diff --git a/addon/helpers/reading-time.js b/addon/helpers/reading-time.js
index 5bb6c74..05d6f75 100644
--- a/addon/helpers/reading-time.js
+++ b/addon/helpers/reading-time.js
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-import { helper } from '@ember/component/helper';
 import readingTime from 'reading-time';
 import humanizeDuration from 'humanize-duration';
 
-export default helper(function helperReadingTime(positional /*, named*/) {
-  const stats = readingTime(String(positional[0]));
-  const userOptions = positional[1];
+export default function helperReadingTime(value, options) {
+  const stats = readingTime(String(value));
+  const userOptions = options ?? {};
 
   const defaultOptions = {
     round: true,
@@ -17,4 +16,4 @@ export default helper(function helperReadingTime(positional /*, named*/) {
     stats.time < 60000 ? 60000 : stats.time,
     Object.assign({}, defaultOptions, userOptions),
   );
-});
+}
diff --git a/app/helpers/reading-time.js b/app/helpers/reading-time.js
index 0e3e330..76df2a9 100644
--- a/app/helpers/reading-time.js
+++ b/app/helpers/reading-time.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export { default, readingTime } from 'ember-reading-time/helpers/reading-time';
+export { default } from 'ember-reading-time/helpers/reading-time';