diff --git a/mod/assignment/lib.php b/mod/assignment/lib.php
index 667c719b90e..0d76a4414e9 100644
--- a/mod/assignment/lib.php
+++ b/mod/assignment/lib.php
@@ -838,8 +838,7 @@ class assignment_base {
         if ($users) {
             $select = 'SELECT u.id, u.firstname, u.lastname, u.picture, u.imagealt,
                               s.id AS submissionid, s.grade, s.submissioncomment,
-                              s.timemodified, s.timemarked,
-                              COALESCE(SIGN(SIGN(s.timemarked) + SIGN(s.timemarked - s.timemodified)), 0) AS status ';
+                              s.timemodified, s.timemarked ';
             $sql = 'FROM '.$CFG->prefix.'user u '.
                    'LEFT JOIN '.$CFG->prefix.'assignment_submissions s ON u.id = s.userid
                                                                       AND s.assignment = '.$this->assignment->id.' '.
@@ -1167,8 +1166,7 @@ class assignment_base {
 
         $select = 'SELECT u.id, u.firstname, u.lastname, u.picture, u.imagealt,
                           s.id AS submissionid, s.grade, s.submissioncomment,
-                          s.timemodified, s.timemarked,
-                          COALESCE(SIGN(SIGN(s.timemarked) + SIGN(s.timemarked - s.timemodified)), 0) AS status ';
+                          s.timemodified, s.timemarked ';
         $sql = 'FROM '.$CFG->prefix.'user u '.
                'LEFT JOIN '.$CFG->prefix.'assignment_submissions s ON u.id = s.userid
                                                                   AND s.assignment = '.$this->assignment->id.' '.