diff --git a/meshtastic/__init__.py b/meshtastic/__init__.py
index a5075bc..313cb42 100644
--- a/meshtastic/__init__.py
+++ b/meshtastic/__init__.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ from typing import *
 
 import google.protobuf.json_format
 import serial # type: ignore[import-untyped]
-import timeago # type: ignore[import-untyped]
+from dotmap import DotMap # type: ignore[import-untyped]
 from google.protobuf.json_format import MessageToJson
 from pubsub import pub # type: ignore[import-untyped]
 from tabulate import tabulate
diff --git a/meshtastic/mesh_interface.py b/meshtastic/mesh_interface.py
index 5b3403c..66ce7f2 100644
--- a/meshtastic/mesh_interface.py
+++ b/meshtastic/mesh_interface.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ from decimal import Decimal
 from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, List, Optional, Union
 
 import google.protobuf.json_format
-import timeago # type: ignore[import-untyped]
 from pubsub import pub # type: ignore[import-untyped]
 from tabulate import tabulate
 
@@ -42,6 +41,29 @@ from meshtastic.util import (
 )
 
 
+def _timeago(delta_secs: int) -> str:
+    """Convert a number of seconds in the past into a short, friendly string
+    e.g. "now", "30 sec ago",  "1 hour ago"
+    Zero or negative intervals simply return "now"
+    """
+    intervals = (
+        ("year", 60 * 60 * 24 * 365),
+        ("month", 60 * 60 * 24 * 30),
+        ("day", 60 * 60 * 24),
+        ("hour", 60 * 60),
+        ("min", 60),
+        ("sec", 1),
+    )
+    for name, interval_duration in intervals:
+        if delta_secs < interval_duration:
+            continue
+        x = delta_secs // interval_duration
+        plur = "s" if x > 1 else ""
+        return f"{x} {name}{plur} ago"
+
+    return "now"
+
+
 class MeshInterface: # pylint: disable=R0902
     """Interface class for meshtastic devices
 
@@ -158,11 +180,13 @@ class MeshInterface: # pylint: disable=R0902
 
         def getTimeAgo(ts) -> Optional[str]:
             """Format how long ago have we heard from this node (aka timeago)."""
-            return (
-                timeago.format(datetime.fromtimestamp(ts), datetime.now())
-                if ts
-                else None
-            )
+            if ts is None:
+                return None
+            delta = datetime.now() - datetime.fromtimestamp(ts)
+            delta_secs = int(delta.total_seconds())
+            if delta_secs < 0:
+                return None  # not handling a timestamp from the future
+            return _timeago(delta_secs)
 
         rows: List[Dict[str, Any]] = []
         if self.nodesByNum:
diff --git a/meshtastic/tests/test_mesh_interface.py b/meshtastic/tests/test_mesh_interface.py
index 037e0bf..5e8441c 100644
--- a/meshtastic/tests/test_mesh_interface.py
+++ b/meshtastic/tests/test_mesh_interface.py
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ import re
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
 
 import pytest
+from hypothesis import given, strategies as st
 
 from .. import mesh_pb2, config_pb2, BROADCAST_ADDR, LOCAL_ADDR
-from ..mesh_interface import MeshInterface
+from ..mesh_interface import MeshInterface, _timeago
 from ..node import Node
 
 # TODO
@@ -684,3 +685,21 @@ def test_waitConnected_isConnected_timeout(capsys):
         out, err = capsys.readouterr()
         assert re.search(r"warn about something", err, re.MULTILINE)
         assert out == ""
+
+
+@pytest.mark.unit
+def test_timeago():
+    """Test that the _timeago function returns sane values"""
+    assert _timeago(0) == "now"
+    assert _timeago(1) == "1 sec ago"
+    assert _timeago(15) == "15 secs ago"
+    assert _timeago(333) == "5 mins ago"
+    assert _timeago(99999) == "1 day ago"
+    assert _timeago(9999999) == "3 months ago"
+    assert _timeago(-999) == "now"
+
+@given(seconds=st.integers())
+def test_timeago_fuzz(seconds):
+    """Fuzz _timeago to ensure it works with any integer"""
+    val = _timeago(seconds)
+    assert re.match(r"(now|\d+ (secs?|mins?|hours?|days?|months?|years?))", val)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7aaacf9..eed7c1c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ setup(
         "dotmap>=1.3.14",
         "pyqrcode>=1.2.1",
         "tabulate>=0.8.9",
-        "timeago>=1.0.15",
         "pyyaml",
         "bleak>=0.21.1",
         "packaging",