diff --git a/lib/libnetwork.lib.in b/lib/libnetwork.lib.in
index 0751b73..e5a0654 100644
--- a/lib/libnetwork.lib.in
+++ b/lib/libnetwork.lib.in
@@ -1016,16 +1016,6 @@ function git.create_tarball() {
    [ "$destdir" ] || notify.error $"\
 (bug)"" -- $FUNCNAME: "$"missing mandatory arg"" (--destdir)"
 
-   local today="$(date "+%Y%m%d")"
-   if [ "$pck_version" ]; then
-      [ "$pck_version" = "${today}git" ] || notify.warning "\
-${NOTE}${pck_version}${NORM}: "$"\
-not the expected package version"" (${NOTE}${today}git${NORM})..."
-   else
-      pck_version="${today}git"
-      notify.debug "$FUNCNAME: pck_version = \"$pck_version\""
-   fi
-
    type -p git &>/dev/null ||
       notify.error $"utility not found"": \`git'"