diff --git a/hugolib/site_render.go b/hugolib/site_render.go
index ef95c07f4..2e56b9d9d 100644
--- a/hugolib/site_render.go
+++ b/hugolib/site_render.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"path"
 	"sync"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/hugo/helpers"
 
@@ -208,14 +207,6 @@ func (s *Site) renderRSS(p *PageOutput) error {
 
 	p.Kind = kindRSS
 
-	// TODO(bep) we zero the date here to get the number of diffs down in
-	// testing. But this should be set back later; the RSS feed should
-	// inherit the publish date from the node it represents.
-	if p.Kind == KindTaxonomy {
-		var zeroDate time.Time
-		p.Date = zeroDate
-	}
-
 	limit := s.Cfg.GetInt("rssLimit")
 	if limit >= 0 && len(p.Pages) > limit {
 		p.Pages = p.Pages[:limit]