diff --git a/bin/bunyan b/bin/bunyan
index 178f493..af4ff3d 100755
--- a/bin/bunyan
+++ b/bin/bunyan
@@ -26,12 +26,6 @@ var assert = require('assert');
 
 var exeunt = require('exeunt');
 
-try {
-    var moment = require('moment');
-} catch (e) {
-    moment = null;
-}
-
 
 //---- globals and constants
 
@@ -97,16 +91,6 @@ Object.keys(levelFromName).forEach(function (name) {
 var TIME_UTC = 1;  // the default, bunyan's native format
 var TIME_LOCAL = 2;
 
-// Timezone formats: output format -> momentjs format string
-var TIMEZONE_UTC_FORMATS = {
-    long:  '[[]YYYY-MM-DD[T]HH:mm:ss.SSS[Z][]]',
-    short: 'HH:mm:ss.SSS[Z]'
-};
-var TIMEZONE_LOCAL_FORMATS = {
-    long:  '[[]YYYY-MM-DD[T]HH:mm:ss.SSSZ[]]',
-    short: 'HH:mm:ss.SSS'
-};
-
 
 // Boolean set to true when we are in the process of exiting. We don't always
 // hard-exit (e.g. when staying alive while the pager completes).
@@ -258,8 +242,6 @@ function printHelp() {
     p('                  simple: level, followed by "-" and then the message');
     p('  -j            shortcut for `-o json`');
     p('  -0            shortcut for `-o bunyan`');
-    p('  -L, --time local');
-    p('                Display time field in local time, rather than UTC.');
     p('');
     p('Environment Variables:');
     p('  BUNYAN_NO_COLOR    Set to a non-empty value to force no output ');
@@ -523,26 +505,12 @@ function parseArgv(argv) {
             case '-0':
                 parsed.outputMode = OM_BUNYAN;
                 break;
-            case '-L':
-                parsed.timeFormat = TIME_LOCAL;
-                if (!moment) {
-                    throw new Error(
-                        'could not find moment package required for "-L"');
-                }
-                break;
             case '--time':
                 var timeArg = args.shift();
                 switch (timeArg) {
                 case 'utc':
                     parsed.timeFormat = TIME_UTC;
                     break
-                case 'local':
-                    parsed.timeFormat = TIME_LOCAL;
-                    if (!moment) {
-                        throw new Error('could not find moment package '
-                            + 'required for "--time=local"');
-                    }
-                    break
                 case undefined:
                     throw new Error('missing argument to "--time"');
                 default:
@@ -795,24 +763,8 @@ function emitRecord(rec, line, opts, stylize) {
             // Fast default path: We assume the raw `rec.time` is a UTC time
             // in ISO 8601 format (per spec).
             time = '[' + rec.time + ']';
-        } else if (!moment && opts.timeFormat === TIME_UTC) {
-            // Don't require momentjs install, as long as not using TIME_LOCAL.
+        } else if (opts.timeFormat === TIME_UTC) {
             time = rec.time.substr(11);
-        } else {
-            var tzFormat;
-            var moTime = moment(rec.time);
-            switch (opts.timeFormat) {
-            case TIME_UTC:
-                tzFormat = TIMEZONE_UTC_FORMATS[short ? 'short' : 'long'];
-                moTime.utc();
-                break;
-            case TIME_LOCAL:
-                tzFormat = TIMEZONE_LOCAL_FORMATS[short ? 'short' : 'long'];
-                break;
-            default:
-                throw new Error('unexpected timeFormat: ' + opts.timeFormat);
-            };
-            time = moTime.format(tzFormat);
         }
         time = stylize(time, 'none');
         delete rec.time;
diff --git a/docs/bunyan.1 b/docs/bunyan.1
index 41d3769..d0ed132 100644
--- a/docs/bunyan.1
+++ b/docs/bunyan.1
@@ -142,10 +142,6 @@ Specify an output format\. One of \fBlong\fR (the default), \fBshort\fR, \fBjson
 \fB\-j\fR
 Shortcut for \fB\-o json\fR\.
 .
-.TP
-\fB\-L\fR, \fB\-\-time local\fR
-Display the time field in \fIlocal\fR time, rather than the default UTC time\.
-.
 .SH "LOG LEVELS"
 In Bunyan log records, then \fBlevel\fR field is a number\. For the \fB\-l|\-\-level\fR argument the level \fBnames\fR are supported as shortcuts\. In \fB\-c|\-\-condition\fR scripts, uppercase symbols like "DEBUG" are defined for convenience\.
 .
diff --git a/docs/bunyan.1.html b/docs/bunyan.1.html
index c11eaf0..617aec9 100644
--- a/docs/bunyan.1.html
+++ b/docs/bunyan.1.html
@@ -182,8 +182,6 @@ non-Bunyan lines are passed through.</p></dd>
 <dt><code>-o FORMAT</code>, <code>--output FORMAT</code></dt><dd><p>Specify an output format. One of <code>long</code> (the default), <code>short</code>, <code>json</code>,
 <code>json-N</code>, <code>bunyan</code> (the native bunyan 0-indent JSON output) or <code>inspect</code>.</p></dd>
 <dt class="flush"><code>-j</code></dt><dd><p>Shortcut for <code>-o json</code>.</p></dd>
-<dt><code>-L</code>, <code>--time local</code></dt><dd><p>Display the time field in <em>local</em> time, rather than the default UTC
-time.</p></dd>
 </dl>
 
 
diff --git a/docs/bunyan.1.ronn b/docs/bunyan.1.ronn
index c09b933..1fe0d1e 100644
--- a/docs/bunyan.1.ronn
+++ b/docs/bunyan.1.ronn
@@ -109,10 +109,6 @@ Output options:
   * `-j`:
     Shortcut for `-o json`.
 
-  * `-L`, `--time local`:
-    Display the time field in *local* time, rather than the default UTC
-    time.
-
 
 ## LOG LEVELS
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 00a4803..aecb6f1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,12 +21,10 @@
   },
   "// dtrace-provider": "required for dtrace features",
   "// mv": "required for RotatingFileStream",
-  "// moment": "required for local time with CLI",
   "optionalDependencies": {
     "dtrace-provider": "~0.8",
     "mv": "~2",
-    "safe-json-stringify": "~1",
-    "moment": "^2.10.6"
+    "safe-json-stringify": "~1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "nodeunit": "0.9",