diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index e761c5dc4a..8d35c64265 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -60,14 +60,10 @@ init_longVersion(void)
 {
     if (longVersion == NULL)
     {
-#ifdef BUILD_DATE
-	char *date_time = BUILD_DATE;
-#else
 #ifdef BUILD_DATE
 	char *date_time = BUILD_DATE;
 #else
 	char *date_time = __DATE__ " " __TIME__;
-#endif
 #endif
 	char *msg = _("%s (%s, compiled %s)");
 	size_t len = strlen(msg)