Entry meta for Kuorinka theme without entry date

entry-meta.php

<?php if ( 'post' == get_post_type() ) : ?>
	<div class="entry-meta">
		<?php
			/* Set up byline. */
			printf( '<span class="byline"><span class="entry-author" ' . hybrid_get_attr( 'entry-author' ) . '><span class="screen-reader-text">%1$s </span><a class="entry-author-link" href="%2$s" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">%3$s</span></a></span></span>',
				esc_html_x( 'Author', 'Used before post author name.', 'kuorinka' ),
				esc_url( get_author_posts_url( get_the_author_meta( 'ID' ) ) ),
				get_the_author()
			);
		?>
		<?php if ( ! post_password_required() && ( comments_open() || '0' != get_comments_number() ) ) : ?>
			<span class="comments-link"><?php comments_popup_link( false, false, false, 'comments-link', false ); ?></span>
		<?php endif; ?>
	</div><!-- .entry-meta -->
<?php endif;