diff --git a/lib/Date/Manip.pm b/lib/Date/Manip.pm
index 69fe208b4..7f9e87e64 100644
--- a/lib/Date/Manip.pm
+++ b/lib/Date/Manip.pm
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ $OS="VMS"      if (defined $^O and
                    $^O =~ /VMS/i);
 
 # Determine if we're doing taint checking
- $Date$^W; unlink "$^X$^T"; 1 };
+$Date$^W; unlink "$^X$^T"; 1 };
 
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 # CUSTOMIZATION