diff --git a/ge.c b/ge.c
index b8f262f..6b23631 100644
--- a/ge.c
+++ b/ge.c
@@ -45,17 +45,7 @@ log_request(struct client *c, int code, const char *meta)
 {
 	char b[GEMINI_URL_LEN];
 	char cntmp[64], cn[64] = "-";
-	char rfc3339[32];
 	const char *t;
-	struct tm *tm;
-	time_t now;
-
-	if ((now = time(NULL)) == -1)
-		fatal("time");
-	if ((tm = localtime(&now)) == NULL)
-		fatal("localtime");
-	if (strftime(rfc3339, sizeof(rfc3339), "%FT%T%z", tm) == 0)
-		fatal("strftime");
 
 	if (c->iri.schema != NULL) {
 		/* serialize the IRI */
@@ -95,7 +85,7 @@ log_request(struct client *c, int code, const char *meta)
 		}
 	}
 
-	fprintf(stderr, "%s %s %s %s %s 0 %d %s\n", rfc3339, c->rhost, cn,
+	fprintf(stderr, "%s %s %s %s %d %s\n", c->rhost, cn,
 	    *c->domain == '\0' ? c->iri.host : c->domain, b, code, meta);
 }