diff --git a/src/invidious/videos/parser.cr b/src/invidious/videos/parser.cr
index 5444088b..ed313fe5 100644
--- a/src/invidious/videos/parser.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/videos/parser.cr
@@ -158,85 +158,6 @@ def try_fetch_streaming_data(id : String, client_config : YoutubeAPI::ClientConf
   end
 end
 
-def parse_published_string(item)
-  time_text = item["publishedTimeText"]?
-  time_string = nil
-  if !time_text.nil?
-    time_string = time_text["simpleText"]?
-  end
-  if !time_string.nil? && time_string.to_s.ends_with?("minute ago")
-    time = Time.utc.to_unix - 60
-  end
-  if !time_string.nil? && time_string.to_s.ends_with?("minutes ago") && !time_string.to_s.starts_with?("Streamed")
-    minutes = time_string.to_s.rchop(" minutes ago").to_i
-    time = Time.utc.to_unix - 60*minutes
-  end
-  if !time_string.nil? && time_string.to_s.ends_with?("minutes ago") && time_string.to_s.starts_with?("Streamed")
-    minutes = time_string.to_s.lchop("Streamed ").rchop(" minutes ago").to_i
-    time = Time.utc.to_unix - 60*minutes
-  end
-  if !time_string.nil? && time_string.to_s.ends_with?("hour ago")
-    time = Time.utc.to_unix - 3600
-  end
-  if !time_string.nil? && time_string.to_s.ends_with?("hours ago") && !time_string.to_s.starts_with?("Streamed")
-    hours = time_string.to_s.rchop(" hours ago").to_i
-    time = Time.utc.to_unix - 3600*hours
-  end
-  if !time_string.nil? && time_string.to_s.ends_with?("hours ago") && time_string.to_s.starts_with?("Streamed")
-    hours = time_string.to_s.lchop("Streamed ").rchop(" hours ago").to_i
-    time = Time.utc.to_unix - 3600*hours
-  end
-  if !time_string.nil? && time_string.to_s.ends_with?("day ago")
-    time = Time.utc.to_unix - 86400
-  end
-  if !time_string.nil? && time_string.to_s.ends_with?("days ago") && !time_string.to_s.starts_with?("Streamed")
-    days = time_string.to_s.rchop(" days ago").to_i
-    time = Time.utc.to_unix - 86400*days
-  end
-  if !time_string.nil? && time_string.to_s.ends_with?("days ago") && time_string.to_s.starts_with?("Streamed")
-    days = time_string.to_s.lchop("Streamed ").rchop(" days ago").to_i
-    time = Time.utc.to_unix - 86400*days
-  end
-  if !time_string.nil? && time_string.to_s.ends_with?("week ago")
-    time = Time.utc.to_unix - 604800
-  end
-  if !time_string.nil? && time_string.to_s.ends_with?("weeks ago") && !time_string.to_s.starts_with?("Streamed")
-    weeks = time_string.to_s.rchop(" weeks ago").to_i
-    time = Time.utc.to_unix - 604800*weeks
-  end
-  if !time_string.nil? && time_string.to_s.ends_with?("weeks ago") && time_string.to_s.starts_with?("Streamed")
-    weeks = time_string.to_s.lchop("Streamed ").rchop(" weeks ago").to_i
-    time = Time.utc.to_unix - 604800*weeks
-  end
-  if !time_string.nil? && time_string.to_s.ends_with?("month ago")
-    time = Time.utc.to_unix - 2629743
-  end
-  if !time_string.nil? && time_string.to_s.ends_with?("months ago") && !time_string.to_s.starts_with?("Streamed")
-    months = time_string.to_s.rchop(" months ago").to_i
-    time = Time.utc.to_unix - 2629743*months
-  end
-  if !time_string.nil? && time_string.to_s.ends_with?("months ago") && time_string.to_s.starts_with?("Streamed")
-    months = time_string.to_s.lchop("Streamed ").rchop(" months ago").to_i
-    time = Time.utc.to_unix - 2629743*months
-  end
-  if !time_string.nil? && time_string.to_s.ends_with?("year ago")
-    time = Time.utc.to_unix - 31556926
-  end
-  if !time_string.nil? && time_string.to_s.ends_with?("years ago") && !time_string.to_s.starts_with?("Streamed")
-    years = time_string.to_s.rchop(" years ago").to_i
-    time = Time.utc.to_unix - 31556926*years
-  end
-  if !time_string.nil? && time_string.to_s.ends_with?("years ago") && time_string.to_s.starts_with?("Streamed")
-    years = time_string.to_s.lchop("Streamed ").rchop(" years ago").to_i
-    time = Time.utc.to_unix - 31556926*years
-  end
-  if time_string.nil?
-    time = nil
-  end
-
-  return time
-end
-
 def parse_video_info(video_id : String, player_response : Hash(String, JSON::Any), proxy_region : String? = nil) : Hash(String, JSON::Any)
   # Top level elements
 
@@ -315,8 +236,8 @@ def parse_video_info(video_id : String, player_response : Hash(String, JSON::Any
     .dig?("secondaryResults", "secondaryResults", "results")
   secondary_results.try &.as_a.each do |element|
     if item = element["compactVideoRenderer"]?
-      time = parse_published_string(item)
-      published1 = JSON::Any.new(time.to_s)
+		 time = decode_date(item["publishedTimeText"].to_s)
+		published1 = JSON::Any.new(time.to_unix.to_s)
       related_video = parse_related_video(item, published1)
       related << JSON::Any.new(related_video) if related_video
     end