diff --git a/source/Makefile.in b/source/Makefile.in
index 9db6c52..b5a4ea3 100644
--- a/source/Makefile.in
+++ b/source/Makefile.in
@@ -335,7 +335,6 @@ $(top_builddir)/config/icu-config: $(top_builddir)/Makefile $(top_srcdir)/config
 	LC_ALL=C sed -f $(top_srcdir)/config/make2sh.sed < $(top_builddir)/config/Makefile.inc | grep -v '#M#' | uniq >> $@
 	LC_ALL=C sed -f $(top_srcdir)/config/make2sh.sed < @platform_make_fragment@ | grep -v '#M#' | uniq >> $@
 	cat $(top_srcdir)/config/icu-config-bottom >> $@
-	echo "# Rebuilt on "`date` >> $@
 	chmod u-w $@
 
 config.status: $(srcdir)/configure $(srcdir)/common/unicode/uvernum.h