diff --git a/pelican/utils.py b/pelican/utils.py
index 2b37992b..f0adeb01 100644
--- a/pelican/utils.py
+++ b/pelican/utils.py
@@ -180,40 +180,6 @@ def get_date(string):
 
     If no format matches the given date, raise a ValueError.
     """
-   #string = re.sub(' +', ' ', string)
-   #formats = [
-   #    # ISO 8601
-   #    '%Y',
-   #    '%Y-%m',
-   #    '%Y-%m-%d',
-   #    '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M%z',
-   #    '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%MZ',
-   #    '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M',
-   #    '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%z',
-   #    '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ',
-   #    '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S',
-   #    '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%f%z',
-   #    '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%fZ',
-   #    '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%f',
-   #    # end ISO 8601 forms
-   #    '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M',
-   #    '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S',
-   #    '%Y/%m/%d %H:%M',
-   #    '%Y/%m/%d',
-   #    '%d-%m-%Y',
-   #    '%d.%m.%Y %H:%M',
-   #    '%d.%m.%Y',
-   #    '%d/%m/%Y',
-   #    ]
-   #for date_format in formats:
-   #    try:
-   #        date = datetime.strptime(string, date_format)
-   #    except ValueError:
-   #        continue
-   #    if date_format.endswith('Z'):
-   #        date = date.replace(tzinfo=pytz.timezone('UTC'))
-   #    return date
-   #raise ValueError('{0!r} is not a valid date'.format(string))
     try:
         return parser.parse(string)
     except ValueError: