diff --git a/lib/libalpm/po/.cvsignore b/lib/libalpm/po/.cvsignore
index 693f3e02..225235bc 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/po/.cvsignore
+++ b/lib/libalpm/po/.cvsignore
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@ Makefile.in
 POTFILES
 stamp-po
 
+remove-potcdate.sin
+remove-potcdate.sed
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/po/remove-potcdate.sin b/lib/libalpm/po/remove-potcdate.sin
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2436c49e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/libalpm/po/remove-potcdate.sin
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Sed script that remove the POT-Creation-Date line in the header entry
+# from a POT file.
+#
+# The distinction between the first and the following occurrences of the
+# pattern is achieved by looking at the hold space.
+/^"POT-Creation-Date: .*"$/{
+x
+# Test if the hold space is empty.
+s/P/P/
+ta
+# Yes it was empty. First occurrence. Remove the line.
+g
+d
+bb
+:a
+# The hold space was nonempty. Following occurrences. Do nothing.
+x
+:b
+}
diff --git a/src/pacman/po/.cvsignore b/src/pacman/po/.cvsignore
index 693f3e02..225235bc 100644
--- a/src/pacman/po/.cvsignore
+++ b/src/pacman/po/.cvsignore
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@ Makefile.in
 POTFILES
 stamp-po
 
+remove-potcdate.sin
+remove-potcdate.sed
diff --git a/src/pacman/po/remove-potcdate.sin b/src/pacman/po/remove-potcdate.sin
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2436c49e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pacman/po/remove-potcdate.sin
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Sed script that remove the POT-Creation-Date line in the header entry
+# from a POT file.
+#
+# The distinction between the first and the following occurrences of the
+# pattern is achieved by looking at the hold space.
+/^"POT-Creation-Date: .*"$/{
+x
+# Test if the hold space is empty.
+s/P/P/
+ta
+# Yes it was empty. First occurrence. Remove the line.
+g
+d
+bb
+:a
+# The hold space was nonempty. Following occurrences. Do nothing.
+x
+:b
+}