1 files changed, 1 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/coreutils/date.c b/coreutils/date.c
index 57c826a3f..9288699a5 100644
--- a/coreutils/date.c
+++ b/coreutils/date.c
@@ -32,16 +32,10 @@
 #define DATE_OPT_TIMESPEC       0x20
 #define DATE_OPT_HINT           0x40
 
-static void xputenv(char *s)
-{
-        if (putenv(s) != 0)
-                bb_error_msg_and_die(bb_msg_memory_exhausted);
-}
-
 static void maybe_set_utc(int opt)
 {
         if (opt & DATE_OPT_UTC)
-                xputenv((char*)"TZ=UTC0");
+                putenv((char*)"TZ=UTC0");
 }
 
 int date_main(int argc, char **argv);