diff --git a/source/org/jivesoftware/smackx/packet/DelayInformation.java b/source/org/jivesoftware/smackx/packet/DelayInformation.java
index ee5a5cf9f..453ff1500 100644
--- a/source/org/jivesoftware/smackx/packet/DelayInformation.java
+++ b/source/org/jivesoftware/smackx/packet/DelayInformation.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import org.jivesoftware.smack.packet.PacketExtension;
  */
 public class DelayInformation implements PacketExtension {
 
-    public static final SimpleDateFormat UTC_FORMAT = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd'T'HH:mm:ss");
+    public static SimpleDateFormat UTC_FORMAT = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd'T'HH:mm:ss");
 
     private Date stamp;
     private String from;