diff --git a/etemplate/js/et2_widget_date.js b/etemplate/js/et2_widget_date.js
index fc1369d716..ea235fabe7 100644
--- a/etemplate/js/et2_widget_date.js
+++ b/etemplate/js/et2_widget_date.js
@@ -674,7 +674,6 @@ var et2_date_ro = et2_valueWidget.extend([et2_IDetachedDOM], {
 		this.span = jQuery(_nodes[0]);
 		this.set_value(_values["value"]);
 
-		this._super.apply(this, arguments);
 		if(_values["class"]) 
 		{
 			this.span.addClass(_values["class"]);