diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 794cb4062..689e7c528 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@ dependencies {
             'org.jraf:android-switch-backport:2.0.1@aar',
             'com.github.PhilJay:MPAndroidChart:v2.1.3',
             'joda-time:joda-time:2.7',
-            'org.ocpsoft.prettytime:prettytime:3.2.7.Final',
             'com.google.android.gms:play-services-drive:7.0.0',
             'com.jakewharton:butterknife:7.0.1',
             'com.kobakei:ratethisapp:0.0.3',
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/ui/account/DeleteAccountDialogFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/ui/account/DeleteAccountDialogFragment.java
index 0fe8c70ea..c06d02823 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/ui/account/DeleteAccountDialogFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/ui/account/DeleteAccountDialogFragment.java
@@ -228,13 +228,7 @@ public void onClick(View v) {
                 }
 
                 if (GnuCashApplication.isDoubleEntryEnabled()){ //reassign splits to imbalance
-                    Currency accountCurrency = Currency.getInstance(accountsDbAdapter.getCurrencyCode(mOriginAccountUID));
-                    String imbalanceAccountUID = accountsDbAdapter.getOrCreateImbalanceAccountUID(accountCurrency);
-                    SplitsDbAdapter.getInstance().updateRecords(
-                            DatabaseSchema.SplitEntry.COLUMN_ACCOUNT_UID + "=?",
-                            new String[]{mOriginAccountUID},
-                            DatabaseSchema.SplitEntry.COLUMN_ACCOUNT_UID,
-                            imbalanceAccountUID);
+                    TransactionsDbAdapter.getInstance().deleteTransactionsForAccount(mOriginAccountUID);
                 }
 
                 //now kill them all!!
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/ui/transaction/TransactionsListFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/ui/transaction/TransactionsListFragment.java
index 8015d8325..826adec6d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/ui/transaction/TransactionsListFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/ui/transaction/TransactionsListFragment.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 import android.support.v7.widget.LinearLayoutManager;
 import android.support.v7.widget.PopupMenu;
 import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
+import android.text.format.DateUtils;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.Menu;
@@ -56,8 +57,8 @@
 import org.gnucash.android.ui.util.CursorRecyclerAdapter;
 import org.gnucash.android.ui.util.Refreshable;
 import org.gnucash.android.ui.util.widget.EmptyRecyclerView;
-import org.ocpsoft.prettytime.PrettyTime;
 
+import java.text.DateFormat;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -220,7 +221,8 @@ public Cursor loadInBackground() {
 
 	public class TransactionRecyclerAdapter extends CursorRecyclerAdapter<TransactionRecyclerAdapter.ViewHolder>{
 
-		private final PrettyTime prettyTime = new PrettyTime();
+		DateFormat simpleDateFormat = DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.MEDIUM);
+
 		public TransactionRecyclerAdapter(Cursor cursor) {
 			super(cursor);
 		}
@@ -262,7 +264,13 @@ public void onBindViewHolderCursor(ViewHolder holder, Cursor cursor) {
 			holder.transactionNote.setText(text);
 
 			long dateMillis = cursor.getLong(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(DatabaseSchema.TransactionEntry.COLUMN_TIMESTAMP));
-			holder.transactionDate.setText(prettyTime.format(new Date(dateMillis)));
+			String dateText;
+			if (dateMillis > System.currentTimeMillis()){
+				dateText = simpleDateFormat.format(new Date(dateMillis));
+			} else {
+				dateText = DateUtils.getRelativeTimeSpanString(dateMillis).toString();
+			}
+			holder.transactionDate.setText(dateText);
 
 			final long id = holder.transactionId;
 			holder.itemView.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {