diff --git a/es.py b/es.py
index 9e6a7b778192f4359edf62a460523917ef8edf61_ZXMucHk=..bbe9236f3b3dcd9d05781b45165e08e18a76eb81_ZXMucHk= 100644
--- a/es.py
+++ b/es.py
@@ -101,10 +101,6 @@
         var = next(varmaker)
         rql.append('%s %s %s' % (V, attr, var))
         selected.append(var)
-    for attr in ('creation_date', 'modification_date'):
-        var = next(varmaker)
-        rql.append('%s %s %s' % (V, attr, var))
-        selected.append(var)
     # TODO inlined relations ?
     return 'Any %s,%s %s' % (V, ','.join(selected),
                              ','.join(rql))
diff --git a/test/test_elastic_search.py b/test/test_elastic_search.py
index 9e6a7b778192f4359edf62a460523917ef8edf61_dGVzdC90ZXN0X2VsYXN0aWNfc2VhcmNoLnB5..bbe9236f3b3dcd9d05781b45165e08e18a76eb81_dGVzdC90ZXN0X2VsYXN0aWNfc2VhcmNoLnB5 100644
--- a/test/test_elastic_search.py
+++ b/test/test_elastic_search.py
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@
             rql = fulltext_indexable_rql(etype, schema)
             self.assertIn('age', rql)
             self.assertNotIn('eid', rql)
+            self.assertEqual(rql.count('modification_date'), 1)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':