diff --git src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/buddypress-functions.php src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/buddypress-functions.php
index 5417f6b9c..48c1be2e7 100644
--- src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/buddypress-functions.php
+++ src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/buddypress-functions.php
@@ -382,35 +382,6 @@ class BP_Nouveau extends BP_Theme_Compat {
 			'unsaved_changes'     => __( 'Your profile has unsaved changes. If you leave the page, the changes will be lost.', 'buddypress' ),
 			'view'                => __( 'View', 'buddypress' ),
 			'object_nav_parent'   => '#buddypress',
-			'time_since'          => array(
-				'sometime'    => _x( 'sometime', 'javascript time since', 'buddypress' ),
-				'now'         => _x( 'right now', 'javascript time since', 'buddypress' ),
-				'ago'         => _x( '% ago', 'javascript time since', 'buddypress' ),
-				'separator'   => _x( ',', 'Separator in javascript time since', 'buddypress' ),
-				'year'        => _x( '% year', 'javascript time since singular', 'buddypress' ),
-				'years'       => _x( '% years', 'javascript time since plural', 'buddypress' ),
-				'month'       => _x( '% month', 'javascript time since singular', 'buddypress' ),
-				'months'      => _x( '% months', 'javascript time since plural', 'buddypress' ),
-				'week'        => _x( '% week', 'javascript time since singular', 'buddypress' ),
-				'weeks'       => _x( '% weeks', 'javascript time since plural', 'buddypress' ),
-				'day'         => _x( '% day', 'javascript time since singular', 'buddypress' ),
-				'days'        => _x( '% days', 'javascript time since plural', 'buddypress' ),
-				'hour'        => _x( '% hour', 'javascript time since singular', 'buddypress' ),
-				'hours'       => _x( '% hours', 'javascript time since plural', 'buddypress' ),
-				'minute'      => _x( '% minute', 'javascript time since singular', 'buddypress' ),
-				'minutes'     => _x( '% minutes', 'javascript time since plural', 'buddypress' ),
-				'second'      => _x( '% second', 'javascript time since singular', 'buddypress' ),
-				'seconds'     => _x( '% seconds', 'javascript time since plural', 'buddypress' ),
-				'time_chunks' => array(
-					'a_year'   => YEAR_IN_SECONDS,
-					'b_month'  => 30 * DAY_IN_SECONDS,
-					'c_week'   => WEEK_IN_SECONDS,
-					'd_day'    => DAY_IN_SECONDS,
-					'e_hour'   => HOUR_IN_SECONDS,
-					'f_minute' => MINUTE_IN_SECONDS,
-					'g_second' => 1,
-				),
-			),
 		);
 
 		// If the Object/Item nav are in the sidebar
diff --git src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/includes/activity/functions.php src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/includes/activity/functions.php
index 6b296f00e..529cb1a0c 100644
--- src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/includes/activity/functions.php
+++ src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/includes/activity/functions.php
@@ -427,36 +427,6 @@ function bp_nouveau_activity_scope_newest_class( $classes = '' ) {
 	return $classes;
 }
 
-/**
- * @since 3.0.0
- */
-function bp_nouveau_activity_time_since( $time_since, $activity = null ) {
-	if ( ! isset( $activity->date_recorded ) ) {
-		return $time_since;
-	}
-
-	return apply_filters(
-		'bp_nouveau_activity_time_since', sprintf(
-			'<time class="time-since" datetime="%1$s" data-bp-timestamp="%2$d">%3$s</time>',
-			esc_attr( $activity->date_recorded ),
-			esc_attr( strtotime( $activity->date_recorded ) ),
-			esc_attr( bp_core_time_since( $activity->date_recorded ) )
-		)
-	);
-}
-
-/**
- * @since 3.0.0
- */
-function bp_nouveau_activity_allowed_tags( $activity_allowedtags = array() ) {
-	$activity_allowedtags['time']                      = array();
-	$activity_allowedtags['time']['class']             = array();
-	$activity_allowedtags['time']['datetime']          = array();
-	$activity_allowedtags['time']['data-bp-timestamp'] = array();
-
-	return $activity_allowedtags;
-}
-
 /**
  * Get the activity query args for the widget.
  *
diff --git src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/includes/activity/loader.php src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/includes/activity/loader.php
index 0f4ca255b..0bd59a0f1 100644
--- src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/includes/activity/loader.php
+++ src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/includes/activity/loader.php
@@ -96,8 +96,6 @@ class BP_Nouveau_Activity {
 
 		add_filter( 'bp_get_activity_action_pre_meta', 'bp_nouveau_activity_secondary_avatars', 10, 2 );
 		add_filter( 'bp_get_activity_css_class', 'bp_nouveau_activity_scope_newest_class', 10, 1 );
-		add_filter( 'bp_activity_time_since', 'bp_nouveau_activity_time_since', 10, 2 );
-		add_filter( 'bp_activity_allowed_tags', 'bp_nouveau_activity_allowed_tags', 10, 1 );
 	}
 }
 
diff --git src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/js/buddypress-activity.js src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/js/buddypress-activity.js
index f5a07aeca..a2f3193b3 100644
--- src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/js/buddypress-activity.js
+++ src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/js/buddypress-activity.js
@@ -95,13 +95,6 @@ window.bp = window.bp || {};
 			}
 
 			$.extend( data, { bp_heartbeat: bp.Nouveau.getStorage( 'bp-activity' ) } );
-
-			// Update all displayed time
-			$.each( $( '#buddypress time' ), function( t, time ) {
-				if ( $( time ).data( 'bp-timestamp' ) ) {
-					$( time ).html( bp.Nouveau.updateTimeSince( Number( $( time ).data( 'bp-timestamp' ) ) ) );
-				}
-			} );
 		},
 
 		/**
diff --git src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/js/buddypress-nouveau.js src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/js/buddypress-nouveau.js
index 422b8c41b..176816219 100644
--- src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/js/buddypress-nouveau.js
+++ src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/js/buddypress-nouveau.js
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ window.bp = window.bp || {};
 			// Object Globals
 			this.objects                = $.map( BP_Nouveau.objects, function( value ) { return value; } );
 			this.objectNavParent        = BP_Nouveau.object_nav_parent;
-			this.time_since             = BP_Nouveau.time_since;
 
 			// HeartBeat Global
 			this.heartbeat              = wp.heartbeat || {};
@@ -208,75 +207,6 @@ window.bp = window.bp || {};
 			}
 		},
 
-		/**
-		 * [updateTimeSince description]
-		 * @param  {[type]} timestamp [description]
-		 * @return {[type]}           [description]
-		 */
-		updateTimeSince: function( timestamp ) {
-			var now = new Date( $.now() ), diff, count_1, chunk_1, count_2, chunk_2,
-				time_since = [], time_chunks = $.extend( {}, this.time_since.time_chunks ), ms;
-
-			// Returns sometime
-			if ( undefined === timestamp ) {
-				return this.time_since.sometime;
-			}
-
-			// Javascript timestamps are in ms.
-			timestamp = new Date( timestamp * 1000 );
-
-			// Calculate the diff
-			diff = now - timestamp;
-
-			// Returns right now
-			if ( 0 === diff ) {
-				return this.time_since.now;
-			}
-
-			$.each( time_chunks, function( c, chunk ) {
-				var milliseconds = chunk * 1000;
-				var rounded_time = Math.floor( diff / milliseconds );
-
-				if ( 0 !== rounded_time && ! chunk_1 ) {
-					chunk_1 = c;
-					count_1 = rounded_time;
-					ms      = milliseconds;
-				}
-			} );
-
-			// First chunk
-			chunk_1 = chunk_1.substr( 2 );
-			time_since.push( ( 1 === count_1 ) ? this.time_since[ chunk_1 ].replace( '%', count_1 ) : this.time_since[ chunk_1 + 's' ].replace( '%', count_1 ) );
-
-			// Remove Year from chunks
-			delete time_chunks.a_year;
-
-			$.each( time_chunks, function( c, chunk ) {
-				var milliseconds = chunk * 1000;
-				var rounded_time = Math.floor( ( diff - ( ms * count_1 ) ) / milliseconds );
-
-				if ( 0 !== rounded_time && ! chunk_2 ) {
-					chunk_2 = c;
-					count_2 = rounded_time;
-				}
-			} );
-
-			// Second chunk
-			if ( undefined !== chunk_2 ) {
-				chunk_2 = chunk_2.substr( 2 );
-				time_since.push( ( 1 === count_2 ) ? this.time_since[ chunk_2 ].replace( '%', count_2 ) : this.time_since[ chunk_2 + 's' ].replace( '%', count_2 ) );
-			}
-
-			// Returns x time, y time ago
-			if ( time_since.length >= 1 ) {
-				return this.time_since.ago.replace( '%', time_since.join( this.time_since.separator + ' ' ) );
-
-			// Returns sometime
-			} else {
-				return this.time_since.sometime;
-			}
-		},
-
 		/**
 		 * [objectRequest description]
 		 * @param  {[type]} data [description]
