diff --git a/tests/test_fundamentals_lookahead.py b/tests/test_fundamentals_lookahead.py
index 696b14872..5c4bd02fb 100644
--- a/tests/test_fundamentals_lookahead.py
+++ b/tests/test_fundamentals_lookahead.py
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ class TestLiveRunUnchanged:
         out = _yf(_TODAY)
         for value in _LEAKY:
             assert value in out
-        assert "Data retrieved on:" in out
         assert "withheld" not in out
 
     def test_yfinance_absent_curr_date_returns_the_full_profile(self):
diff --git a/tests/test_undated_tools_as_of.py b/tests/test_undated_tools_as_of.py
index 84c91e1bb..3570d7c2e 100644
--- a/tests/test_undated_tools_as_of.py
+++ b/tests/test_undated_tools_as_of.py
@@ -246,3 +246,28 @@ def test_the_price_path_also_tells_an_outage_from_an_unknown_symbol(monkeypatch)
     monkeypatch.setattr(stockstats_utils, "vendor_reachable", lambda url: True)
     with pytest.raises(NoMarketDataError):
         y_finance.get_YFin_data_online("AAPL", "2026-09-01", "2026-09-10")
+
+
+@pytest.mark.unit
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("func, args", [
+    ("get_YFin_data_online", ("AAPL", "2025-06-02", "2025-06-06")),
+    ("get_balance_sheet", ("AAPL", "quarterly", "2025-06-06")),
+    ("get_cashflow", ("AAPL", "quarterly", "2025-06-06")),
+    ("get_income_statement", ("AAPL", "quarterly", "2025-06-06")),
+    ("get_insider_transactions", ("AAPL", "2025-06-06")),
+])
+def test_a_historical_run_is_not_told_todays_date(func, args):
+    """A header stamped with the wall clock tells a backtest when it is really running."""
+    from datetime import date
+
+    statement = pd.DataFrame({pd.Timestamp("2025-03-31"): [1.0]}, index=["Total Assets"])
+    prices = pd.DataFrame({"Open": [1.0], "High": [1.0], "Low": [1.0], "Close": [1.0], "Volume": [1]},
+                          index=pd.DatetimeIndex(["2025-06-02"], name="Date"))
+    ticker = mock.Mock(quarterly_balance_sheet=statement, quarterly_cashflow=statement,
+                       quarterly_income_stmt=statement,
+                       insider_transactions=_insider_frame("2025-05-30"),
+                       history=lambda **k: prices)
+    with mock.patch.object(y_finance.yf, "Ticker", return_value=ticker):
+        out = getattr(y_finance, func)(*args)
+
+    assert date.today().isoformat() not in out
diff --git a/tradingagents/dataflows/y_finance.py b/tradingagents/dataflows/y_finance.py
index c2f24f35d..a523cede5 100644
--- a/tradingagents/dataflows/y_finance.py
+++ b/tradingagents/dataflows/y_finance.py
@@ -71,8 +71,7 @@ def get_YFin_data_online(
     # agent (and user) can see which instrument was actually priced.
     label = canonical if canonical == symbol.upper() else f"{canonical} (from {symbol})"
     header = f"# Stock data for {label} from {start_date} to {end_date}\n"
-    header += f"# Total records: {len(data)}\n"
-    header += f"# Data retrieved on: {datetime.now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')}\n\n"
+    header += f"# Total records: {len(data)}\n\n"
 
     return header + csv_string
 
@@ -345,8 +344,7 @@ def get_fundamentals(
         if not lines:
             raise NoMarketDataError(ticker, canonical, "no fundamental fields returned")
 
-        header = f"# Company Fundamentals for {canonical}\n"
-        header += f"# Data retrieved on: {datetime.now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')}\n\n"
+        header = f"# Company Fundamentals for {canonical}\n\n"
 
         return header + "\n".join(lines)
 
@@ -381,7 +379,6 @@ def get_balance_sheet(
 
         # Add header information
         header = f"# Balance Sheet data for {canonical} ({freq})\n"
-        header += f"# Data retrieved on: {datetime.now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')}\n"
         header += _PERIOD_END_VINTAGE
 
         return header + csv_string
@@ -417,7 +414,6 @@ def get_cashflow(
 
         # Add header information
         header = f"# Cash Flow data for {canonical} ({freq})\n"
-        header += f"# Data retrieved on: {datetime.now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')}\n"
         header += _PERIOD_END_VINTAGE
 
         return header + csv_string
@@ -453,7 +449,6 @@ def get_income_statement(
 
         # Add header information
         header = f"# Income Statement data for {canonical} ({freq})\n"
-        header += f"# Data retrieved on: {datetime.now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')}\n"
         header += _PERIOD_END_VINTAGE
 
         return header + csv_string
@@ -518,7 +513,6 @@ def get_insider_transactions(
 
         # Add header information
         header = f"# Insider Transactions data for {canonical}\n"
-        header += f"# Data retrieved on: {datetime.now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')}\n"
         header += _TRANSACTION_DATE_VINTAGE
 
         return header + csv_string