diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index bda5b5b1b..8b82cb0ad 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -3369,14 +3369,13 @@
         return setTimeout(markStale, delay);
       };
       update = function(now) {
-        var dateEl, diff, relative, singlePost, _i, _len, _ref;
+        var diff, relative, singlePost, _i, _len, _ref;
         diff = now - post.info.date;
         relative = RelativeDates.relative(diff);
         _ref = [post].concat(post.clones);
         for (_i = 0, _len = _ref.length; _i < _len; _i++) {
           singlePost = _ref[_i];
-          dateEl = singlePost.nodes.date;
-          dateEl.textContent = relative;
+          singlePost.nodes.date.textContent = relative;
         }
         return setOwnTimeout(diff);
       };
diff --git a/src/features.coffee b/src/features.coffee
index 1f1228fab..6c8d3d74c 100644
--- a/src/features.coffee
+++ b/src/features.coffee
@@ -2076,8 +2076,7 @@ RelativeDates =
       diff = now - post.info.date
       relative = RelativeDates.relative diff
       for singlePost in [post].concat post.clones
-        dateEl = singlePost.nodes.date
-        dateEl.textContent = relative
+        singlePost.nodes.date.textContent = relative
       setOwnTimeout diff
 
     markStale = -> RelativeDates.stale.push update