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..bb04b74 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
 
@@ -158,11 +157,28 @@ 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
+            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"
 
         rows: List[Dict[str, Any]] = []
         if self.nodesByNum:
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",