diff --git a/src/Composer/Downloader/GitDownloader.php b/src/Composer/Downloader/GitDownloader.php
index bb68f8557d83..33ff7922a839 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Downloader/GitDownloader.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Downloader/GitDownloader.php
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ protected function doInstall(PackageInterface $package, $path, $url)
             $this->setPushUrl($path, $url);
         }
 
-        if ($newRef = $this->updateToCommit($package, $path, (string) $ref, $package->getPrettyVersion(), $package->getReleaseDate())) {
+        if ($newRef = $this->updateToCommit($package, $path, (string) $ref, $package->getPrettyVersion())) {
             if ($package->getDistReference() === $package->getSourceReference()) {
                 $package->setDistReference($newRef);
             }
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ protected function doUpdate(PackageInterface $initial, PackageInterface $target,
         };
 
         $this->gitUtil->runCommand($commandCallable, $url, $path);
-        if ($newRef = $this->updateToCommit($target, $path, (string) $ref, $target->getPrettyVersion(), $target->getReleaseDate())) {
+        if ($newRef = $this->updateToCommit($target, $path, (string) $ref, $target->getPrettyVersion())) {
             if ($target->getDistReference() === $target->getSourceReference()) {
                 $target->setDistReference($newRef);
             }