diff --git a/webapp/components/post_view/components/post_time.jsx b/webapp/components/post_view/components/post_time.jsx
index 369a429a97..c8e57f6a94 100644
--- a/webapp/components/post_view/components/post_time.jsx
+++ b/webapp/components/post_view/components/post_time.jsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import Constants from 'utils/constants.jsx';
 import PureRenderMixin from 'react-addons-pure-render-mixin';
 
-import {FormattedTime} from 'react-intl';
+import {getDateForUnixTicks} from 'utils/utils.jsx';
 
 export default class PostTime extends React.Component {
     constructor(props) {
@@ -28,12 +28,7 @@ export default class PostTime extends React.Component {
     render() {
         return (
             <time className='post__time'>
-                <FormattedTime
-                    value={this.props.eventTime}
-                    hour='2-digit'
-                    minute='2-digit'
-                    hour12={!this.props.useMilitaryTime}
-                />
+                {getDateForUnixTicks(this.props.eventTime).toLocaleString('en', {hour: '2-digit', minute: '2-digit', hour12: !this.props.useMilitaryTime})}
             </time>
         );
     }
diff --git a/webapp/components/rhs_comment.jsx b/webapp/components/rhs_comment.jsx
index 85fe8abdf0..c7b005845e 100644
--- a/webapp/components/rhs_comment.jsx
+++ b/webapp/components/rhs_comment.jsx
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import * as PostUtils from 'utils/post_utils.jsx';
 import Constants from 'utils/constants.jsx';
 import {Tooltip, OverlayTrigger} from 'react-bootstrap';
 
-import {FormattedMessage, FormattedDate} from 'react-intl';
+import {FormattedMessage} from 'react-intl';
 
 import loadingGif from 'images/load.gif';
 
@@ -386,6 +386,15 @@ export default class RhsComment extends React.Component {
             );
         }
 
+        const timeOptions = {
+            day: 'numeric',
+            month: 'short',
+            year: 'numeric',
+            hour: '2-digit',
+            minute: '2-digit',
+            hour12: !this.props.useMilitaryTime
+        };
+
         return (
             <div className={'post post--thread ' + currentUserCss + ' ' + compactClass}>
                 <div className='post__content'>
@@ -398,15 +407,7 @@ export default class RhsComment extends React.Component {
                             {botIndicator}
                             <li className='col'>
                                 <time className='post__time'>
-                                    <FormattedDate
-                                        value={post.create_at}
-                                        day='numeric'
-                                        month='short'
-                                        year='numeric'
-                                        hour12={!this.props.useMilitaryTime}
-                                        hour='2-digit'
-                                        minute='2-digit'
-                                    />
+                                    {Utils.getDateForUnixTicks(post.create_at).toLocaleString('en', timeOptions)}
                                 </time>
                                 {flagTrigger}
                             </li>
diff --git a/webapp/components/rhs_root_post.jsx b/webapp/components/rhs_root_post.jsx
index a0edd716ea..aa663bda79 100644
--- a/webapp/components/rhs_root_post.jsx
+++ b/webapp/components/rhs_root_post.jsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import * as PostUtils from 'utils/post_utils.jsx';
 import Constants from 'utils/constants.jsx';
 import {Tooltip, OverlayTrigger} from 'react-bootstrap';
 
-import {FormattedMessage, FormattedDate} from 'react-intl';
+import {FormattedMessage} from 'react-intl';
 
 import React from 'react';
 
@@ -357,6 +357,15 @@ export default class RhsRootPost extends React.Component {
             flagFunc = this.flagPost;
         }
 
+        const timeOptions = {
+            day: 'numeric',
+            month: 'short',
+            year: 'numeric',
+            hour: '2-digit',
+            minute: '2-digit',
+            hour12: !this.props.useMilitaryTime
+        };
+
         return (
             <div className={'post post--root post--thread ' + userCss + ' ' + systemMessageClass + ' ' + compactClass}>
                 <div className='post-right-channel__name'>{channelName}</div>
@@ -368,15 +377,7 @@ export default class RhsRootPost extends React.Component {
                             {botIndicator}
                             <li className='col'>
                                 <time className='post__time'>
-                                    <FormattedDate
-                                        value={post.create_at}
-                                        day='numeric'
-                                        month='short'
-                                        year='numeric'
-                                        hour12={!this.props.useMilitaryTime}
-                                        hour='2-digit'
-                                        minute='2-digit'
-                                    />
+                                    {Utils.getDateForUnixTicks(post.create_at).toLocaleString('en', timeOptions)}
                                 </time>
                                 <OverlayTrigger
                                     key={'rootpostflagtooltipkey' + flagVisible}