diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/milestone.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/milestone.scss
index 9144a83647d..d24adbf67e6 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/milestone.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/milestone.scss
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ li.milestone {
     margin-right: 10px;
   }
 
-  .time-elapsed {
+  .remaining-days {
     color: $orange-light;
   }
 }
diff --git a/app/helpers/milestones_helper.rb b/app/helpers/milestones_helper.rb
index a42cbcff182..a4257b03395 100644
--- a/app/helpers/milestones_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/milestones_helper.rb
@@ -36,4 +36,15 @@ module MilestonesHelper
 
     options_from_collection_for_select(grouped_milestones, 'name', 'title', params[:milestone_title])
   end
+
+  def milestone_remaining_days(milestone)
+    days = milestone.remaining_days
+
+    if days == 0
+      content_tag(:strong, 'expired')
+    elsif days.to_i > 0
+      content = content_tag(:strong, days)
+      content << " #{'day'.pluralize(days)} remaining"
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/milestone.rb b/app/models/milestone.rb
index 8f99e3bef9b..3df9a979161 100644
--- a/app/models/milestone.rb
+++ b/app/models/milestone.rb
@@ -110,17 +110,11 @@ class Milestone < ActiveRecord::Base
     0
   end
 
-  # Returns the elapsed time (in percent) since the Milestone creation date until today.
-  # If the Milestone doesn't have a due_date then returns 0 since we can't calculate the elapsed time.
-  # If the Milestone is overdue then it returns 100%.
-  def percent_time_used
-    return 0 unless due_date
-    return 100 if expired?
+  def remaining_days
+    return nil if due_date.nil?
+    return 0   if due_date < Date.today
 
-    duration = ((created_at - due_date.to_datetime) / 1.day)
-    days_elapsed = ((created_at - Time.now) / 1.day)
-
-    ((days_elapsed.to_f / duration) * 100).floor
+    (due_date - Date.today).to_i
   end
 
   def expires_at
diff --git a/app/views/projects/milestones/show.html.haml b/app/views/projects/milestones/show.html.haml
index 631bc8c3e9d..2cae1ac4e2c 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/milestones/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/milestones/show.html.haml
@@ -60,9 +60,7 @@
       %strong== #{@milestone.percent_complete}%
       complete
     %span.milestone-stat
-      %span.time-elapsed
-        %strong== #{@milestone.percent_time_used}%
-        time elapsed
+      %span.remaining-days= milestone_remaining_days(@milestone)
     %span.pull-right.tab-issues-buttons
       - if can?(current_user, :create_issue, @project)
         = link_to new_namespace_project_issue_path(@project.namespace, @project, issue: { milestone_id: @milestone.id }), class: "btn  btn-grouped", title: "New Issue" do