diff --git a/AK/NumberFormat.cpp b/AK/NumberFormat.cpp
index 3841f5ce339..b1dcb459e14 100644
--- a/AK/NumberFormat.cpp
+++ b/AK/NumberFormat.cpp
@@ -5,10 +5,8 @@
  */
 
 #include <AK/Assertions.h>
-#include <AK/ByteString.h>
 #include <AK/NumberFormat.h>
 #include <AK/NumericLimits.h>
-#include <AK/StringView.h>
 
 namespace AK {
 
@@ -75,7 +73,7 @@ ByteString human_readable_size_long(u64 size, UseThousandsSeparator use_thousand
     return ByteString::formatted("{} ({} bytes)", human_readable_size_string, size);
 }
 
-ByteString human_readable_time(i64 time_in_seconds)
+String human_readable_time(i64 time_in_seconds)
 {
     auto days = time_in_seconds / 86400;
     time_in_seconds = time_in_seconds % 86400;
@@ -99,10 +97,10 @@ ByteString human_readable_time(i64 time_in_seconds)
 
     builder.appendff("{} second{}", time_in_seconds, time_in_seconds == 1 ? "" : "s");
 
-    return builder.to_byte_string();
+    return MUST(builder.to_string());
 }
 
-ByteString human_readable_digital_time(i64 time_in_seconds)
+String human_readable_digital_time(i64 time_in_seconds)
 {
     auto hours = time_in_seconds / 3600;
     time_in_seconds = time_in_seconds % 3600;
@@ -117,7 +115,7 @@ ByteString human_readable_digital_time(i64 time_in_seconds)
     builder.appendff("{:02}:", minutes);
     builder.appendff("{:02}", time_in_seconds);
 
-    return builder.to_byte_string();
+    return MUST(builder.to_string());
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/AK/NumberFormat.h b/AK/NumberFormat.h
index fdb16d3a113..49caf11a458 100644
--- a/AK/NumberFormat.h
+++ b/AK/NumberFormat.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <AK/ByteString.h>
+#include <AK/String.h>
 
 namespace AK {
 
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ ByteString human_readable_size(u64 size, HumanReadableBasedOn based_on = HumanRe
 ByteString human_readable_quantity(u64 quantity, HumanReadableBasedOn based_on = HumanReadableBasedOn::Base2, StringView unit = "B"sv, UseThousandsSeparator use_thousands_separator = UseThousandsSeparator::No);
 
 ByteString human_readable_size_long(u64 size, UseThousandsSeparator use_thousands_separator = UseThousandsSeparator::No);
-ByteString human_readable_time(i64 time_in_seconds);
-ByteString human_readable_digital_time(i64 time_in_seconds);
+String human_readable_time(i64 time_in_seconds);
+String human_readable_digital_time(i64 time_in_seconds);
 
 }
 
diff --git a/Userland/Applications/FileManager/PropertiesWindow.cpp b/Userland/Applications/FileManager/PropertiesWindow.cpp
index 51ae96fec52..8dea2d90d27 100644
--- a/Userland/Applications/FileManager/PropertiesWindow.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Applications/FileManager/PropertiesWindow.cpp
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ ErrorOr<void> PropertiesWindow::create_audio_tab(GUI::TabWidget& tab_widget, Non
 
     tab.find_descendant_of_type_named<GUI::Label>("audio_type")->set_text(TRY(String::from_byte_string(loader->format_name())));
     auto duration_seconds = loader->total_samples() / loader->sample_rate();
-    tab.find_descendant_of_type_named<GUI::Label>("audio_duration")->set_text(TRY(String::from_byte_string(human_readable_digital_time(duration_seconds))));
+    tab.find_descendant_of_type_named<GUI::Label>("audio_duration")->set_text(human_readable_digital_time(duration_seconds));
     tab.find_descendant_of_type_named<GUI::Label>("audio_sample_rate")->set_text(TRY(String::formatted("{} Hz", loader->sample_rate())));
     tab.find_descendant_of_type_named<GUI::Label>("audio_format")->set_text(TRY(String::formatted("{}-bit", loader->bits_per_sample())));
 
diff --git a/Userland/Games/Minesweeper/Field.cpp b/Userland/Games/Minesweeper/Field.cpp
index 516b510136b..970fd0bba0f 100644
--- a/Userland/Games/Minesweeper/Field.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Games/Minesweeper/Field.cpp
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ void Field::initialize()
     m_timer = Core::Timer::create_repeating(
         1000, [this] {
             ++m_time_elapsed;
-            m_time_label.set_text(String::from_byte_string(human_readable_digital_time(m_time_elapsed)).release_value_but_fixme_should_propagate_errors());
+            m_time_label.set_text(human_readable_digital_time(m_time_elapsed));
         },
         this)
                   .release_value_but_fixme_should_propagate_errors();