diff --git a/reference/datetime/functions/date.xml b/reference/datetime/functions/date.xml
index 4d8163798b..dbea015a3b 100644
--- a/reference/datetime/functions/date.xml
+++ b/reference/datetime/functions/date.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.35 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.36 $ -->
 <refentry id="function.date">
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>date</refname>
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   </methodsynopsis>
   <para>
    Returns a string formatted according to the given format string using the
-   given integer <parameter>timestamp</parameter> or the current local time
+   given integer <parameter>timestamp</parameter> or the current time
    if no timestamp is given.  In other words, <parameter>timestamp</parameter>
    is optional and defaults to the value of <function>time</function>.
   </para>