diff --git a/share/genbuild.sh b/share/genbuild.sh
index a15cb34e4..efe083f05 100755
--- a/share/genbuild.sh
+++ b/share/genbuild.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ fi
 
 DESC=""
 SUFFIX=""
-LAST_COMMIT_DATE=""
 if [ -e "$(which git 2>/dev/null)" -a "$(git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree 2>/dev/null)" = "true" ]; then
     # clean 'dirty' status of touched files that haven't been modified
     git diff >/dev/null 2>/dev/null 
@@ -30,8 +29,6 @@ if [ -e "$(which git 2>/dev/null)" -a "$(git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree 2>/
     SUFFIX=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)
     git diff-index --quiet HEAD -- || SUFFIX="$SUFFIX-dirty"
 
-    # get a string like "2012-04-10 16:27:19 +0200"
-    LAST_COMMIT_DATE="$(git log -n 1 --format="%ci")"
 fi
 
 if [ -n "$DESC" ]; then
@@ -45,7 +42,4 @@ fi
 # only update build.h if necessary
 if [ "$INFO" != "$NEWINFO" ]; then
     echo "$NEWINFO" >"$FILE"
-    if [ -n "$LAST_COMMIT_DATE" ]; then
-        echo "#define BUILD_DATE \"$LAST_COMMIT_DATE\"" >> "$FILE"
-    fi
 fi