diff --git a/mod/assignment/lib.php b/mod/assignment/lib.php
index 94567765356..499a93215d7 100644
--- a/mod/assignment/lib.php
+++ b/mod/assignment/lib.php
@@ -3882,18 +3882,12 @@ function assignment_reset_userdata($data) {
 
     // Updating dates - shift may be negative too.
     if ($data->timeshift) {
-        $plugintypestrkey = 'type'.$this->type;
-        if (get_string_manager()->string_exists($plugintypestrkey, 'assignment')) {
-            $typestr = get_string_manager()->get_string($plugintypestrkey, 'assignment');
-        } else {
-            $typestr = get_string_manager()->get_string($plugintypestrkey, 'assignment_'.$this->type);
-        }
         shift_course_mod_dates('assignment',
                                 array('timedue', 'timeavailable'),
                                 $data->timeshift,
                                 $data->courseid);
         $status[] = array('component' => get_string('modulenameplural', 'assignment'),
-                          'item' => get_string('datechanged').': '.$typestr,
+                          'item' => get_string('datechanged'),
                           'error' => false);
     }