diff --git a/C4/Items.pm b/C4/Items.pm
index 3a67be9338..e720aa1c62 100644
--- a/C4/Items.pm
+++ b/C4/Items.pm
@@ -2309,6 +2309,7 @@ sub _koha_delete_item {
     my $query = "INSERT INTO deleteditems SET ";
     my @bind  = ();
     foreach my $key ( keys %$data ) {
+        next if ( $key eq 'timestamp' ); # timestamp will be set by db
         $query .= "$key = ?,";
         push( @bind, $data->{$key} );
     }