diff --git a/ayanova/src/components/date-time-control.vue b/ayanova/src/components/date-time-control.vue
index 3f260549..99675b5a 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/components/date-time-control.vue
+++ b/ayanova/src/components/date-time-control.vue
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ export default {
       //this tortuous fuckery is required so that the input and change events only fire on a real change, not initial page load
       //also it shouldn't signal a change if the values are the same and nothing was effectively changed
       var hasChanged = false;
-      if (this.oldDate != null && this.date != this.oldDate) {
+      if (this.date != this.oldDate) {
         hasChanged = true;
       }
       this.oldDate = this.date;