diff --git a/app/models/conference.rb b/app/models/conference.rb
index b5e01a09..0f586b57 100644
--- a/app/models/conference.rb
+++ b/app/models/conference.rb
@@ -68,24 +68,6 @@ class Conference < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   after_create :create_free_ticket
 
-  def date_range_string
-    startstr = 'Unknown - '
-    endstr = 'Unknown'
-    if start_date.month == end_date.month && start_date.year == end_date.year
-      startstr = start_date.strftime('%B %d - ')
-      endstr = end_date.strftime('%d, %Y')
-    elsif start_date.month != end_date.month && start_date.year == end_date.year
-      startstr = start_date.strftime('%B %d - ')
-      endstr = end_date.strftime('%B %d, %Y')
-    else
-      startstr = start_date.strftime('%B %d, %Y - ')
-      endstr = end_date.strftime('%B %d, %Y')
-    end
-
-    result = startstr + endstr
-    result
-  end
-
   ##
   # Checks if the user is registered to the conference
   #
diff --git a/app/serializers/conference_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/conference_serializer.rb
index 2059f37c..bdace955 100644
--- a/app/serializers/conference_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/conference_serializer.rb
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ class ConferenceSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
   end
 
   def date_range
-    if defined? object.date_range_string
-        object.date_range_string.try(:split, ',').try(:first)
+    if defined? date_range_string(object.start_date, object.end_date)
+      date_range_string(object.start_date, object.end_date).try(:split, ',').try(:first)
     end
   end
 end