diff --git a/gnu/packages/base.scm b/gnu/packages/base.scm
index 174af43917..9c45f524dc 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/base.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/base.scm
@@ -830,15 +830,6 @@ (define-public glibc
                          (string-append "#define _PATH_BSHELL \""
                                         bash "/bin/sh\"\n")))
 
-                      ;; Nscd uses __DATE__ and __TIME__ to create a string to
-                      ;; make sure the client and server come from the same
-                      ;; libc.  Use something deterministic instead.
-                      (substitute* "nscd/nscd_stat.c"
-                        (("static const char compilation\\[21\\] =.*$")
-                         (string-append
-                          "static const char compilation[21] = \""
-                          (string-take (basename out) 20) "\";\n")))
-
                       ;; Make sure we don't retain a reference to the
                       ;; bootstrap Perl.
                       (substitute* "malloc/mtrace.pl"