diff --git a/src/misc.cpp b/src/misc.cpp
index 2f0bcf34f..c88724f5f 100644
--- a/src/misc.cpp
+++ b/src/misc.cpp
@@ -724,14 +724,6 @@ QString misc::magnetUriToHash(QString magnet_uri) {
   return hash;
 }
 
-QString misc::time_tToQString(const boost::optional<time_t> &t) {
-  if(!t.is_initialized() || *t < 0) return tr("Unknown");
-  QDateTime dt = QDateTime::fromTime_t(*t);
-  if(dt.isNull() || !dt.isValid())
-    return tr("Unknown");
-  return dt.toString(Qt::DefaultLocaleLongDate);
-}
-
 // Replace ~ in path
 QString misc::expandPath(QString path) {
   path = path.trimmed();
diff --git a/src/misc.h b/src/misc.h
index 39b1c5788..53fc1f762 100644
--- a/src/misc.h
+++ b/src/misc.h
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ public:
   static QString magnetUriToName(QString magnet_uri);
   static QString magnetUriToHash(QString magnet_uri);
   static QString bcLinkToMagnet(QString bc_link);
-  static QString time_tToQString(const boost::optional<time_t> &t);
   // Replace ~ in path
   static QString expandPath(QString path);
   // Take a number of seconds and return an user-friendly
diff --git a/src/qtlibtorrent/qtorrenthandle.cpp b/src/qtlibtorrent/qtorrenthandle.cpp
index a31897cb3..a2c859f85 100644
--- a/src/qtlibtorrent/qtorrenthandle.cpp
+++ b/src/qtlibtorrent/qtorrenthandle.cpp
@@ -72,7 +72,9 @@ QString QTorrentHandle::name() const {
 QString QTorrentHandle::creation_date() const {
 #if LIBTORRENT_VERSION_MINOR > 15
   boost::optional<time_t> t = torrent_handle::get_torrent_info().creation_date();
-  return misc::time_tToQString(t);
+  if (t)
+      return QDateTime::fromTime_t(*t).toString(Qt::DefaultLocaleLongDate);
+  return tr("Unknown");
 #else
   boost::optional<boost::posix_time::ptime> boostDate = torrent_handle::get_torrent_info().creation_date();
   return misc::boostTimeToQString(boostDate);