diff --git a/python/tests/test_account.py b/python/tests/test_account.py
index 7194b0401..dc2e1c9ca 100644
--- a/python/tests/test_account.py
+++ b/python/tests/test_account.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ class TestOfflineAccount:
     def test_getinfo(self, acfactory):
         ac1 = acfactory.get_unconfigured_account()
         d = ac1.get_info()
-        assert d["compile_date"]
         assert d["arch"]
         assert d["number_of_chats"] == "0"
 
diff --git a/src/context.rs b/src/context.rs
index 47cf0aa1b..5ef7e719f 100644
--- a/src/context.rs
+++ b/src/context.rs
@@ -729,7 +729,6 @@ pub unsafe fn dc_get_info(context: &Context) -> *mut libc::c_char {
         "deltachat_core_version=v{}\n\
          sqlite_version={}\n\
          sqlite_thread_safe={}\n\
-         compile_date=Apr 26 2019, 00:51:50\n\
          arch={}\n\
          number_of_chats={}\n\
          number_of_chat_messages={}\n\