diff --git a/phpBB/includes/datetime.php b/phpBB/includes/datetime.php
index 2276d36413..22b7f871fd 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/datetime.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/datetime.php
@@ -122,8 +122,6 @@ class phpbb_datetime extends DateTime
 			}
 		}
 
-		$format = self::_format_cache($format, $this->_user);
-
 		return strtr(parent::format($format['format_long']), $format['lang']);
 	}