diff --git a/themes/mytheme/layouts/_default/single.html b/themes/mytheme/layouts/_default/single.html
index 752c0ff..3dcb80c 100644
--- a/themes/mytheme/layouts/_default/single.html
+++ b/themes/mytheme/layouts/_default/single.html
@@ -13,10 +13,9 @@
     {{- end }}
 
     <div class="post-meta">
-      {{- $scratch := newScratch }}
-        {{- if not .Date.IsZero -}}
-        {{- $scratch.Add "meta" (slice (printf "<span title='%s'>%s</span>" (.Date) (.Date | time.Format (default "January 2, 2006" site.Params.DateFormat)))) }}
-        {{- end }}
+      {{- if not .Date.IsZero -}}
+      {{- (slice (printf "<span title='%s'>%s</span>" (.Date) (.Date | time.Format (default "January 2, 2006" site.Params.DateFormat)))) }}
+      {{- end }}
     </div>
   </header>