diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/date/humanize.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/date/humanize.rs
index 5670d1faed..1d4420bc04 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/date/humanize.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/date/humanize.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use crate::date::utils::parse_date_from_string;
 use chrono::{DateTime, FixedOffset, Local};
-use chrono_humanize::HumanTime;
 use nu_engine::command_prelude::*;
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -90,7 +89,7 @@ fn helper(value: Value, head: Span) -> Value {
 }
 
 fn humanize_date(dt: DateTime<FixedOffset>) -> String {
-    HumanTime::from(dt).to_string()
+    nu_protocol::human_time_from_now(&dt).to_string()
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/mod.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/mod.rs
index 85b54d9e20..567c36263e 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/mod.rs
@@ -4078,7 +4078,7 @@ fn operator_type_error(
     }
 }
 
-fn human_time_from_now(val: &DateTime<FixedOffset>) -> HumanTime {
+pub fn human_time_from_now(val: &DateTime<FixedOffset>) -> HumanTime {
     let now = Local::now().with_timezone(val.offset());
     let delta = *val - now;
     match delta.num_nanoseconds() {