diff --git a/lib/validates_timeliness/validations.rb b/lib/validates_timeliness/validations.rb
index dd12cc9..670d81a 100644
--- a/lib/validates_timeliness/validations.rb
+++ b/lib/validates_timeliness/validations.rb
@@ -9,24 +9,6 @@ module ValidatesTimeliness
     end
     
     module ClassMethods
-
-      def timeliness_date_time_parser(time)
-        begin        
-          if raw_value.acts_like?(:time) || raw_value.is_a?(Date)
-            raw_value
-          else
-            time_array = ParseDate.parsedate(raw_value)            
-
-            # checks if date is valid which enforces number of days in a month unlike Time
-            Date.new(*time_array[0..2])
-            
-            # checks if time is valid and return object
-            Time.mktime(*time_array)          
-          end
-        rescue
-          raise ValidatesTimeliness::DateTimeInvalid
-        end
-      end
       
       def validates_timeliness_of(*attr_names)
         configuration = { :on => :save, :allow_nil => false, :allow_blank => false }
@@ -47,7 +29,17 @@ module ValidatesTimeliness
           
           column = record.column_for_attribute(attr_name)
           begin
-            time = timeliness_date_time_parser(raw_value)
+            time = if raw_value.acts_like?(:time) || raw_value.is_a?(Date)
+              raw_value
+            else
+              time_array = ParseDate.parsedate(raw_value)            
+
+              # checks if date is valid which enforces number of days in a month unlike Time
+              Date.new(*time_array[0..2])
+              
+              # checks if time is valid and return object
+              Time.mktime(*time_array)          
+            end
             
             conversion_method = column.type == :date ? :to_date : :to_time
             time = time.send(conversion_method)
@@ -75,7 +67,7 @@ module ValidatesTimeliness
                 end
               end
             end
-          rescue ValidatesTimeliness::DateTimeInvalid
+          rescue
             record.send("#{attr_name}=", nil)
             record.errors.add(attr_name, "is not a valid #{column.type}")
             next