diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/date.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/date.js
index dfa022eeeb..98a0bded23 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/date.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/date.js
@@ -228,32 +228,13 @@ Zotero.Date = new function(){
 	/**
 	 * Convert an ISO 8601–formatted date/time to a JS Date
 	 *
-	 * Adapted from http://delete.me.uk/2005/03/iso8601.html (AFL-licensed)
-	 *
 	 * @param	{String}		isoDate		ISO 8601 date
 	 * @return {Date|False} - JS Date, or false if not a valid date
 	 */
 	this.isoToDate = function (isoDate) {
 		var d = isoDate.match(_re8601);
 		if (!d) return false;
-		
-		var offset = 0;
-		var date = new Date(d[1], 0, 1);
-		
-		if (d[3]) { date.setMonth(d[3] - 1); }
-		if (d[5]) { date.setDate(d[5]); }
-		if (d[7]) { date.setHours(d[7]); }
-		if (d[8]) { date.setMinutes(d[8]); }
-		if (d[10]) { date.setSeconds(d[10]); }
-		if (d[12]) { date.setMilliseconds(Number("0." + d[12]) * 1000); }
-		if (d[14]) {
-			offset = (Number(d[16]) * 60) + Number(d[17]);
-			offset *= ((d[15] == '-') ? 1 : -1);
-		}
-		
-		offset -= date.getTimezoneOffset();
-		var time = (Number(date) + (offset * 60 * 1000));
-		return new Date(time);
+		return new Date(isoDate);
 	}