diff --git a/i18n/en.toml b/i18n/en.toml
index 9f1ba15ed..f9440a20f 100644
--- a/i18n/en.toml
+++ b/i18n/en.toml
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ other = "Improve this page"
 [lastUpdated]
 other = "Last updated"
 
-[lastUpdatedDateFormat]
-other = "{{ .Format \"January 2, 2006\" }}"
-
 [joinTitle]
 other = "Join the social media revolution"
 
diff --git a/i18n/ja.toml b/i18n/ja.toml
index 0e38e40cc..cd39dfbd5 100644
--- a/i18n/ja.toml
+++ b/i18n/ja.toml
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ other = "このページを改善する"
 [lastUpdated]
 other = "最終更新"
 
-[lastUpdatedDateFormat]
-other = "{{ .Format \"January 2, 2006\" }}"
-
 [joinTitle]
 other = "ソーシャルメディア革命に参加する"
 
diff --git a/i18n/pl.toml b/i18n/pl.toml
index 865c00251..aa6162488 100644
--- a/i18n/pl.toml
+++ b/i18n/pl.toml
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ other = "Popraw tę stronę"
 [lastUpdated]
 other = "Ostatnio aktualizowano"
 
-[lastUpdatedDateFormat]
-other = "{{ .Format \"January 2, 2006\" }}"
-
 [joinTitle]
 other = "Przyłącz się do rewolucji w mediach społecznościowych"
 
diff --git a/i18n/zh-cn.toml b/i18n/zh-cn.toml
index 5e9093f57..f74512151 100644
--- a/i18n/zh-cn.toml
+++ b/i18n/zh-cn.toml
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ other = "改进此页面"
 [lastUpdated]
 other = "最后更新于"
 
-[lastUpdatedDateFormat]
-other = "{{ .Format \"January 2, 2006\" }}"
-
 [joinTitle]
 other = "加入社交媒体革命"
 
diff --git a/layouts/_default/single.html b/layouts/_default/single.html
index 5386636fa..63fe24313 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/single.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/single.html
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ <h1>{{ .Title }}</h1>
     {{ .Content }}
 
     <p style="color: #606085;">
-      {{ i18n "lastUpdated" }} {{ .Lastmod.Format "January 2, 2006" }}{{ with .File }} · <a href='https://github.com/mastodon/documentation/tree/main/content/{{ page.Language.Lang }}/{{ .Path }}' style="color: #606085;">{{ i18n "improvePage" }}{{ end }}</a>
+      {{ i18n "lastUpdated" }} {{ .Lastmod | time.Format ":date_long" }}{{ with .File }} · <a href='https://github.com/mastodon/documentation/tree/main/content/{{ page.Language.Lang }}/{{ .Path }}' style="color: #606085;">{{ i18n "improvePage" }}{{ end }}</a>
 
       {{ if .IsTranslated }}
         <br />
diff --git a/layouts/index.html b/layouts/index.html
index f028883d4..ea3395667 100644
--- a/layouts/index.html
+++ b/layouts/index.html
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ <h1>{{ .Title }}</h1>
     {{ .Content }}
 
     <p style="color: #606085;">
-      {{ i18n "lastUpdated" }} {{ i18n "lastUpdatedDateFormat"  .Lastmod }}{{ with .File }} · <a href='https://github.com/mastodon/documentation/tree/main/content/{{ page.Language.Lang }}/{{ .Path }}' style="color: #606085;">{{ i18n "improvePage" }}{{ end }}</a>
+      {{ i18n "lastUpdated" }} {{ .Lastmod | time.Format ":date_long" }}{{ with .File }} · <a href='https://github.com/mastodon/documentation/tree/main/content/{{ page.Language.Lang }}/{{ .Path }}' style="color: #606085;">{{ i18n "improvePage" }}{{ end }}</a>
 
       {{ if .IsTranslated }}
         <br />