diff --git a/tests/test-remove b/tests/test-remove
--- a/tests/test-remove
+++ b/tests/test-remove
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ hg commit -m 1 -d "1000000 0"
 rm foo
 hg remove foo
 hg commit -m 2 -d "1000000 0"
-hg export 0 | sed -e "s/Thu Jan 01/Thu Jan  1/"
-hg export 1 | sed -e "s/Thu Jan 01/Thu Jan  1/"
-hg log -p -r 0 | sed -e "s/Thu Jan 01/Thu Jan  1/"
-hg log -p -r 1 | sed -e "s/Thu Jan 01/Thu Jan  1/"
+hg export 0
+hg export 1
+hg log -p -r 0
+hg log -p -r 1
 
 cd ..
 hg clone a b