diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/DB2Dialect.java b/core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/DB2Dialect.java
index af310d4e5b..2cc4adaa1c 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/DB2Dialect.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/DB2Dialect.java
@@ -357,10 +357,6 @@ public class DB2Dialect extends Dialect {
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	public String getCurrentTimestampSQLFunctionName() {
-		return "sysdate";
-	}
-
 	// Overridden informational metadata ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 	public boolean supportsEmptyInList() {