Why can't I remove the activities date column in Leads view?

Why can't I remove the activities date column in Leads view?

Question speaks for itself. Why assume I always want it visible? I don't need to see the date a task is due or late on every single view. Its ridiculous that I cannot hide it in a CUSTOM view. Besides limiting my use of views, it takes up a lot of screen real estate (and yes I know I can hide the filter menu)!