diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5ebf4f8..2e7946f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ dcmerge:
 	GONOPROXY=$(shell go env GONOPROXY) \
 	GONOSUMDB=$(shell go env GONOSUMDB) \
 	GOSUMDB=$(shell go env GOSUMDB) \
-		go build -ldflags "-X 'main.version=${VERSION}' -X 'main.buildDate=${BUILD_DATE}'" -o ${@} main.go
+		go build -ldflags "-X 'main.version=${VERSION}'" -o ${@} main.go
 
 # CLEAN
 # ==============================================================================
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 2a26e69..7785ce0 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package main
 
 import "git.cryptic.systems/volker.raschek/dcmerge/cmd"
 
-var buildDate string
 var version string
 
 func main() {