diff --git a/default.beamer b/default.beamer
index 3aa3c596319d..58f8b736170a 100644
--- a/default.beamer
+++ b/default.beamer
@@ -130,9 +130,7 @@ $endif$
 $if(author)$
 \author{$for(author)$$author$$sep$ \and $endfor$}
 $endif$
-$if(date)$
 \date{$date$}
-$endif$
 
 \begin{document}
 $if(title)$
diff --git a/default.latex b/default.latex
index 81bbdf34847b..6f6486a3d795 100644
--- a/default.latex
+++ b/default.latex
@@ -137,9 +137,7 @@ $endif$
 $if(author)$
 \author{$for(author)$$author$$sep$ \and $endfor$}
 $endif$
-$if(date)$
 \date{$date$}
-$endif$
 $for(header-includes)$
 $header-includes$
 $endfor$