diff --git a/src/constants/chat.ts b/src/constants/chat.ts
index 36f0278..5d1735e 100644
--- a/src/constants/chat.ts
+++ b/src/constants/chat.ts
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ const dateString =
 // default system message obtained using the following method: https://twitter.com/DeminDimin/status/1619935545144279040
 export const _defaultSystemMessage = `You are ChatGPT, a large language model trained by OpenAI.
 Carefully heed the user's instructions. 
-Respond using Markdown.
-Current date: ${dateString}`;
+Respond using Markdown.`;
 
 export const modelOptions: ModelOptions[] = [
   'gpt-3.5-turbo',