diff --git a/lib/validates_timeliness/formats.rb b/lib/validates_timeliness/formats.rb
index cd890f7..9895219 100644
--- a/lib/validates_timeliness/formats.rb
+++ b/lib/validates_timeliness/formats.rb
@@ -178,15 +178,15 @@ module ValidatesTimeliness
       #
       # Examples:
       #
-      #   'yyyy-mm-dd hh:nn'     => lambda {|y,m,d,h,n| md||=0; [unambiguous_year(y),month_index(m),d,full_hour(h,md),n,nil,nil].map {|t| t.to_i if t } }
-      #   'dd/mm/yyyy h:nn_ampm' => lambda {|d,m,y,h,n,md| md||=0; [unambiguous_year(y),month_index(m),d,full_hour(h,md),n,nil,nil].map {|t| t.to_i if t } }
+      #   'yyyy-mm-dd hh:nn'     => lambda {|y,m,d,h,n| md||=0; [unambiguous_year(y),month_index(m),d,full_hour(h,md),n,nil,nil].map {|i| i.to_i } }
+      #   'dd/mm/yyyy h:nn_ampm' => lambda {|d,m,y,h,n,md| md||=0; [unambiguous_year(y),month_index(m),d,full_hour(h,md),n,nil,nil].map {|i| i.to_i } }
       #
       def format_proc(order)
         arg_map = format_proc_args
         args = order.invert.sort.map {|p| arg_map[p[1]][1] }
         arr = [nil] * 7
         order.keys.each {|k| i = arg_map[k][0]; arr[i] = arg_map[k][2] unless i.nil? }
-        proc_string = "lambda {|#{args.join(',')}| md||=nil; [#{arr.map {|i| i.nil? ? 'nil' : i }.join(',')}].map {|t| t.to_i if t } }"
+        proc_string = "lambda {|#{args.join(',')}| md||=nil; [#{arr.map {|i| i.nil? ? 'nil' : i }.join(',')}].map {|i| i.to_i } }"
         eval proc_string
       end
       
diff --git a/lib/validates_timeliness/validations.rb b/lib/validates_timeliness/validations.rb
index b4b208a..79e698d 100644
--- a/lib/validates_timeliness/validations.rb
+++ b/lib/validates_timeliness/validations.rb
@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@ module ValidatesTimeliness
         if type == :time
           # Rails dummy time date part is defined as 2000-01-01
           time_array[0..2] = 2000, 1, 1
-        elsif type == :date
-          # throw away time part and check date
-          time_array[3..5] = 0, 0, 0
         end
 
         # Date.new enforces days per month, unlike Time
diff --git a/spec/formats_spec.rb b/spec/formats_spec.rb
index f1d56a8..83b9f85 100644
--- a/spec/formats_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/formats_spec.rb
@@ -49,27 +49,27 @@ describe ValidatesTimeliness::Formats do
  
   describe "format proc generator" do
     it "should generate proc which outputs date array" do
-      generate_proc('yyyy-mm-dd').call('2000', '1', '2').should == [2000,1,2,nil,nil,nil,nil]
+      generate_proc('yyyy-mm-dd').call('2000', '1', '2').should == [2000,1,2,0,0,0,0]
     end
     
     it "should generate proc which outputs date array from format in non time array order" do
-      generate_proc('dd/mm/yyyy').call('2', '1', '2000').should == [2000,1,2,nil,nil,nil,nil]
+      generate_proc('dd/mm/yyyy').call('2', '1', '2000').should == [2000,1,2,0,0,0,0]
     end
     
     it "should generate proc which outputs time array" do
-      generate_proc('hh:nn:ss').call('01', '02', '03').should == [nil,nil,nil,1,2,3,nil]
+      generate_proc('hh:nn:ss').call('01', '02', '03').should == [0,0,0,1,2,3,0]
     end
     
     it "should generate proc which outputs time array with meridian 'pm' adjusted hour" do
-      generate_proc('hh:nn:ss ampm').call('01', '02', '03', 'pm').should == [nil,nil,nil,13,2,3,nil]
+      generate_proc('hh:nn:ss ampm').call('01', '02', '03', 'pm').should == [0,0,0,13,2,3,0]
     end
     
     it "should generate proc which outputs time array with meridian 'am' unadjusted hour" do
-      generate_proc('hh:nn:ss ampm').call('01', '02', '03', 'am').should == [nil,nil,nil,1,2,3,nil]
+      generate_proc('hh:nn:ss ampm').call('01', '02', '03', 'am').should == [0,0,0,1,2,3,0]
     end
     
     it "should generate proc which outputs time array with microseconds" do
-      generate_proc('hh:nn:ss.u').call('01', '02', '03', '99').should == [nil,nil,nil,1,2,3,99]
+      generate_proc('hh:nn:ss.u').call('01', '02', '03', '99').should == [0,0,0,1,2,3,99]
     end
   end
   
@@ -140,27 +140,27 @@ describe ValidatesTimeliness::Formats do
     
     it "should return time array from date string" do
       time_array = formats.extract_date_time_values('12:13:14', :time, true)
-      time_array.should == [nil,nil,nil,12,13,14,nil]
+      time_array.should == [0,0,0,12,13,14,0]
     end
     
     it "should return date array from time string" do
       time_array = formats.extract_date_time_values('2000-02-01', :date, true)
-      time_array.should == [2000,2,1,nil,nil,nil,nil]
+      time_array.should == [2000,2,1,0,0,0,0]
     end
     
     it "should return datetime array from string value" do
       time_array = formats.extract_date_time_values('2000-02-01 12:13:14', :datetime, true)
-      time_array.should == [2000,2,1,12,13,14,nil]
+      time_array.should == [2000,2,1,12,13,14,0]
     end
     
     it "should ignore time when extracting date and strict is false" do
       time_array = formats.extract_date_time_values('2000-02-01 12:12', :date, false)
-      time_array.should == [2000,2,1,nil,nil,nil,nil]
+      time_array.should == [2000,2,1,0,0,0,0]
     end
     
     it "should ignore date when extracting time and strict is false" do
       time_array = formats.extract_date_time_values('2000-02-01 12:12', :time, false)
-      time_array.should == [nil,nil,nil,12,12,nil,nil]
+      time_array.should == [0,0,0,12,12,0,0]
     end
   end
   
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ describe ValidatesTimeliness::Formats do
       formats.add_formats(:time, "ss:hh:nn", :before => 'hh:nn:ss')
       validate("59:23:58", :time).should be_true
       time_array = formats.extract_date_time_values('59:23:58', :time)
-      time_array.should == [nil,nil,nil,23,58,59,nil]
+      time_array.should == [0,0,0,23,58,59,0]
     end
 
     it "should raise error if format exists" do
@@ -231,10 +231,10 @@ describe ValidatesTimeliness::Formats do
   describe "removing US formats" do
     it "should validate a date as European format when US formats removed" do
       time_array = formats.extract_date_time_values('01/02/2000', :date)
-      time_array.should == [2000, 1, 2,nil,nil,nil,nil]
+      time_array.should == [2000, 1, 2,0,0,0,0]
       formats.remove_us_formats
       time_array = formats.extract_date_time_values('01/02/2000', :date)
-      time_array.should == [2000, 2, 1,nil,nil,nil,nil]
+      time_array.should == [2000, 2, 1,0,0,0,0]
     end
     
     after do
diff --git a/spec/validations_spec.rb b/spec/validations_spec.rb
index 1a50e19..2b5a5f2 100644
--- a/spec/validations_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/validations_spec.rb
@@ -146,11 +146,6 @@ describe ValidatesTimeliness::Validations do
   end
   
   describe "for date type" do
-#    it "should validate with invalid time part" do
-#      person = BasicValidation.new
-#      person.birth_date = "1980-01-01 25:61:61"
-#      person.should be_valid
-#    end
     
     describe "with before and after restrictions" do
       before :all do
@@ -216,11 +211,6 @@ describe ValidatesTimeliness::Validations do
   end
   
   describe "for time type" do
-#    it "should validate with invalid date part" do
-#      person = BasicValidation.new
-#      person.birth_time = "1980-02-30 23:59:59"
-#      person.should be_valid
-#    end
   
     describe "with before and after restrictions" do
       before :all do