diff --git a/rss.php b/rss.php
index bb3fbae80d..439beb1e95 100644
--- a/rss.php
+++ b/rss.php
@@ -7,11 +7,6 @@
 
 include $xerte_toolkits_site->php_library_path . "url_library.php";
 
-function normal_date($string){
-    $temp = explode("-", $string);
-    return $temp[2] . "/" . $temp[1] . "/" . $temp[0];
-}
-
 $query_modifier = "rss";
 
 $action_modifder = "play";
diff --git a/syndicate.php b/syndicate.php
index ef9a00d8dc..ffd1b206ae 100644
--- a/syndicate.php
+++ b/syndicate.php
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@
 
 include $xerte_toolkits_site->php_library_path . "url_library.php";
 
-function normal_date($string){
-    $temp = explode("-", $string);
-    return $temp[2] . " " . $temp[1] . " " . $temp[0] . " 12:00:00 GMT";
-}
 
 $query = "SELECT {$xerte_toolkits_site->database_table_prefix}originaltemplatesdetails.template_name as origname, username, {$xerte_toolkits_site->database_table_prefix}logindetails.login_id, 
 {$xerte_toolkits_site->database_table_prefix}templatedetails.template_id, keywords, creator_id, date_created, {$xerte_toolkits_site->database_table_prefix}templatedetails.template_name,