diff --git a/tracks/app/controllers/todo_controller.rb b/tracks/app/controllers/todo_controller.rb
index b9804e54..17e5028f 100644
--- a/tracks/app/controllers/todo_controller.rb
+++ b/tracks/app/controllers/todo_controller.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ class TodoController < ApplicationController
   helper :todo
 
   append_before_filter :init, :except => [ :destroy, :completed, :completed_archive, :check_tickler ]
-  layout 'standard', :except => :date_preview
+  layout 'standard'
 
   # Main method for listing tasks
   # Set page title, and fill variables with contexts and done and not-done tasks
@@ -33,18 +33,6 @@ class TodoController < ApplicationController
       wants.xml { render :action => 'list.rxml', :layout => false }
     end
   end
-
-  def date_preview
-    return if params["todo_due"].blank?
-    @date = parse_date_per_user_prefs(params["todo_due"])
-    
-    if @date.nil?
-      @form_date = "Invalid date"
-    else
-      @form_date = @date.strftime("%a %b %d %Y")
-    end
-    render :partial => "shared/date_preview", :layout => false
-  end
   
   def create
     @item = @user.todos.build
diff --git a/tracks/app/views/shared/_add_new_item_form.rhtml b/tracks/app/views/shared/_add_new_item_form.rhtml
index cad1a981..48fc4ec7 100644
--- a/tracks/app/views/shared/_add_new_item_form.rhtml
+++ b/tracks/app/views/shared/_add_new_item_form.rhtml
@@ -51,18 +51,10 @@ Event.observe($('todo_project_name'), "click", projectAutoCompleter.activate.bin
 <br />  <label for="todo_show_from">Show from</label><br />
   <%= text_field("todo", "show_from", "size" => 10, "class" => "Date", "onfocus" => "Calendar.setup", "tabindex" => 6, "autocomplete" => "off") %><br />
 
-<div id="date-preview" style="display: none;"></div>
-
 <%= source_view_tag( @source_view ) %>
 <input type="submit" value="Add item" tabindex="7" />
 <% end -%><!--[eoform:todo]-->
 
-<%= observe_field "todo_due", 
-                  :frequency => 2, 
-                  :update => "date-preview", 
-                  :with => "todo_due",
-                  :complete => "Element.show('date-preview')", 
-                  :url => { :controller => "todo", :action => "date_preview" } %>
                   
 <%= calendar_setup( "todo_due"  ) %>
 <%= calendar_setup( "todo_show_from"  ) %>
diff --git a/tracks/app/views/shared/_date_preview.rhtml b/tracks/app/views/shared/_date_preview.rhtml
deleted file mode 100644
index 3dbbb4c8..00000000
--- a/tracks/app/views/shared/_date_preview.rhtml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-<strong><%= @form_date %></strong>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tracks/app/views/todo/date_preview.rhtml b/tracks/app/views/todo/date_preview.rhtml
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000