diff --git a/app/views/users/profile.html.erb b/app/views/users/profile.html.erb
index caa902e4ee..d78541e067 100644
--- a/app/views/users/profile.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/users/profile.html.erb
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
   <h4>
     <small>
       <% if logged_in_as(['admin']) %><%= @profile_user.email %><% end %>
-      <span style = "font-size:24px;"><small> <%= raw translation('users.profile.joined_time_ago', :time_ago => distance_of_time_in_words(@profile_user.created_at, Time.current, { include_seconds: false, scope: 'datetime.time_ago_in_words' })) %></small></span>
+      <span style = "font-size:24px;"><small> <%= raw translation('users.profile.joined') %> <%= distance_of_time_in_words(@profile_user.created_at, Time.current, { include_seconds: false, scope: 'datetime.time_ago_in_words' }) %></small></span>
       <% if @profile_user.moderator? %> | <i class="fa fa-certificate"></i> <%= translation('users.profile.moderator') %><% end %>
       <% if @profile_user.admin? %> | <i class="fa fa-certificate"></i> <%= translation('users.profile.admin') %><% end %>
       <% if @profile_user.status == 0 %> | <i class="fa fa-ban" style="color:#a00;"></i> <%= translation('users.profile.banned') %><% end %>
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index d335673f0c..59269bf10c 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ en:
       barnstar_awarded_to_by: "<a href='%{url1}'>%{author}</a> was awarded <a href='%{url2}'>the
         %{barnstar} Barnstar</a> by <a href='%{url3}'>%{awarder}</a> for their work
         published in <a href='%{url4}'>%{work}</a>."
-      joined_time_ago: "Joined %{time_ago}"
+      joined: "Joined"
       research: "Research"
       Coauthored: "Coauthored"
       questions: "Questions"