diff --git a/floppyforms/widgets.py b/floppyforms/widgets.py
index 29d9899..553f247 100644
--- a/floppyforms/widgets.py
+++ b/floppyforms/widgets.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.forms.widgets import FILE_INPUT_CONTRADICTION
 from django.template import loader
-from django.utils import datetime_safe, formats
+from django.utils import formats
 from django.utils.dates import MONTHS
 from django.utils.encoding import force_str
 from django.utils.html import conditional_escape
@@ -319,7 +319,6 @@ def __init__(self, attrs=None, format=None):
 
     def format_value(self, value):
         if hasattr(value, 'strftime'):
-            value = datetime_safe.new_date(value)
             return value.strftime(self.format)
         return value
 
@@ -351,7 +350,6 @@ def __init__(self, attrs=None, format=None):
 
     def format_value(self, value):
         if hasattr(value, 'strftime'):
-            value = datetime_safe.new_datetime(value)
             return value.strftime(self.format)
         return value
 
@@ -840,7 +838,6 @@ def value_from_datadict(self, data, files, name):
                 except ValueError:
                     return '%s-%s-%s' % (y, m, d)
                 else:
-                    date_value = datetime_safe.new_date(date_value)
                     return date_value.strftime(input_format)
             else:
                 return '%s-%s-%s' % (y, m, d)