diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/NppIO.cpp b/PowerEditor/src/NppIO.cpp
index 9b6107e42..4e189dead 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/NppIO.cpp
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/NppIO.cpp
@@ -1651,10 +1651,7 @@ bool Notepad_plus::fileSave(BufferID id)
 	{
 		if (buf->isUntitled())
 		{
-			bool isOK = fileSaveAs(bufferID);
-			if (isOK)
-				buf->clearTabCreatedTimeString();
-			return isOK;
+			return fileSaveAs(bufferID);
 		}
 
 		const NppGUI & nppgui = (NppParameters::getInstance()).getNppGUI();
diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/ScintillaComponent/Buffer.h b/PowerEditor/src/ScintillaComponent/Buffer.h
index c7af851b5..cbb122f9b 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/ScintillaComponent/Buffer.h
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/ScintillaComponent/Buffer.h
@@ -292,12 +292,6 @@ public:
 			_tabCreatedTimeString = getTimeString(now);
 		}
 	}
-	void clearTabCreatedTimeString() {
-		if (_currentStatus != DOC_UNNAMED)
-		{
-			_tabCreatedTimeString = L"";
-		}
-	}
 
 	size_t docLength() const {
 		assert(_pManager != nullptr);