diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/osem-datepickers.js b/app/assets/javascripts/osem-datepickers.js
index c11c61a9..8b808b63 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/osem-datepickers.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/osem-datepickers.js
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// get current_date
-var today = new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10);
 $(function () {
   $("input[id^='datetimepicker']").datetimepicker({
     useCurrent: false,
@@ -15,9 +13,7 @@ $(function () {
 
    $("#conference-start-datepicker").datetimepicker({
        useCurrent: false,
-       format: "YYYY-MM-DD",
-       // conference-start-day >= Current_date
-       minDate : today
+       format: "YYYY-MM-DD"
    });
 
    $("#conference-end-datepicker").datetimepicker({
@@ -25,18 +21,16 @@ $(function () {
        format: "YYYY-MM-DD"
    });
 
-   // today <= start_registration <= end_registration <= end_conference
+   // start_registration <= end_registration <= end_conference
    var end_conference = $('form').data('end-conference');
 
    $('#registration-period-start-datepicker').datetimepicker({
        format: 'YYYY-MM-DD',
-       minDate : today,
        maxDate : end_conference
    });
 
    $('#registration-period-end-datepicker').datetimepicker({
        format: 'YYYY-MM-DD',
-       minDate : today,
        maxDate : end_conference
    });