diff --git a/core/divelogexportlogic.cpp b/core/divelogexportlogic.cpp
index 7323eefbb..7e7e0675a 100644
--- a/core/divelogexportlogic.cpp
+++ b/core/divelogexportlogic.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "qthelper.h"
 #include "units.h"
 #include "statistics.h"
+#include "string-format.h"
 #include "save-html.h"
 
 static void file_copy_and_overwrite(const QString &fileName, const QString &newName)
@@ -93,9 +94,9 @@ static void exportHTMLstatistics(const QString filename, struct htmlExportSettin
 			out << "\"DIVES\":\"" << stats.stats_yearly[i].selection_size << "\",";
 			out << "\"TOTAL_TIME\":\"" << get_dive_duration_string(stats.stats_yearly[i].total_time.seconds,
 											gettextFromC::tr("h"), gettextFromC::tr("min"), gettextFromC::tr("sec"), " ") << "\",";
-			out << "\"AVERAGE_TIME\":\"" << get_minutes(stats.stats_yearly[i].total_time.seconds / stats.stats_yearly[i].selection_size) << "\",";
-			out << "\"SHORTEST_TIME\":\"" << get_minutes(stats.stats_yearly[i].shortest_time.seconds) << "\",";
-			out << "\"LONGEST_TIME\":\"" << get_minutes(stats.stats_yearly[i].longest_time.seconds) << "\",";
+			out << "\"AVERAGE_TIME\":\"" << formatMinutes(stats.stats_yearly[i].total_time.seconds / stats.stats_yearly[i].selection_size) << "\",";
+			out << "\"SHORTEST_TIME\":\"" << formatMinutes(stats.stats_yearly[i].shortest_time.seconds) << "\",";
+			out << "\"LONGEST_TIME\":\"" << formatMinutes(stats.stats_yearly[i].longest_time.seconds) << "\",";
 			out << "\"AVG_DEPTH\":\"" << get_depth_string(stats.stats_yearly[i].avg_depth) << "\",";
 			out << "\"MIN_DEPTH\":\"" << get_depth_string(stats.stats_yearly[i].min_depth) << "\",";
 			out << "\"MAX_DEPTH\":\"" << get_depth_string(stats.stats_yearly[i].max_depth) << "\",";
diff --git a/core/statistics.c b/core/statistics.c
index 78e65a3eb..5707e6c5e 100644
--- a/core/statistics.c
+++ b/core/statistics.c
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 /* statistics.c
  *
  * core logic for the Info & Stats page -
- * char *get_minutes(int seconds);
  * void calculate_stats_summary(struct stats_summary *out, bool selected_only);
  * void calculate_stats_selected(stats_t *stats_selection);
  */
@@ -84,13 +83,6 @@ static void process_dive(struct dive *dive, stats_t *stats)
 	}
 }
 
-char *get_minutes(int seconds)
-{
-	static char buf[80];
-	snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%d:%.2d", FRACTION(seconds, 60));
-	return buf;
-}
-
 /*
  * Calculate a summary of the statistics and put in the stats_summary
  * structure provided in the first parameter.
diff --git a/core/statistics.h b/core/statistics.h
index ef702ea15..4b2b0b1bb 100644
--- a/core/statistics.h
+++ b/core/statistics.h
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ struct stats_summary {
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-extern char *get_minutes(int seconds);
 extern void init_stats_summary(struct stats_summary *stats);
 extern void free_stats_summary(struct stats_summary *stats);
 extern void calculate_stats_summary(struct stats_summary *stats, bool selected_only);
diff --git a/core/string-format.cpp b/core/string-format.cpp
index 0526d3653..8c8264cc5 100644
--- a/core/string-format.cpp
+++ b/core/string-format.cpp
@@ -277,6 +277,11 @@ QString formatDayOfWeek(int day)
 	}
 }
 
+QString formatMinutes(int seconds)
+{
+	return QString::asprintf("%d:%.2d", FRACTION(seconds, 60));
+}
+
 QString formatTripTitle(const dive_trip *trip)
 {
 	if (!trip)
diff --git a/core/string-format.h b/core/string-format.h
index 67221b540..51ae70df0 100644
--- a/core/string-format.h
+++ b/core/string-format.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ QString formatDiveDate(const dive *d);
 QString formatDiveTime(const dive *d);
 QString formatDiveDateTime(const dive *d);
 QString formatDayOfWeek(int day);
+QString formatMinutes(int seconds);
 QString formatTripTitle(const dive_trip *trip);
 QString formatTripTitleWithDives(const dive_trip *trip);
 
diff --git a/desktop-widgets/templatelayout.cpp b/desktop-widgets/templatelayout.cpp
index 46e7db912..c79a4c205 100644
--- a/desktop-widgets/templatelayout.cpp
+++ b/desktop-widgets/templatelayout.cpp
@@ -464,11 +464,11 @@ QVariant TemplateLayout::getValue(QString list, QString property, const State &s
 			return get_dive_duration_string(object->total_time.seconds, gettextFromC::tr("h"),
 							gettextFromC::tr("min"), gettextFromC::tr("sec"), " ");
 		} else if (property == "avg_time") {
-			return get_minutes(object->total_time.seconds / object->selection_size);
+			return formatMinutes(object->total_time.seconds / object->selection_size);
 		} else if (property == "shortest_time") {
-			return get_minutes(object->shortest_time.seconds);
+			return formatMinutes(object->shortest_time.seconds);
 		} else if (property == "longest_time") {
-			return get_minutes(object->longest_time.seconds);
+			return formatMinutes(object->longest_time.seconds);
 		} else if (property == "avg_depth") {
 			return get_depth_string(object->avg_depth);
 		} else if (property == "min_depth") {
diff --git a/qt-models/yearlystatisticsmodel.cpp b/qt-models/yearlystatisticsmodel.cpp
index d280808e9..dd570e361 100644
--- a/qt-models/yearlystatisticsmodel.cpp
+++ b/qt-models/yearlystatisticsmodel.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "core/qthelper.h"
 #include "core/metrics.h"
 #include "core/statistics.h"
+#include "core/string-format.h"
 #include "core/dive.h" // For NUM_DIVEMODE
 
 class YearStatisticsItem : public TreeItem {
@@ -65,13 +66,13 @@ QVariant YearStatisticsItem::data(int column, int role) const
 		ret = get_dive_duration_string(stats_interval.total_time.seconds, tr("h"), tr("min"), tr("sec"), " ");
 		break;
 	case AVERAGE_TIME:
-		ret = get_minutes(stats_interval.total_time.seconds / stats_interval.selection_size);
+		ret = formatMinutes(stats_interval.total_time.seconds / stats_interval.selection_size);
 		break;
 	case SHORTEST_TIME:
-		ret = get_minutes(stats_interval.shortest_time.seconds);
+		ret = formatMinutes(stats_interval.shortest_time.seconds);
 		break;
 	case LONGEST_TIME:
-		ret = get_minutes(stats_interval.longest_time.seconds);
+		ret = formatMinutes(stats_interval.longest_time.seconds);
 		break;
 	case AVG_DEPTH:
 		ret = get_depth_string(stats_interval.avg_depth);