diff --git a/tools/abigen/eosio-abigen.cpp.in b/tools/abigen/eosio-abigen.cpp.in
index 97444abeeb..f3df9bedfc 100644
--- a/tools/abigen/eosio-abigen.cpp.in
+++ b/tools/abigen/eosio-abigen.cpp.in
@@ -291,11 +291,8 @@ class abigen : public generation_utils {
    std::string generate_json_comment() {
       std::stringstream ss;
       ss << "This file was generated with eosio-abigen.";
-      ss << " DO NOT EDIT ";
-      auto t = std::chrono::system_clock::to_time_t(std::chrono::system_clock::now());
-      ss << std::ctime(&t);
-      auto output = ss.str();
-      return output.substr(0, output.length()-1); // remove the newline character
+      ss << " DO NOT EDIT";
+      return ss.str();
    }
 
    ojson struct_to_json( const abi_struct& s ) {