diff --git a/src/XDGData/CMakeLists.txt b/src/XDGData/CMakeLists.txt
index 8a130ce272..ec4609243a 100644
--- a/src/XDGData/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/XDGData/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,11 +7,7 @@ if(NOT DEFINED APPDATA_RELEASE_DATE)
             WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}"
             OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
     else()
-        if(NOT (CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.8.0))
-            string(TIMESTAMP APPDATA_RELEASE_DATE "%Y-%m-%d")
-        else()
-            file(TIMESTAMP "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/CMakeLists.txt" APPDATA_RELEASE_DATE "%Y-%m-%d")
-        endif()
+        string(TIMESTAMP APPDATA_RELEASE_DATE "%Y-%m-%d")
     endif()
 endif()