diff --git a/RELEASING.md b/RELEASING.md
index d2086677..e8bd10f8 100644
--- a/RELEASING.md
+++ b/RELEASING.md
@@ -72,15 +72,7 @@ Scroll down for the per-milestone/RC steps.
   - [ ] Update `SIMREL_REPO` in `releng/org.eclipse.epp.config/parent/pom.xml` if not done above.
   - [ ] Or use the `Run` toolbar button drop-down menu to launch the `Update to Milestone Repository` launch configuration.
         This will automatically determine the correct update site URL and will create an appropriate commit message in the system clipboard.
-- [ ] Update the build qualifiers to ensure that packages are all updated.
-      See this [gerrit](https://git.eclipse.org/r/#/c/161075/) for an example.
-      Commit all other changes before this step because this step will automatically create a Git commit specifically for the forced qualifier changes.
-      Use the `External Tools` toolbar drop-down menu to launch the `Update Qualifiers` launch configuration.
-      This runs the [setGitDate](releng/org.eclipse.epp.config/tools/setGitDate) bash script.
-      This script will make a local commit you need to push; **do not amend it** because the timestamp is relevant.
-  - In some cases a respin/rebuild is needed and setGitDate needs to be run again.
-    In that case you may need to manually add a minute or two to the applied timestamp in the script.
-- [ ] Push the two commits on the new branch to your fork in order to launch a verification build and then merge the result to `main`.
+- [ ] Push the commit on the new branch to your fork in order to launch a verification build and then merge the result to `main`.
 - [ ] Run a [CI build](https://ci.eclipse.org/packaging/job/epp/job/master/) that includes the above changes.
   - If the build fails there may be the opportunity to continue the build rather than restart it.
     This is relatively underused option but enabled by the multi-step Jenkins build in the Jenkinsfile.
diff --git a/releng/org.eclipse.epp.config/oomph/EPP.setup b/releng/org.eclipse.epp.config/oomph/EPP.setup
index 399ad8e5..aaa37b66 100644
--- a/releng/org.eclipse.epp.config/oomph/EPP.setup
+++ b/releng/org.eclipse.epp.config/oomph/EPP.setup
@@ -432,23 +432,6 @@
       value="${bash.location}">
     <description>The location of the bash command that will execute bash on your operating system; it is used in the External Tools Configurations.</description>
   </setupTask>
-  <setupTask
-      xsi:type="setup:ResourceCreationTask"
-      targetURL="${workspace.location|uri}/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.debug.core/.launches/Update%20Qualifiers.launch">
-    <content>
-      &lt;?xml version=&quot;1.0&quot; encoding=&quot;UTF-8&quot; standalone=&quot;no&quot;?>
-      &lt;launchConfiguration type=&quot;org.eclipse.ui.externaltools.ProgramLaunchConfigurationType&quot;>
-          &lt;booleanAttribute key=&quot;org.eclipse.debug.core.ATTR_FORCE_SYSTEM_CONSOLE_ENCODING&quot; value=&quot;false&quot;/>
-          &lt;mapAttribute key=&quot;org.eclipse.debug.core.environmentVariables&quot;>
-              &lt;mapEntry key=&quot;PATH&quot; value=&quot;C:\Program Files\Git\bin;$${env_var:PATH}&quot;/>
-          &lt;/mapAttribute>
-          &lt;stringAttribute key=&quot;org.eclipse.ui.externaltools.ATTR_LOCATION&quot; value=&quot;C:\Program Files\Git\bin\bash.exe&quot;/>
-          &lt;stringAttribute key=&quot;org.eclipse.ui.externaltools.ATTR_TOOL_ARGUMENTS&quot; value=&quot;-c releng/org.eclipse.epp.config/tools/setGitDate&quot;/>
-          &lt;stringAttribute key=&quot;org.eclipse.ui.externaltools.ATTR_WORKING_DIRECTORY&quot; value=&quot;$${workspace_loc:/org.eclipse.epp.packages}&quot;/>
-      &lt;/launchConfiguration>
-
-    </content>
-  </setupTask>
   <setupTask
       xsi:type="setup:ResourceCreationTask"
       targetURL="${workspace.location|uri}/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.debug.core/.launches/Prepare%20Staging%20Sanity%20Check.launch">
diff --git a/releng/org.eclipse.epp.config/parent/pom.xml b/releng/org.eclipse.epp.config/parent/pom.xml
index 985c5d63..22aa1da8 100644
--- a/releng/org.eclipse.epp.config/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/releng/org.eclipse.epp.config/parent/pom.xml
@@ -176,11 +176,6 @@
         <groupId>org.eclipse.tycho</groupId>
         <artifactId>tycho-packaging-plugin</artifactId>
         <dependencies>
-          <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.eclipse.tycho</groupId>
-            <artifactId>tycho-buildtimestamp-jgit</artifactId>
-            <version>${tycho.version}</version>
-          </dependency>
           <dependency>
             <groupId>org.eclipse.tycho.extras</groupId>
             <artifactId>tycho-sourceref-jgit</artifactId>
@@ -188,8 +183,6 @@
           </dependency>
         </dependencies>
         <configuration>
-          <timestampProvider>jgit</timestampProvider>
-          <jgit.dirtyWorkingTree>ignore</jgit.dirtyWorkingTree>
           <format>yyyyMMdd-HHmm</format>
           <sourceReferences>
             <generate>true</generate>
diff --git a/releng/org.eclipse.epp.config/tools/setGitDate b/releng/org.eclipse.epp.config/tools/setGitDate
deleted file mode 100755
index e1a8b3bf..00000000
--- a/releng/org.eclipse.epp.config/tools/setGitDate
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-# This script is expect to run in the working directory the root of the git repository.
-
-GIT_DATE=`date --utc --iso-8601=seconds --date='12:00 today'`
-echo "Setting GIT dates to ${GIT_DATE}"
-
-export GIT_AUTHOR_DATE="${GIT_DATE}"
-export GIT_COMMITTER_DATE="${GIT_DATE}"
-
-
-# Extract these values from the parent POM.
-#
-SIMREL_VERSION=$(sed -nE '1,$s%.*<RELEASE_NAME>(.*)</RELEASE_NAME>.*%\1%p' releng/org.eclipse.epp.config/parent/pom.xml)
-SIMREL_PREVIOUS_VERSION=$(sed -nE '1,$s%.*<PREV_RELEASE_NAME>(.*)</PREV_RELEASE_NAME>.*%\1%p' releng/org.eclipse.epp.config/parent/pom.xml)
-MILESTONE=$(sed -nE '1,$s%.*<RELEASE_MILESTONE>(.*)</RELEASE_MILESTONE>.*%\1%p' releng/org.eclipse.epp.config/parent/pom.xml)
-
-for II in `find . -name .forceQualifierUpdate`; do
-  echo "${GIT_DATE}" >$II;
-  git add $II;
-done
-
-git commit -m"Set version qualifiers for $SIMREL_VERSION $MILESTONE with setGitDate script"