diff --git a/validate.php b/validate.php
index a130921cfc..afc28a8660 100755
--- a/validate.php
+++ b/validate.php
@@ -136,11 +136,8 @@ if(strstr($strict_mode, 'STRICT_TRANS_TABLES')) {
     print_warn('You have MySQL STRICT_TRANS_TABLES enabled, it is advisable to disable this until full support has been added: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/sql-mode.html');
 }
 
-// Test for MySQL InnoDB buffer size
-$innodb_buffer = innodb_buffer_check();
-if ($innodb_buffer['used'] > $innodb_buffer['size']) {
-    print_warn("Your Innodb buffer is full, consider increasing its size");
-    echo warn_innodb_buffer($innodb_buffer);
+if (empty(ini_get('date.timezone'))) {
+    print_fail('You have no timezone set for php: http://php.net/manual/en/datetime.configuration.php#ini.date.timezone');
 }
 
 // Test transports