diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/plugins/checks/CheckerUpdate.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/plugins/checks/CheckerUpdate.java
index e555180..97165f6 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/plugins/checks/CheckerUpdate.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/plugins/checks/CheckerUpdate.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.plugins.checks.api.BlockingCondition;
 import com.google.gerrit.plugins.checks.api.CheckerStatus;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Project;
-import java.sql.Timestamp;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
 @AutoValue
@@ -60,16 +59,6 @@
   /** Defines the new query for the checker. If not specified, the query remains unchanged. */
   public abstract Optional<String> getQuery();
 
-  /**
-   * Defines the {@code Timestamp} to be used for the NoteDb commits of the update. If not
-   * specified, the current {@code Timestamp} when creating the commit will be used.
-   *
-   * <p>If this {@code CheckerUpdate} is passed next to a {@link CheckerCreation} during a checker
-   * creation, this {@code Timestamp} is used for the NoteDb commits of the new checker. Hence, the
-   * {@link Checker#getCreatedOn()} field will match this {@code Timestamp}.
-   */
-  public abstract Optional<Timestamp> getUpdatedOn();
-
   public abstract Builder toBuilder();
 
   public static Builder builder() {
@@ -93,8 +82,6 @@
 
     public abstract Builder setQuery(String query);
 
-    public abstract Builder setUpdatedOn(Timestamp timestamp);
-
     public abstract CheckerUpdate build();
   }
 }
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/plugins/checks/db/CheckerConfig.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/plugins/checks/db/CheckerConfig.java
index 1518ca2..eebbcfa 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/plugins/checks/db/CheckerConfig.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/plugins/checks/db/CheckerConfig.java
@@ -278,10 +278,7 @@
     // Commit timestamps are internally truncated to seconds. To return the correct 'createdOn' time
     // for new checkers, we explicitly need to truncate the timestamp here.
     Timestamp commitTimestamp =
-        TimeUtil.truncateToSecond(
-            checkerUpdate
-                .flatMap(CheckerUpdate::getUpdatedOn)
-                .orElseGet(() -> new Timestamp(commit.getCommitter().getWhen().getTime())));
+        TimeUtil.truncateToSecond(new Timestamp(commit.getCommitter().getWhen().getTime()));
     commit.setAuthor(new PersonIdent(commit.getAuthor(), commitTimestamp));
     commit.setCommitter(new PersonIdent(commit.getCommitter(), commitTimestamp));
 
diff --git a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/plugins/checks/db/CheckerConfigTest.java b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/plugins/checks/db/CheckerConfigTest.java
index a473eef..5fb8a95 100644
--- a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/plugins/checks/db/CheckerConfigTest.java
+++ b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/plugins/checks/db/CheckerConfigTest.java
@@ -35,10 +35,6 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.testing.GerritBaseTests;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.sql.Timestamp;
-import java.time.LocalDate;
-import java.time.LocalDateTime;
-import java.time.Month;
-import java.time.ZoneId;
 import java.util.TimeZone;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.errors.ConfigInvalidException;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.internal.storage.dfs.DfsRepositoryDescription;
@@ -231,18 +227,6 @@
   }
 
   @Test
-  public void specifiedCreatedOnIsRespectedForNewChecker() throws Exception {
-    Timestamp createdOn = toTimestamp(LocalDate.of(2017, Month.DECEMBER, 11).atTime(13, 44, 10));
-
-    CheckerCreation checkerCreation = getPrefilledCheckerCreationBuilder().build();
-    CheckerUpdate checkerUpdate = CheckerUpdate.builder().setUpdatedOn(createdOn).build();
-    createChecker(checkerCreation, checkerUpdate);
-
-    CheckerConfig checkerConfig = loadChecker(checkerCreation.getCheckerUuid());
-    assertThat(checkerConfig).hasCreatedOnThat().isEqualTo(createdOn);
-  }
-
-  @Test
   public void uuidInConfigMayNotBeUndefined() throws Exception {
     populateCheckerConfig(checkerUuid, "[checker]");
 
@@ -585,8 +569,4 @@
       return assertThat(commit.getFullMessage()).named("commit message");
     }
   }
-
-  private static Timestamp toTimestamp(LocalDateTime localDateTime) {
-    return Timestamp.from(localDateTime.atZone(ZoneId.systemDefault()).toInstant());
-  }
 }