diff --git a/templates/threads.html b/templates/threads.html
index 490eb70..a87aff1 100644
--- a/templates/threads.html
+++ b/templates/threads.html
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@
               </h3>
 
               <div class="right_menu">
-                <a href="{{ thread.url }}" title="{{ thread.created_at | format_date }}">{{ thread.created_at | time_ago }}</a> &middot;
+                <a href="{{ thread.url }}" title="{{ thread.created_at }}">{{ thread.created_at | time_ago }}</a> &middot;
                 <a href="{{ url_for('threads.thread', id=thread['id']) + '#' + thread['id'] }}">Anchor</a>
               </div>
             </div>
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@
                     </h3>
 
                     <div class="right_menu">
-                      <a href="{{ descendant.url }}" title="{{ descendant.created_at | format_date }}">{{ descendant.created_at | time_ago }}</a> &middot;
+                      <a href="{{ descendant.url }}" title="{{ descendant.created_at }}">{{ descendant.created_at | time_ago }}</a> &middot;
                       <a href="{{ url_for('threads.thread', id=thread['id']) + '#' + descendant['id'] }}">Anchor</a>
                     </div>
                   </div>
diff --git a/threads.py b/threads.py
index e0116e1..33266dd 100755
--- a/threads.py
+++ b/threads.py
@@ -49,11 +49,6 @@ def time_ago(date):
             return str(weeks) + ' weeks ago'
     return date_obj.strftime('%b %d, %Y')
 
-@threads.app_template_filter('format_date')
-def format_date(date):
-    return date.replace('T', ' ').split('.')[0]
-
-
 @threads.route('/')
 def home():
     statuses = fetch_statuses()