diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 271174a..7b7ba3d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ Available modules:
 - user - display the username
 - host - display the hostname
 - date_time - display the date and time
+- uptime - display the uptime
 - [battery](#battery-module) - display the battery
 
 ### Customizing modules
@@ -438,28 +439,6 @@ Add the load module to the status modules list.
 set -g @catppuccin_status_modules_right "... load ..."
 ```
 
-### Uptime module
-
-#### Requirements
-This module depends on [tmux-uptime](https://github.com/robhurring/tmux-uptime).
-
-#### Install
-The preferred way to install tmux-uptime is using [TPM](https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tpm).
-
-#### Configure
-Load tmux-uptime after you load catppuccin.
-
-```sh
-set -g @plugin 'catppuccin/tmux'
-...
-set -g @plugin 'robhurring/tmux-uptime'
-```
-
-Add the uptime module to the status modules list.
-```sh
-set -g @catppuccin_status_modules_right "... uptime ..."
-```
-
 ## Create a custom module
 
 It is possible to add a new custom module or overwrite any of the existing modules.
diff --git a/status/uptime.sh b/status/uptime.sh
index f531d57..7b59173 100644
--- a/status/uptime.sh
+++ b/status/uptime.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-# Requires https://github.com/robhurring/tmux-uptime.
 show_uptime() {
   local index=$1
   local icon="$(get_tmux_option "@catppuccin_uptime_icon" "󰔟")"
   local color="$(get_tmux_option "@catppuccin_uptime_color" "$thm_green")"
-  local text="$(get_tmux_option "@catppuccin_uptime_text" "#{uptime}")"
+  local text="$(get_tmux_option "@catppuccin_uptime_text" "#(uptime | sed 's/^[^,]*up *//; s/, *[[:digit:]]* users.*//; s/ day.*, */d /; s/:/h /; s/ min//; s/$/m/')")"
 
-  local module=$( build_status_module "$index" "$icon" "$color" "$text" )
+  local module=$(build_status_module "$index" "$icon" "$color" "$text")
 
   echo "$module"
 }