diff --git a/mod/assignment/lib.php b/mod/assignment/lib.php
index eed4da00656..09f80134816 100644
--- a/mod/assignment/lib.php
+++ b/mod/assignment/lib.php
@@ -971,8 +971,7 @@ class assignment_base {
             $userfields = user_picture::fields('u', array('lastaccess'));
             $select = "SELECT $userfields,
                               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 ";
             $sql = 'FROM {user} u '.
                    'LEFT JOIN {assignment_submissions} s ON u.id = s.userid
                    AND s.assignment = '.$this->assignment->id.' '.
@@ -1285,8 +1284,7 @@ class assignment_base {
         if (!empty($users)) {
             $select = "SELECT $ufields,
                               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 ";
             $sql = 'FROM {user} u '.
                    'LEFT JOIN {assignment_submissions} s ON u.id = s.userid
                     AND s.assignment = '.$this->assignment->id.' '.