diff --git a/Version Control.accda.src/modules/clsDbProperty.cls b/Version Control.accda.src/modules/clsDbProperty.cls
index a1463c3c..645f79c3 100644
--- a/Version Control.accda.src/modules/clsDbProperty.cls	
+++ b/Version Control.accda.src/modules/clsDbProperty.cls	
@@ -196,11 +196,7 @@ Private Sub IDbComponent_Merge(strFile As String)
 
     ' Remove any document properties that don't exist in the incoming file,
     ' then import the file.
-    ' We don't want to parse the dates here, so turning them off for this operation only.
-    ' See issue #459 for additional details.
-    JsonOptions.ConvertDateToIso = False
     Set dFile = ReadJsonFile(strFile)
-    JsonOptions.ConvertDateToIso = True
     If dFile Is Nothing Then Set dFile = New Dictionary
     RemoveMissing dFile("Items"), GetDictionary
 
diff --git a/Version Control.accda.src/modules/clsOptions.cls b/Version Control.accda.src/modules/clsOptions.cls
index 915d11ac..9769b4f8 100644
--- a/Version Control.accda.src/modules/clsOptions.cls	
+++ b/Version Control.accda.src/modules/clsOptions.cls	
@@ -654,7 +654,6 @@ Private Sub Class_Initialize()
 
     ' Other run-time options
     JsonOptions.AllowUnicodeChars = True
-    JsonOptions.ConvertDateToIso = True
 
 End Sub