diff --git a/mod/assign/locallib.php b/mod/assign/locallib.php
index a64b22a1a8b..586ae533249 100644
--- a/mod/assign/locallib.php
+++ b/mod/assign/locallib.php
@@ -6565,7 +6565,7 @@ class assign {
         }
         $info->assignment = format_string($assignmentname, true, array('context'=>$context));
         $info->url = $CFG->wwwroot.'/mod/assign/view.php?id='.$coursemodule->id;
-        $info->timeupdated = userdate($updatetime, get_string('strftimerecentfull'));
+        $info->timeupdated = userdate($updatetime);
 
         $postsubject = get_string($messagetype . 'small', 'assign', $info);
         $posttext = self::format_notification_message_text($messagetype,