diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 847ccfa..643cd19 100755
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ berlin-latest.osrm: berlin-latest.osm.pbf
 	osrm-extract berlin-latest.osm.pbf -p test/data/car.lua
 
 berlin-latest.osrm.hsgr: berlin-latest.osrm
-	# TODO: needed?
-	#echo '2000-00-00T00:00:00Z' > berlin-latest.osrm.timestamp
 	osrm-prepare berlin-latest.osrm
 
 test: berlin-latest.osrm.hsgr
diff --git a/test/data/berlin.ini b/test/data/berlin.ini
index 47183be..7bbf135 100644
--- a/test/data/berlin.ini
+++ b/test/data/berlin.ini
@@ -8,4 +8,3 @@ edgesData=berlin-latest.osrm.edges
 ramIndex=berlin-latest.osrm.ramIndex
 fileIndex=berlin-latest.osrm.fileIndex
 namesData=berlin-latest.osrm.names
-timestamp=berlin-latest.osrm.timestamp