diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/accounts/Header.tsx b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/accounts/Header.tsx
index 4a68f224f93..f712ddf1842 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/accounts/Header.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/accounts/Header.tsx
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import {
   type TransactionFilterEntity,
 } from 'loot-core/types/models';
 
-import { useGlobalPref } from '../../hooks/useGlobalPref';
+import { useLocale } from '../../hooks/useLocale';
 import { useLocalPref } from '../../hooks/useLocalPref';
 import { useSplitsExpanded } from '../../hooks/useSplitsExpanded';
 import { useSyncServerStatus } from '../../hooks/useSyncServerStatus';
@@ -188,7 +188,6 @@ export function AccountHeader({
   onMakeAsNonSplitTransactions,
 }: AccountHeaderProps) {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
-  const [language] = useGlobalPref('language');
 
   const [menuOpen, setMenuOpen] = useState(false);
   const [reconcileOpen, setReconcileOpen] = useState(false);
@@ -201,6 +200,8 @@ export function AccountHeader({
   const isServerOffline = syncServerStatus === 'offline';
   const [_, setExpandSplitsPref] = useLocalPref('expand-splits');
 
+  const locale = useLocale();
+
   let canSync = !!(account?.account_id && isUsingServer);
   if (!account) {
     // All accounts - check for any syncable account
@@ -388,7 +389,7 @@ export function AccountHeader({
                 }}
                 content={
                   account?.last_reconciled
-                    ? `${t('Reconciled')} ${tsToRelativeTime(account.last_reconciled, language || 'en-US')}`
+                    ? `${t('Reconciled')} ${tsToRelativeTime(account.last_reconciled, locale)}`
                     : t('Not yet reconciled')
                 }
                 placement="top"
diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/banksync/AccountRow.tsx b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/banksync/AccountRow.tsx
index f0df6fd6f1b..73421fc5c02 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/banksync/AccountRow.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/banksync/AccountRow.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { Button } from '@actual-app/components/button';
 import { tsToRelativeTime } from 'loot-core/shared/util';
 import { type AccountEntity } from 'loot-core/src/types/models';
 
-import { useGlobalPref } from '../../hooks/useGlobalPref';
 import { theme } from '../../style';
 import { Row, Cell } from '../table';
 
@@ -15,15 +14,14 @@ type AccountRowProps = {
   hovered: boolean;
   onHover: (id: AccountEntity['id'] | null) => void;
   onAction: (account: AccountEntity, action: 'link' | 'edit') => void;
+  locale: Locale;
 };
 
 export const AccountRow = memo(
-  ({ account, hovered, onHover, onAction }: AccountRowProps) => {
+  ({ account, hovered, onHover, onAction, locale }: AccountRowProps) => {
     const backgroundFocus = hovered;
 
-    const [language = 'en-US'] = useGlobalPref('language');
-
-    const lastSync = tsToRelativeTime(account.last_sync, language, {
+    const lastSync = tsToRelativeTime(account.last_sync, locale, {
       capitalize: true,
     });
 
diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/banksync/AccountsList.tsx b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/banksync/AccountsList.tsx
index 49469a38e13..42b21c0badc 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/banksync/AccountsList.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/banksync/AccountsList.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import { View } from '@actual-app/components/view';
 
 import { type AccountEntity } from 'loot-core/src/types/models';
 
+import { useLocale } from '../../hooks/useLocale';
+
 import { AccountRow } from './AccountRow';
 
 type AccountsListProps = {
@@ -19,6 +21,8 @@ export function AccountsList({
   onHover,
   onAction,
 }: AccountsListProps) {
+  const locale = useLocale();
+
   if (accounts.length === 0) {
     return null;
   }
@@ -39,6 +43,7 @@ export function AccountsList({
             hovered={hovered}
             onHover={onHover}
             onAction={onAction}
+            locale={locale}
           />
         );
       })}
diff --git a/packages/loot-core/src/shared/util.ts b/packages/loot-core/src/shared/util.ts
index 38e9c4f52a0..3448da148e4 100644
--- a/packages/loot-core/src/shared/util.ts
+++ b/packages/loot-core/src/shared/util.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // @ts-strict-ignore
 import { formatDistanceToNow } from 'date-fns';
-import * as locales from 'date-fns/locale';
 
 export function last<T>(arr: Array<T>) {
   return arr[arr.length - 1];
@@ -489,7 +488,7 @@ export function sortByKey<T>(arr: T[], key: keyof T): T[] {
 
 export function tsToRelativeTime(
   ts: string | null,
-  language: string,
+  locale: Locale,
   options: {
     capitalize: boolean;
   } = { capitalize: false },
@@ -497,9 +496,6 @@ export function tsToRelativeTime(
   if (!ts) return 'Unknown';
 
   const parsed = new Date(parseInt(ts, 10));
-  const locale =
-    locales[language.replace('-', '') as keyof typeof locales] ??
-    locales['enUS'];
 
   let distance = formatDistanceToNow(parsed, { addSuffix: true, locale });