diff --git a/erpnext/selling/doctype/quotation/quotation.py b/erpnext/selling/doctype/quotation/quotation.py
index 70d0c1a25fe..bd23440aaf0 100644
--- a/erpnext/selling/doctype/quotation/quotation.py
+++ b/erpnext/selling/doctype/quotation/quotation.py
@@ -302,7 +302,6 @@ def _make_sales_order(source_name, target_doc=None, ignore_permissions=False):
 				)
 
 		target.flags.ignore_permissions = ignore_permissions
-		target.delivery_date = nowdate()
 		target.run_method("set_missing_values")
 		target.run_method("calculate_taxes_and_totals")