diff --git a/extension.js b/extension.js
index dfb73e8..8edb807 100644
--- a/extension.js
+++ b/extension.js
@@ -112,8 +112,6 @@ const MONTHS = [
 ];
 
 const WORDS = {
-  it_is: 'it is',
-  it_is_a: 'it is a',
   o_clock: "o'clock",
   noon: 'noon',
   midnight: 'midnight',
@@ -186,26 +184,23 @@ function timeToWords(hours, minutes) {
 
     if (wordMinutes != 0) {
         if (wordMinutes == 15) {
-            res = WORDS.it_is_a + ' ' + WORDS.quarter + ' ' + WORDS.past + ' ';
+            res = WORDS.quarter + ' ' + WORDS.past + ' ';
         }
         else if (wordMinutes == 45) {
-            res = WORDS.it_is_a + ' ' + WORDS.quarter + ' ' + WORDS.to + ' ';
+            res = WORDS.quarter + ' ' + WORDS.to + ' ';
             wordHours = (wordHours + 1) % 24;
         }
         else if (wordMinutes == 30) {
-            res = WORDS.it_is + ' ' + WORDS.half + ' ' + WORDS.past + ' ';
+            res = WORDS.half + ' ' + WORDS.past + ' ';
         }
         else if (wordMinutes < 30) {
-            res = WORDS.it_is + ' ' + appendNumber(wordMinutes) + ' ' + WORDS.past + ' ';
+            res = appendNumber(wordMinutes) + ' ' + WORDS.past + ' ';
         }
         else {
-            res = WORDS.it_is + ' ' + appendNumber(60 - wordMinutes) + ' ' + WORDS.to + ' ';
+            res = appendNumber(60 - wordMinutes) + ' ' + WORDS.to + ' ';
             wordHours = (wordHours + 1) % 24;
         }
     }
-    else {
-        res = WORDS.it_is + ' ';
-    }
 
     if (wordHours == 0) {
         res += WORDS.midnight;