diff --git a/legacy/edje/configure.in b/legacy/edje/configure.in
index 3c1d416a92..46f41c15a6 100644
--- a/legacy/edje/configure.in
+++ b/legacy/edje/configure.in
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ AC_C_CONST
 AM_ENABLE_SHARED
 AM_PROG_LIBTOOL
 AC_FUNC_ALLOCA
-AC_SUBST(DEBIANSTAMP)
-DEBIANSTAMP="`date "+%a, %d %b %G %T %z"`"
 
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS(realpath)