diff --git a/js/ui/dateMenu.js b/js/ui/dateMenu.js
index 7ffc4e87c..a3c68bb6e 100644
--- a/js/ui/dateMenu.js
+++ b/js/ui/dateMenu.js
@@ -144,13 +144,6 @@ const DateMenuButton = new Lang.Class({
         Shell.AppSystem.get_default().connect('installed-changed',
                                               Lang.bind(this, this._appInstalledChanged));
 
-        item = this.menu.addSettingsAction(_("Date & Time Settings"), 'gnome-datetime-panel.desktop');
-        if (item) {
-            item.actor.show_on_set_parent = false;
-            item.actor.reparent(vbox);
-            this._dateAndTimeSeparator = separator;
-        }
-
 
         // Done with hbox for calendar and event list
 
@@ -202,10 +195,6 @@ const DateMenuButton = new Lang.Class({
         }
         this._setEventSource(eventSource);
         this._updateEventsVisibility();
-
-        // This needs to be handled manually, as the code to
-        // autohide separators doesn't work across the vbox
-        this._dateAndTimeSeparator.actor.visible = Main.sessionMode.allowSettings;
     },
 
     _getCalendarApp: function() {