diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 12cd27799..f177df829 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ android {
     }
     buildTypes {
         release {
-            versionNameSuffix "_" + getDate()
             shrinkResources true
             minifyEnabled true
             proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android-optimize.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
@@ -88,10 +87,6 @@ static def getProperty(Properties properties, String name) {
     return properties.getProperty(name) ?: "$name missing"
 }
 
-static def getDate() {
-    new Date().format('MMddyyyyss')
-}
-
 dependencies {
     implementation project(':appthemehelper')
     implementation "androidx.gridlayout:gridlayout:1.0.0"