#
#
# patch "cmd_ws_commit.cc"
#  from [a8e92fbfa5d47f3f952841d43d929d6d5d29ffc9]
#    to [2d684dd5ce76316442801708dc7312e29dc5b62e]
#
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--- cmd_ws_commit.cc	a8e92fbfa5d47f3f952841d43d929d6d5d29ffc9
+++ cmd_ws_commit.cc	2d684dd5ce76316442801708dc7312e29dc5b62e
@@ -845,28 +845,9 @@ CMD(status, "status", "", CMD_REF(inform
         app.lua.hook_get_date_format_spec(date_time_long, date_fmt);
     }
 
-  if (!date_fmt.empty())
-    {
-      // check that the specified date format can be parsed (for commit)
-      date_t now = date_t::now();
-      date_t parsed;
-      try
-        {
-          string formatted = now.as_formatted_localtime(date_fmt);
-          parsed = date_t::from_formatted_localtime(formatted, date_fmt);
-        }
-      catch (recoverable_failure const & e)
-        {
-          L(FL("date check failed: %s") % e.what());
-        }
+  if (!date_fmt_valid(date_fmt))
+    W(F("date format '%s' cannot be used for commit") % date_fmt);
 
-      if (parsed != now)
-        {
-          L(FL("date check failed: %s != %s") % now % parsed);
-          W(F("date format '%s' cannot be used for commit") % date_fmt);
-        }
-    }
-
   work.get_parent_rosters(db, old_rosters);
   work.get_current_roster_shape(db, nis, new_roster);
 
@@ -1520,29 +1501,6 @@ CMD(commit, "commit", "ci", CMD_REF(work
         author = key.official_name();
     }
 
-  if (!date_fmt.empty())
-    {
-      // check that the current date format can be parsed
-      date_t parsed;
-      try
-        {
-          string formatted = date.as_formatted_localtime(date_fmt);
-          parsed = date_t::from_formatted_localtime(formatted, date_fmt);
-        }
-      catch (recoverable_failure const & e)
-        {
-          L(FL("date check failed: %s") % e.what());
-        }
-
-      if (parsed != date)
-        {
-          L(FL("date check failed: %s != %s") % date % parsed);
-        }
-
-      E(parsed == date, origin::user,
-        F("date format '%s' cannot be used for commit") % date_fmt);
-    }
-
   if (!log_message_given)
     {
       // This call handles _MTN/log.