diff --git a/ci/release/changelogs/next.md b/ci/release/changelogs/next.md
index 92b14e257..41f1becc9 100644
--- a/ci/release/changelogs/next.md
+++ b/ci/release/changelogs/next.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 - Lib: removes a dependency on external slog that was causing troubles with installation [#2137](https://github.com/terrastruct/d2/pull/2137)
 - CLI: attempts writing to path atomically, falling back to non-atomic if failed [#2141](https://github.com/terrastruct/d2/pull/2141)
+- Export: pptx has "created at" metadata removed, so successive runs yield the same result [#2169](https://github.com/terrastruct/d2/pull/2160)
 
 #### Bugfixes ⛑️
 
diff --git a/e2etests-cli/testdata/TestCLI_E2E/pptx-theme-overrides.exp.pptx b/e2etests-cli/testdata/TestCLI_E2E/pptx-theme-overrides.exp.pptx
index faf07fb9e..c84134004 100644
Binary files a/e2etests-cli/testdata/TestCLI_E2E/pptx-theme-overrides.exp.pptx and b/e2etests-cli/testdata/TestCLI_E2E/pptx-theme-overrides.exp.pptx differ
diff --git a/lib/pptx/pptx.go b/lib/pptx/pptx.go
index 39cf7d7b0..313142b55 100644
--- a/lib/pptx/pptx.go
+++ b/lib/pptx/pptx.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import (
 	"image/png"
 	"os"
 	"text/template"
-	"time"
 )
 
 type BoardTitle struct {
@@ -226,15 +225,12 @@ func (p *Presentation) SaveTo(filePath string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	dateTime := time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339)
 	err = addFileFromTemplate(zipWriter, "docProps/core.xml", CORE_XML, CoreXmlContent{
 		Creator:        p.Creator,
 		Subject:        p.Subject,
 		Description:    p.Description,
 		LastModifiedBy: p.Creator,
 		Title:          p.Title,
-		Created:        dateTime,
-		Modified:       dateTime,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err