diff --git a/srcpkgs/PrismLauncher/template b/srcpkgs/PrismLauncher/template
index bc56c595667..8d1f0b2094d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/PrismLauncher/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/PrismLauncher/template
@@ -26,11 +26,6 @@ case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 esac
 
 pre_configure() {
-	local _date
-	if [ "$SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH" ]; then
-		_date="$(date --utc --date "@$SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH" "+%Y-%m-%d")"
-		configure_args+=" -DLauncher_BUILD_TIMESTAMP=${_date}"
-	fi
 	. /etc/profile.d/jdk.sh
 }