diff --git a/railties/lib/generators/test_unit/mailer/templates/functional_test.rb b/railties/lib/generators/test_unit/mailer/templates/functional_test.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/railties/lib/generators/test_unit/mailer/templates/functional_test.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/generators/test_unit/mailer/templates/functional_test.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ class <%= class_name %>Test < ActionMailer::TestCase
     @expected.to      = "to@example.org"
     @expected.from    = "from@example.com"
     @expected.body    = read_fixture("<%= action %>")
-    @expected.date    = Time.now
 
     assert_equal @expected, <%= class_name %>.<%= action %>
   end
don't set @expected.date in generated mailer test