diff --git a/addons/core/addon/components/relative-datetime-live/index.hbs b/addons/core/addon/components/relative-datetime-live/index.hbs
deleted file mode 100644
index ffa6fc83c..000000000
--- a/addons/core/addon/components/relative-datetime-live/index.hbs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{{this.formatted}}
diff --git a/addons/core/addon/components/relative-datetime-live/index.js b/addons/core/addon/components/relative-datetime-live/index.js
deleted file mode 100644
index ba4bc9e26..000000000
--- a/addons/core/addon/components/relative-datetime-live/index.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,103 +0,0 @@
-import Component from '@glimmer/component';
-import { inject as service } from '@ember/service';
-
-const MILLISECOND = 1;
-const SECOND = MILLISECOND * 1000;
-const MINUTE = SECOND * 60;
-const HOUR = MINUTE * 60;
-const DAY = HOUR * 24;
-const MONTH = DAY * 31;
-const YEAR = MONTH * 12;
-
-// common time intervals in milliseconds
-const unitMappings = [
-  {
-    unit: 'second',
-    value: SECOND,
-  },
-  {
-    unit: 'minute',
-    value: MINUTE,
-  },
-  {
-    unit: 'hour',
-    value: HOUR,
-  },
-  {
-    unit: 'day',
-    value: DAY,
-  },
-  {
-    unit: 'month',
-    value: MONTH,
-  },
-  {
-    unit: 'year',
-    value: YEAR,
-  },
-];
-
-export default class RelativeDatetimeLiveComponent extends Component {
-  // =services
-
-  @service clockTick;
-  @service intl;
-
-  // =properties
-
-  /**
-   * The difference in milliseconds between the date argument and the
-   * current time.
-   * @type {number}
-   */
-  get delta() {
-    return this.args.date.valueOf() - this.clockTick.now;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * The greatest meaningful unit is the unit which delta is equal to or
-   * greater than.  For example, the unit of a delta equivalent of 59 seconds is
-   * 'second' while 60 seconds is 'minute', 36 hours is 'day', etc.
-   * @type {object}
-   */
-  get greatestMeaningfulUnit() {
-    return unitMappings.reduce((currentValue, previousValue) => {
-      return Math.abs(this.delta) >= previousValue.value
-        ? previousValue
-        : currentValue;
-    }, unitMappings[0]);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * The delta value scaled to the greatest meaningful unit.  For example, if
-   * the delta is 1000 ms, the scaled value is 1, which corresponds to
-   * a GMU of 'second'.  A delta of 60000 ms is also 1, corresponding to a GMU
-   * of 'minute'.
-   * @type {number}
-   */
-  get scaledDelta() {
-    if (this.delta < 0) {
-      return Math.ceil(this.delta / this.greatestMeaningfulUnit.value);
-    }
-    return Math.floor(this.delta / this.greatestMeaningfulUnit.value);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * A string representation of the greatest meaningful unit.
-   * @type {string}
-   */
-  get unit() {
-    return this.greatestMeaningfulUnit.unit;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * A localizd relative datetime.  E.g. "30 seconds ago".
-   * @type {string}
-   */
-  get formatted() {
-    return this.intl.formatRelative(this.scaledDelta, {
-      unit: this.unit,
-      numeric: 'auto',
-    });
-  }
-}
diff --git a/addons/core/addon/components/toolbar-refresher/index.hbs b/addons/core/addon/components/toolbar-refresher/index.hbs
index dc1f7784f..787bf4ec8 100644
--- a/addons/core/addon/components/toolbar-refresher/index.hbs
+++ b/addons/core/addon/components/toolbar-refresher/index.hbs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 {{#if this.lastRefreshed}}
   <Rose::Toolbar::Info>
-    <RelativeDatetimeLive @date={{this.lastRefreshed}} />
+    {{relative-datetime-live this.lastRefreshed}}
   </Rose::Toolbar::Info>
 {{/if}}
 
 <LoadingButton @onClick={{this.onClick}}>
   {{t 'actions.refresh'}}
-</LoadingButton>
\ No newline at end of file
+</LoadingButton>
diff --git a/addons/core/addon/helpers/relative-datetime-live.js b/addons/core/addon/helpers/relative-datetime-live.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..de7ab46aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/core/addon/helpers/relative-datetime-live.js
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import Helper from '@ember/component/helper';
+import { inject as service } from '@ember/service';
+
+const MILLISECOND = 1;
+const SECOND = MILLISECOND * 1000;
+const MINUTE = SECOND * 60;
+const HOUR = MINUTE * 60;
+const DAY = HOUR * 24;
+const MONTH = DAY * 31;
+const YEAR = MONTH * 12;
+
+const unitMappings = [
+  {
+    unit: 'second',
+    value: SECOND,
+  },
+  {
+    unit: 'minute',
+    value: MINUTE,
+  },
+  {
+    unit: 'hour',
+    value: HOUR,
+  },
+  {
+    unit: 'day',
+    value: DAY,
+  },
+  {
+    unit: 'month',
+    value: MONTH,
+  },
+  {
+    unit: 'year',
+    value: YEAR,
+  },
+];
+
+export default class extends Helper {
+  // =services
+
+  @service clockTick;
+  @service intl;
+
+  // =methods
+
+  compute([date]) {
+    const delta = date.valueOf() - this.clockTick.now;
+    console.log(delta);
+    const greatestMeaningfulUnit = unitMappings.reduce(
+      (currentValue, previousValue) => {
+        return Math.abs(delta) >= previousValue.value
+          ? previousValue
+          : currentValue;
+      },
+      unitMappings[0]
+    );
+    const scaledDelta =
+      delta < 0
+        ? Math.ceil(delta / greatestMeaningfulUnit.value)
+        : Math.floor(delta / greatestMeaningfulUnit.value);
+    const unit = greatestMeaningfulUnit.unit;
+    return this.intl.formatRelative(scaledDelta, {
+      unit,
+      numeric: 'auto',
+    });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/addons/core/app/components/relative-datetime-live.js b/addons/core/app/components/relative-datetime-live.js
deleted file mode 100644
index c338a513a..000000000
--- a/addons/core/app/components/relative-datetime-live.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-export { default } from 'core/components/relative-datetime-live';
diff --git a/addons/core/app/helpers/relative-datetime-live.js b/addons/core/app/helpers/relative-datetime-live.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..981caec58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/core/app/helpers/relative-datetime-live.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { default } from 'core/helpers/relative-datetime-live';
diff --git a/addons/core/tests/dummy/app/templates/application.hbs b/addons/core/tests/dummy/app/templates/application.hbs
index 0b957c048..4785fe202 100644
--- a/addons/core/tests/dummy/app/templates/application.hbs
+++ b/addons/core/tests/dummy/app/templates/application.hbs
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 <h2 id="title">Welcome to Ember</h2>
-
-<RelativeDatetimeLive @date={{this.now}} />
+<p>{{relative-datetime-live this.now}}</p>
diff --git a/addons/core/tests/integration/components/relative-datetime-live-test.js b/addons/core/tests/integration/components/relative-datetime-live-test.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 3a80df456..000000000
--- a/addons/core/tests/integration/components/relative-datetime-live-test.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-import { module, test } from 'qunit';
-import { setupRenderingTest } from 'ember-qunit';
-import { render } from '@ember/test-helpers';
-import { hbs } from 'ember-cli-htmlbars';
-
-module('Integration | Component | relative-datetime-live', function (hooks) {
-  setupRenderingTest(hooks);
-
-  test('it renders a relative datetime', async function (assert) {
-    assert.expect(6);
-
-    const now = Date.now();
-
-    this.date = now - 10 * 1000;
-    await render(hbs`<RelativeDatetimeLive @date={{this.date}} />`);
-    assert.dom(this.element).hasText('10 seconds ago');
-
-    this.date = now - 10 * 60 * 1000;
-    await render(hbs`<RelativeDatetimeLive @date={{this.date}} />`);
-    assert.dom(this.element).hasText('10 minutes ago');
-
-    this.date = now - 10 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
-    await render(hbs`<RelativeDatetimeLive @date={{this.date}} />`);
-    assert.dom(this.element).hasText('10 hours ago');
-
-    this.date = now - 10 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
-    await render(hbs`<RelativeDatetimeLive @date={{this.date}} />`);
-    assert.dom(this.element).hasText('10 days ago');
-
-    this.date = now - 10 * 31 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
-    await render(hbs`<RelativeDatetimeLive @date={{this.date}} />`);
-    assert.dom(this.element).hasText('10 months ago');
-
-    this.date = now - 10 * 12 * 31 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
-    await render(hbs`<RelativeDatetimeLive @date={{this.date}} />`);
-    assert.dom(this.element).hasText('10 years ago');
-  });
-});
diff --git a/addons/core/tests/integration/helpers/relative-datetime-live-test.js b/addons/core/tests/integration/helpers/relative-datetime-live-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8887e0359
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/core/tests/integration/helpers/relative-datetime-live-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import { module, test } from 'qunit';
+import { setupRenderingTest } from 'ember-qunit';
+import { render } from '@ember/test-helpers';
+import { hbs } from 'ember-cli-htmlbars';
+
+module('Integration | Helper | relative-datetime-live', function (hooks) {
+  setupRenderingTest(hooks);
+
+  test('it renders relative date in "time" ago format', async function (assert) {
+    assert.expect(8);
+
+    const now = Date.now();
+
+    this.date = now - 30 * 1000;
+    await render(hbs`{{relative-datetime-live this.date}}`);
+    assert.dom(this.element).hasText('30 seconds ago');
+
+    this.date = now - 30 * 60 * 1000;
+    await render(hbs`{{relative-datetime-live this.date}}`);
+    assert.dom(this.element).hasText('30 minutes ago');
+
+    this.date = now - 23 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
+    await render(hbs`{{relative-datetime-live this.date}}`);
+    assert.dom(this.element).hasText('23 hours ago');
+
+    this.date = now - 23 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
+    await render(hbs`{{relative-datetime-live this.date}}`);
+    assert.dom(this.element).hasText('23 days ago');
+
+    this.date = now - 8 * 31 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
+    await render(hbs`{{relative-datetime-live this.date}}`);
+    assert.dom(this.element).hasText('8 months ago');
+
+    this.date = now - 23 * 12 * 31 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
+    await render(hbs`{{relative-datetime-live this.date}}`);
+    assert.dom(this.element).hasText('23 years ago');
+
+    this.date = now + 8 * 31 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
+    await render(hbs`{{relative-datetime-live this.date}}`);
+    assert.dom(this.element).hasText('in 7 months');
+
+    this.date = now + 23 * 12 * 31 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
+    await render(hbs`{{relative-datetime-live this.date}}`);
+    assert.dom(this.element).hasText('in 22 years');
+  });
+});