diff --git a/R/cranlogs.R b/R/cranlogs.R
index ea7e9b8..dc7156c 100644
--- a/R/cranlogs.R
+++ b/R/cranlogs.R
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ to_df_r <- function(res1) {
     os = vapply(res1$downloads, "[[", "", "os"),
     count = vapply(res1$downloads, "[[", 1, "downloads")
   )
-  fill_in_dates(df, as.Date(res1$start), as.Date(res1$end))
+  df
 }
 
 fill_in_dates <- function(df, start, end) {
diff --git a/inst/NEWS.md b/inst/NEWS.md
index 3c95205..fa4fa17 100644
--- a/inst/NEWS.md
+++ b/inst/NEWS.md
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 
+# 2.1.1
+
+* Fix R download counts if a day is missing data (e.g. 2015-08-23).
+
 # 2.1.0
 
 * Query downloads of R: `cran_downloads("R")`.