</td>
 								<td>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.settings.mirror_settings.direction.push"}}</td>
-								<td>{{if .LastUpdateUnix}}{{ctx.DateUtils.FullTime .LastUpdateUnix}}{{else}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "never"}}{{end}} {{if .LastError}}<div class="ui red label" data-tooltip-content="{{.LastError}}">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "error"}}</div>{{end}}</td>
+								<td>{{if .LastUpdateUnix}}{{DateUtils.FullTime .LastUpdateUnix}}{{else}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "never"}}{{end}} {{if .LastError}}<div class="ui red label" data-tooltip-content="{{.LastError}}">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "error"}}</div>{{end}}</td>
 								<td>{{if not (eq (len .GetPublicKey) 0)}}<a data-clipboard-text="{{.GetPublicKey}}">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.settings.mirror_settings.push_mirror.copy_public_key"}}</a>{{else}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.settings.mirror_settings.push_mirror.none_ssh"}}{{end}}</td>
 								<td class="right aligned">
 									<button
diff --git a/templates/repo/settings/webhook/history.tmpl b/templates/repo/settings/webhook/history.tmpl
index 8ee1446a16..f82aec1390 100644
--- a/templates/repo/settings/webhook/history.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/settings/webhook/history.tmpl
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 							<a class="ui primary sha label toggle button show-panel" data-panel="#info-{{.ID}}">{{.UUID}}</a>
 						</div>
 						<span class="text grey">
-							{{TimeSince .Delivered.AsTime ctx.Locale}}
+							{{DateUtils.TimeSince .Delivered}}
 						</span>
 					</div>
 					<div class="info tw-hidden" id="info-{{.ID}}">
diff --git a/templates/repo/tag/list.tmpl b/templates/repo/tag/list.tmpl
index 82f3dc04a9..8aa4a806c8 100644
--- a/templates/repo/tag/list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/tag/list.tmpl
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 								<div class="download tw-flex tw-items-center">
 									{{if $.Permission.CanRead $.UnitTypeCode}}
 										{{if .CreatedUnix}}
-											<span class="tw-mr-2">{{svg "octicon-clock" 16 "tw-mr-1"}}{{TimeSinceUnix .CreatedUnix ctx.Locale}}</span>
+											<span class="tw-mr-2">{{svg "octicon-clock" 16 "tw-mr-1"}}{{DateUtils.TimeSince .CreatedUnix}}</span>
 										{{end}}
 
 										<a class="tw-mr-2 tw-font-mono muted" href="{{$.RepoLink}}/src/commit/{{.Sha1}}" rel="nofollow">{{svg "octicon-git-commit" 16 "tw-mr-1"}}{{ShortSha .Sha1}}</a>
diff --git a/templates/repo/user_cards.tmpl b/templates/repo/user_cards.tmpl
index abf70a9607..fbd4ef0cee 100644
--- a/templates/repo/user_cards.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/user_cards.tmpl
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 						{{else if .Location}}
 							{{svg "octicon-location"}} {{.Location}}
 						{{else}}
-							{{svg "octicon-calendar"}} {{ctx.Locale.Tr "user.joined_on" (ctx.DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .CreatedUnix)}}
+							{{svg "octicon-calendar"}} {{ctx.Locale.Tr "user.joined_on" (DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .CreatedUnix)}}
 						{{end}}
 					</div>
 				</div>
diff --git a/templates/repo/view_file.tmpl b/templates/repo/view_file.tmpl
index d127c2ef24..b2443e82c4 100644
--- a/templates/repo/view_file.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/view_file.tmpl
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 			{{if .LatestCommit}}
 				{{if .LatestCommit.Committer}}
 					<div class="text grey age">
-						{{TimeSince .LatestCommit.Committer.When ctx.Locale}}
+						{{DateUtils.TimeSince .LatestCommit.Committer.When}}
 					</div>
 				{{end}}
 			{{end}}
diff --git a/templates/repo/view_list.tmpl b/templates/repo/view_list.tmpl
index b750e9129e..6d6af58c48 100644
--- a/templates/repo/view_list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/view_list.tmpl
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 					</div>
 				</div>
 			</th>
-			<th class="text grey right age">{{if .LatestCommit}}{{if .LatestCommit.Committer}}{{TimeSince .LatestCommit.Committer.When ctx.Locale}}{{end}}{{end}}</th>
+			<th class="text grey right age">{{if .LatestCommit}}{{if .LatestCommit.Committer}}{{DateUtils.TimeSince .LatestCommit.Committer.When}}{{end}}{{end}}</th>
 		</tr>
 	</thead>
 	<tbody>
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 						{{end}}
 					</span>
 				</td>
-				<td class="text right age three wide">{{if $commit}}{{TimeSince $commit.Committer.When ctx.Locale}}{{end}}</td>
+				<td class="text right age three wide">{{if $commit}}{{DateUtils.TimeSince $commit.Committer.When}}{{end}}</td>
 			</tr>
 		{{end}}
 	</tbody>
diff --git a/templates/repo/wiki/pages.tmpl b/templates/repo/wiki/pages.tmpl
index 42c36a9f46..43ab0f9a14 100644
--- a/templates/repo/wiki/pages.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/wiki/pages.tmpl
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 							<a href="{{$.RepoLink}}/wiki/{{.SubURL}}">{{.Name}}</a>
 							<a class="wiki-git-entry" href="{{$.RepoLink}}/wiki/{{.GitEntryName | PathEscape}}" data-tooltip-content="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.wiki.original_git_entry_tooltip"}}">{{svg "octicon-chevron-right"}}</a>
 						</td>
-						{{$timeSince := TimeSinceUnix .UpdatedUnix ctx.Locale}}
+						{{$timeSince := DateUtils.TimeSince .UpdatedUnix}}
 						<td class="text right">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.wiki.last_updated" $timeSince}}</td>
 					</tr>
 				{{end}}
diff --git a/templates/repo/wiki/revision.tmpl b/templates/repo/wiki/revision.tmpl
index 7fca703843..045cc41d81 100644
--- a/templates/repo/wiki/revision.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/wiki/revision.tmpl
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 					<a class="file-revisions-btn ui basic button" title="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.wiki.back_to_wiki"}}" href="{{.RepoLink}}/wiki/{{.PageURL}}"><span>{{.revision}}</span> {{svg "octicon-home"}}</a>
 					{{$title}}
 					<div class="ui sub header tw-break-anywhere">
-						{{$timeSince := TimeSince .Author.When ctx.Locale}}
+						{{$timeSince := DateUtils.TimeSince .Author.When}}
 						{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.wiki.last_commit_info" .Author.Name $timeSince}}
 					</div>
 				</div>
diff --git a/templates/repo/wiki/view.tmpl b/templates/repo/wiki/view.tmpl
index 40af307524..9f77976f35 100644
--- a/templates/repo/wiki/view.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/wiki/view.tmpl
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 					<a class="file-revisions-btn ui basic button" title="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.wiki.file_revision"}}" href="{{.RepoLink}}/wiki/{{.PageURL}}?action=_revision" ><span>{{.CommitCount}}</span> {{svg "octicon-history"}}</a>
 					{{$title}}
 					<div class="ui sub header">
-						{{$timeSince := TimeSince .Author.When ctx.Locale}}
+						{{$timeSince := DateUtils.TimeSince .Author.When}}
 						{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.wiki.last_commit_info" .Author.Name $timeSince}}
 					</div>
 				</div>
diff --git a/templates/shared/actions/runner_edit.tmpl b/templates/shared/actions/runner_edit.tmpl
index d60f10b71f..54250f830b 100644
--- a/templates/shared/actions/runner_edit.tmpl
+++ b/templates/shared/actions/runner_edit.tmpl
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 				</div>
 				<div class="field tw-inline-block tw-mr-4">
 					<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "actions.runners.last_online"}}</label>
-					<span>{{if .Runner.LastOnline}}{{TimeSinceUnix .Runner.LastOnline ctx.Locale}}{{else}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "never"}}{{end}}</span>
+					<span>{{if .Runner.LastOnline}}{{DateUtils.TimeSince .Runner.LastOnline}}{{else}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "never"}}{{end}}</span>
 				</div>
 				<div class="field tw-inline-block tw-mr-4">
 					<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "actions.runners.labels"}}</label>
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 						<strong><a href="{{.GetCommitLink}}" target="_blank">{{ShortSha .CommitSHA}}</a></strong>
 					</td>
 					<td>{{if .IsStopped}}
-						<span>{{TimeSinceUnix .Stopped ctx.Locale}}</span>
+						<span>{{DateUtils.TimeSince .Stopped}}</span>
 						{{else}}-{{end}}</td>
 				</tr>
 				{{end}}
diff --git a/templates/shared/actions/runner_list.tmpl b/templates/shared/actions/runner_list.tmpl
index abbf2204a8..5bc61f4f64 100644
--- a/templates/shared/actions/runner_list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/shared/actions/runner_list.tmpl
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 						<td class="tw-flex tw-flex-wrap tw-gap-2 runner-tags">
 							{{range .AgentLabels}}<span class="ui label">{{.}}</span>{{end}}
 						</td>
-						<td>{{if .LastOnline}}{{TimeSinceUnix .LastOnline ctx.Locale}}{{else}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "never"}}{{end}}</td>
+						<td>{{if .LastOnline}}{{DateUtils.TimeSince .LastOnline}}{{else}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "never"}}{{end}}</td>
 						<td class="runner-ops">
 							{{if .Editable $.RunnerOwnerID $.RunnerRepoID}}
 							<a href="{{$.Link}}/{{.ID}}">{{svg "octicon-pencil"}}</a>
diff --git a/templates/shared/issuelist.tmpl b/templates/shared/issuelist.tmpl
index 941a444612..7ce7cd6795 100644
--- a/templates/shared/issuelist.tmpl
+++ b/templates/shared/issuelist.tmpl
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 							#{{.Index}}
 						{{end}}
 					</a>
-					{{$timeStr := TimeSinceUnix .GetLastEventTimestamp ctx.Locale}}
+					{{$timeStr := DateUtils.TimeSince .GetLastEventTimestamp}}
 					{{if .OriginalAuthor}}
 						{{ctx.Locale.Tr .GetLastEventLabelFake $timeStr .OriginalAuthor}}
 					{{else if gt .Poster.ID 0}}
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
 						<span class="due-date flex-text-inline" data-tooltip-content="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.issues.due_date"}}">
 							<span{{if .IsOverdue}} class="text red"{{end}}>
 								{{svg "octicon-calendar" 14}}
-								{{ctx.DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .DeadlineUnix}}
+								{{DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .DeadlineUnix}}
 							</span>
 						</span>
 					{{end}}
diff --git a/templates/shared/searchbottom.tmpl b/templates/shared/searchbottom.tmpl
index bee0397259..4e0bd9570b 100644
--- a/templates/shared/searchbottom.tmpl
+++ b/templates/shared/searchbottom.tmpl
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 		</div>
 		<div class="tw-mr-4">
 			{{if not .result.UpdatedUnix.IsZero}}
-					<span class="ui grey text">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "explore.code_last_indexed_at" (TimeSinceUnix .result.UpdatedUnix ctx.Locale)}}</span>
+					<span class="ui grey text">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "explore.code_last_indexed_at" (DateUtils.TimeSince .result.UpdatedUnix)}}</span>
 			{{end}}
 		</div>
 </div>
diff --git a/templates/shared/secrets/add_list.tmpl b/templates/shared/secrets/add_list.tmpl
index 011635a20d..59596d1013 100644
--- a/templates/shared/secrets/add_list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/shared/secrets/add_list.tmpl
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 			</div>
 			<div class="flex-item-trailing">
 				<span class="color-text-light-2">
-					{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.added_on" (ctx.DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .CreatedUnix)}}
+					{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.added_on" (DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .CreatedUnix)}}
 				</span>
 				<button class="ui btn interact-bg link-action tw-p-2"
 					data-url="{{$.Link}}/delete?id={{.ID}}"
diff --git a/templates/shared/user/profile_big_avatar.tmpl b/templates/shared/user/profile_big_avatar.tmpl
index 67227bf330..c09fed5f1e 100644
--- a/templates/shared/user/profile_big_avatar.tmpl
+++ b/templates/shared/user/profile_big_avatar.tmpl
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 					</li>
 				{{end}}
 			{{end}}
-			<li>{{svg "octicon-calendar"}} <span>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "user.joined_on" (ctx.DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .ContextUser.CreatedUnix)}}</span></li>
+			<li>{{svg "octicon-calendar"}} <span>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "user.joined_on" (DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .ContextUser.CreatedUnix)}}</span></li>
 			{{if and .Orgs .HasOrgsVisible}}
 			<li>
 				<ul class="user-orgs">
diff --git a/templates/shared/variables/variable_list.tmpl b/templates/shared/variables/variable_list.tmpl
index 0223e56f4e..7a0ab48cef 100644
--- a/templates/shared/variables/variable_list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/shared/variables/variable_list.tmpl
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 			</div>
 			<div class="flex-item-trailing">
 				<span class="color-text-light-2">
-					{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.added_on" (ctx.DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .CreatedUnix)}}
+					{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.added_on" (DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .CreatedUnix)}}
 				</span>
 				<button class="btn interact-bg tw-p-2 show-modal"
 					data-tooltip-content="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "actions.variables.edit"}}"
diff --git a/templates/user/dashboard/feeds.tmpl b/templates/user/dashboard/feeds.tmpl
index 60aa194534..73698abc71 100644
--- a/templates/user/dashboard/feeds.tmpl
+++ b/templates/user/dashboard/feeds.tmpl
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
 						{{$reviewer := index .GetIssueInfos 1}}
 						{{ctx.Locale.Tr "action.review_dismissed" (printf "%s/pulls/%s" (.GetRepoLink ctx) $index) $index (.ShortRepoPath ctx) $reviewer}}
 					{{end}}
-					{{TimeSince .GetCreate ctx.Locale}}
+					{{DateUtils.TimeSince .GetCreate}}
 				</div>
 				{{if .GetOpType.InActions "commit_repo" "mirror_sync_push"}}
 					{{$push := ActionContent2Commits .}}
diff --git a/templates/user/dashboard/milestones.tmpl b/templates/user/dashboard/milestones.tmpl
index 15c14e46d3..6b315eccd3 100644
--- a/templates/user/dashboard/milestones.tmpl
+++ b/templates/user/dashboard/milestones.tmpl
@@ -104,19 +104,19 @@
 									{{if .UpdatedUnix}}
 										<div class="flex-text-block">
 											{{svg "octicon-clock"}}
-											{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.milestones.update_ago" (TimeSinceUnix .UpdatedUnix ctx.Locale)}}
+											{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.milestones.update_ago" (DateUtils.TimeSince .UpdatedUnix)}}
 										</div>
 									{{end}}
 									<div class="flex-text-block">
 										{{if .IsClosed}}
-											{{$closedDate:= TimeSinceUnix .ClosedDateUnix ctx.Locale}}
+											{{$closedDate:= DateUtils.TimeSince .ClosedDateUnix}}
 											{{svg "octicon-clock" 14}}
 											{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.milestones.closed" $closedDate}}
 										{{else}}
 											{{if .DeadlineString}}
 												<span{{if .IsOverdue}} class="text red"{{end}}>
 													{{svg "octicon-calendar" 14}}
-													{{ctx.DateUtils.AbsoluteShort (.DeadlineString|ctx.DateUtils.ParseLegacy)}}
+													{{DateUtils.AbsoluteShort (.DeadlineString|DateUtils.ParseLegacy)}}
 												</span>
 											{{else}}
 												{{svg "octicon-calendar" 14}}
diff --git a/templates/user/notification/notification_div.tmpl b/templates/user/notification/notification_div.tmpl
index 5c27ba8b41..bf6a94410d 100644
--- a/templates/user/notification/notification_div.tmpl
+++ b/templates/user/notification/notification_div.tmpl
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@
 							</a>
 							<div class="notifications-updated tw-items-center tw-mr-2">
 								{{if .Issue}}
-									{{TimeSinceUnix .Issue.UpdatedUnix ctx.Locale}}
+									{{DateUtils.TimeSince .Issue.UpdatedUnix}}
 								{{else}}
-									{{TimeSinceUnix .UpdatedUnix ctx.Locale}}
+									{{DateUtils.TimeSince .UpdatedUnix}}
 								{{end}}
 							</div>
 							<div class="notifications-buttons tw-items-center tw-justify-end tw-gap-1 tw-px-1">
diff --git a/templates/user/settings/applications.tmpl b/templates/user/settings/applications.tmpl
index 94365f71c0..2aeabc6903 100644
--- a/templates/user/settings/applications.tmpl
+++ b/templates/user/settings/applications.tmpl
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 								</ul>
 							</details>
 							<div class="flex-item-body">
-								<p>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.added_on" (ctx.DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .CreatedUnix)}} — {{svg "octicon-info"}} {{if .HasUsed}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.last_used"}} <span {{if .HasRecentActivity}}class="text green"{{end}}>{{ctx.DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .UpdatedUnix}}</span>{{else}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.no_activity"}}{{end}}</p>
+								<p>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.added_on" (DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .CreatedUnix)}} — {{svg "octicon-info"}} {{if .HasUsed}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.last_used"}} <span {{if .HasRecentActivity}}class="text green"{{end}}>{{DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .UpdatedUnix}}</span>{{else}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.no_activity"}}{{end}}</p>
 							</div>
 						</div>
 						<div class="flex-item-trailing">
diff --git a/templates/user/settings/grants_oauth2.tmpl b/templates/user/settings/grants_oauth2.tmpl
index 41e400767d..23ab8f5696 100644
--- a/templates/user/settings/grants_oauth2.tmpl
+++ b/templates/user/settings/grants_oauth2.tmpl
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 				<div class="flex-item-main">
 					<div class="flex-item-title">{{.Application.Name}}</div>
 					<div class="flex-item-body">
-						<p>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.added_on" (ctx.DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .CreatedUnix)}}</p>
+						<p>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.added_on" (DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .CreatedUnix)}}</p>
 					</div>
 				</div>
 				<div class="flex-item-trailing">
diff --git a/templates/user/settings/keys_gpg.tmpl b/templates/user/settings/keys_gpg.tmpl
index 8e08da7fb3..05a4161661 100644
--- a/templates/user/settings/keys_gpg.tmpl
+++ b/templates/user/settings/keys_gpg.tmpl
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@
 						<b>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.subkeys"}}:</b> {{range .SubsKey}} {{.PaddedKeyID}} {{end}}
 					</div>
 					<div class="flex-item-body">
-						<p>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.added_on" (ctx.DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .AddedUnix)}}</p>
+						<p>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.added_on" (DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .AddedUnix)}}</p>
 						-
-						<p>{{if not .ExpiredUnix.IsZero}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.valid_until_date" (ctx.DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .ExpiredUnix)}}{{else}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.valid_forever"}}{{end}}</p>
+						<p>{{if not .ExpiredUnix.IsZero}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.valid_until_date" (DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .ExpiredUnix)}}{{else}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.valid_forever"}}{{end}}</p>
 					</div>
 				</div>
 				<div class="flex-item-trailing">
diff --git a/templates/user/settings/keys_principal.tmpl b/templates/user/settings/keys_principal.tmpl
index 0bb943054f..754bc374c2 100644
--- a/templates/user/settings/keys_principal.tmpl
+++ b/templates/user/settings/keys_principal.tmpl
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 					<div class="flex-item-main">
 						<div class="flex-item-title">{{.Name}}</div>
 						<div class="flex-item-body">
-							<p>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.added_on" (ctx.DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .CreatedUnix)}} —  {{svg "octicon-info" 16}} {{if .HasUsed}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.last_used"}} <span {{if .HasRecentActivity}}class="green"{{end}}>{{ctx.DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .UpdatedUnix}}</span>{{else}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.no_activity"}}{{end}}</p>
+							<p>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.added_on" (DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .CreatedUnix)}} —  {{svg "octicon-info" 16}} {{if .HasUsed}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.last_used"}} <span {{if .HasRecentActivity}}class="green"{{end}}>{{DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .UpdatedUnix}}</span>{{else}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.no_activity"}}{{end}}</p>
 						</div>
 					</div>
 					<div class="flex-item-trailing">
diff --git a/templates/user/settings/keys_ssh.tmpl b/templates/user/settings/keys_ssh.tmpl
index 5ba58d2234..9cedc498fe 100644
--- a/templates/user/settings/keys_ssh.tmpl
+++ b/templates/user/settings/keys_ssh.tmpl
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 								{{.Fingerprint}}
 						</div>
 						<div class="flex-item-body">
-								<p>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.added_on" (ctx.DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .CreatedUnix)}} —	{{svg "octicon-info"}} {{if .HasUsed}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.last_used"}} <span {{if .HasRecentActivity}}class="text green"{{end}}>{{ctx.DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .UpdatedUnix}}</span>{{else}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.no_activity"}}{{end}}</p>
+								<p>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.added_on" (DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .CreatedUnix)}} —	{{svg "octicon-info"}} {{if .HasUsed}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.last_used"}} <span {{if .HasRecentActivity}}class="text green"{{end}}>{{DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .UpdatedUnix}}</span>{{else}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.no_activity"}}{{end}}</p>
 						</div>
 				</div>
 				<div class="flex-item-trailing">
diff --git a/templates/user/settings/security/webauthn.tmpl b/templates/user/settings/security/webauthn.tmpl
index 19ac8b28a6..b04bcf4291 100644
--- a/templates/user/settings/security/webauthn.tmpl
+++ b/templates/user/settings/security/webauthn.tmpl
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 				<div class="flex-item-main">
 					<div class="flex-item-title">{{.Name}}</div>
 					<div class="flex-item-body">
-						<p>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.added_on" (ctx.DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .CreatedUnix)}}</p>
+						<p>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.added_on" (DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .CreatedUnix)}}</p>
 					</div>
 				</div>
 				<div class="flex-item-trailing">
diff --git a/tests/integration/last_updated_time_test.go b/tests/integration/last_updated_time_test.go
index aefcec5cc7..34ba9a471f 100644
--- a/tests/integration/last_updated_time_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/last_updated_time_test.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func TestRepoLastUpdatedTime(t *testing.T) {
 	req := NewRequest(t, "GET", "/explore/repos?q=repo1")
 	resp := session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
 	doc := NewHTMLParser(t, resp.Body)
-	node := doc.doc.Find(".flex-item-body").First()
+	node := doc.doc.Find(".flex-item-main:has(a[href='/user2/repo1']) .flex-item-body").First()
 	{
 		buf := ""
 		findTextNonNested(t, node, &buf)
@@ -28,10 +28,7 @@ func TestRepoLastUpdatedTime(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Relative time should be present as a descendent
-	{
-		relativeTime := node.Find("relative-time").Text()
-		assert.True(t, strings.HasPrefix(relativeTime, "19")) // ~1970, might underflow with timezone
-	}
+	assert.Contains(t, node.Find("relative-time").Text(), "2024-11-10")
 }
 
 func TestBranchLastUpdatedTime(t *testing.T) {