diff --git a/src/components/views/messages/DateSeparator.js b/src/components/views/messages/DateSeparator.js
index 4dd60b1f42..525f8a5968 100644
--- a/src/components/views/messages/DateSeparator.js
+++ b/src/components/views/messages/DateSeparator.js
@@ -15,44 +15,14 @@ limitations under the License.
 */
 
 import React from 'react';
-import { _t } from 'matrix-react-sdk/lib/languageHandler';
 import DateUtils from 'matrix-react-sdk/lib/DateUtils';
 import { Sticky } from 'react-sticky';
 
-function getdaysArray() {
-	return [
-        _t('Sunday'),
-        _t('Monday'),
-        _t('Tuesday'),
-        _t('Wednesday'),
-        _t('Thursday'),
-        _t('Friday'),
-        _t('Saturday'),
-    ];
-}
-
 module.exports = React.createClass({
     displayName: 'DateSeparator',
     render: function() {
-        var date = new Date(this.props.ts);
-        var today = new Date();
-        var yesterday = new Date();
-        var days = getdaysArray();
-        yesterday.setDate(today.getDate() - 1);
-        var label;
-        if (date.toDateString() === today.toDateString()) {
-            label = _t('Today');
-        }
-        else if (date.toDateString() === yesterday.toDateString()) {
-            label = _t('Yesterday');
-        }
-        else if (today.getTime() - date.getTime() < 6 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000) {
-            label = days[date.getDay()];
-        }
-        else {
-            label = DateUtils.formatFullDate(date, this.props.showTwelveHour);
-        }
-
+        const date = new Date(this.props.ts);
+        const label = DateUtils.formatDateSeparator(date);
         return (
             <Sticky relative={true} disableCompensation={true}>
                 {({style, isSticky, wasSticky, distanceFromTop}) => {