diff --git a/Source/NSDate.m b/Source/NSDate.m
index 09798c831..cee4827fe 100644
--- a/Source/NSDate.m
+++ b/Source/NSDate.m
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* Implementation for NSDate for GNUStep
-   Copyright (C) 1995, 1996 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright (C) 1995, 1996, 1997 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
    Written by:  Jeremy Bettis <jeremy@hksys.com>
    Rewritten by:  Scott Christley <scottc@net-community.com>
@@ -261,11 +261,6 @@
   return seconds_since_ref - UNIX_REFERENCE_INTERVAL;
 }
 
-- (NSTimeInterval) timeIntervalSince1970
-{
-  return seconds_since_ref - UNIX_REFERENCE_INTERVAL;
-}
-
 - (NSTimeInterval) timeIntervalSinceDate: (NSDate*)otherDate
 {
   return seconds_since_ref - [otherDate timeIntervalSinceReferenceDate];