diff --git a/CRM/Contribute/BAO/Contribution.php b/CRM/Contribute/BAO/Contribution.php
index 6c5df3c357a030ada804df5718fa5bc677192f51..6b31cacfbaad62207927b72f335e3123dcab3360 100644
--- a/CRM/Contribute/BAO/Contribution.php
+++ b/CRM/Contribute/BAO/Contribution.php
@@ -4481,10 +4481,6 @@ INNER JOIN civicrm_activity ON civicrm_activity_contact.activity_id = civicrm_ac
     }
     $changeDate = CRM_Utils_Array::value('trxn_date', $input, date('YmdHis'));
 
-    if (empty($contributionParams['receive_date']) && $changeDate) {
-      $contributionParams['receive_date'] = $changeDate;
-    }
-
     self::repeatTransaction($contribution, $input, $contributionParams, $paymentProcessorId);
     $contributionParams['financial_type_id'] = $contribution->financial_type_id;