diff --git a/src/components/MessageView/MessageView.js b/src/components/MessageView/MessageView.js
index e902a79..f775c1a 100644
--- a/src/components/MessageView/MessageView.js
+++ b/src/components/MessageView/MessageView.js
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ MessageView.propTypes = {
 
 MessageView.defaultProps = {
 	"from_name": "Name Unavailable",
-	"datetime": new Date(1970, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0),
 	"from_email": "Email Unavailable",
 	"to": [],
     "cc": [],