diff --git a/core/src/init.js b/core/src/init.js
index 5847a1676aa..ff4082c17d0 100644
--- a/core/src/init.js
+++ b/core/src/init.js
@@ -19,19 +19,6 @@ import { interceptRequests } from './utils/xhr-request.js'
 // keep in sync with core/css/variables.scss
 const breakpointMobileWidth = 1024
 
-/**
- *
- */
-function initLiveTimestamps() {
-	// Update live timestamps every 30 seconds
-	setInterval(() => {
-		$('.live-relative-timestamp').each(function() {
-			const timestamp = parseInt($(this).attr('data-timestamp'), 10)
-			$(this).text(moment(timestamp).fromNow())
-		})
-	}, 30 * 1000)
-}
-
 /**
  * Moment doesn't have aliases for every locale and doesn't parse some locale IDs correctly so we need to alias them
  */
@@ -242,6 +229,4 @@ export function initCore() {
 		// initial call
 		toggleSnapperOnSize()
 	}
-
-	initLiveTimestamps()
 }