diff --git a/hugolib/page.go b/hugolib/page.go
index 1a68d384a..15299e12c 100644
--- a/hugolib/page.go
+++ b/hugolib/page.go
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@ func newPage(filename string) *Page {
 		Params: make(map[string]interface{})}
 
 	jww.DEBUG.Println("Reading from", page.File.FileName)
-	page.Date, _ = time.Parse("20060102", "20080101")
 	page.guessSection()
 	return &page
 }
diff --git a/hugolib/site_test.go b/hugolib/site_test.go
index 44acb0cc5..415c068da 100644
--- a/hugolib/site_test.go
+++ b/hugolib/site_test.go
@@ -533,8 +533,8 @@ func TestGroupedPages(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Unable to make PageGroup array: %s", err)
 	}
-	if bydate[0].Key != "2008-01" {
-		t.Errorf("PageGroup array in unexpected order. First group key should be '%s', got '%s'", "2008-01", bydate[0].Key)
+	if bydate[0].Key != "0001-01" {
+		t.Errorf("PageGroup array in unexpected order. First group key should be '%s', got '%s'", "0001-01", bydate[0].Key)
 	}
 	if bydate[1].Key != "2012-01" {
 		t.Errorf("PageGroup array in unexpected order. Second group key should be '%s', got '%s'", "2012-01", bydate[1].Key)