diff --git a/ablog/templates/catalog.html b/ablog/templates/catalog.html
index 7ef1842..36dee8f 100644
--- a/ablog/templates/catalog.html
+++ b/ablog/templates/catalog.html
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
       <p>
       {% if fa %}{% endif %}
       {% if post.published %}
-        {{ post.date.strftime(gettext(ablog.post_date_format)) }}
+        {{ post.date.strftime(ablog.post_date_format) }}
       {% else %}
         Draft
       {% endif %}
diff --git a/ablog/templates/collection.html b/ablog/templates/collection.html
index f60672f..d0cd86e 100644
--- a/ablog/templates/collection.html
+++ b/ablog/templates/collection.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
       <p>
       {% if fa %}{% endif %}
       {% if post.published %}
-        {{ post.date.strftime(gettext(ablog.post_date_format)) }}
+        {{ post.date.strftime(ablog.post_date_format) }}
       {% else %}
         Draft
       {% endif %}
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@
       <ul class="ablog-archive">
       <li>{% if post.published %}
       {% if fa %}<i class="fa fa-calendar"></i>{% endif %}
-        {{ post.date.strftime(gettext(ablog.post_date_format)) }}
+        {{ post.date.strftime(ablog.post_date_format) }}
       {% else %}
         {% if fa %}<i class="fa fa-pencil"></i>{% endif %}
-        {% if post.date %}{{ post.date.strftime(gettext(ablog.post_date_format)) }}
+        {% if post.date %}{{ post.date.strftime(ablog.post_date_format) }}
         {% else %} Draft {% endif %}
       {% endif %}
       </li>
diff --git a/ablog/templates/postcard.html b/ablog/templates/postcard.html
index c600542..66aaaea 100644
--- a/ablog/templates/postcard.html
+++ b/ablog/templates/postcard.html
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
   <h2>
   {% if post.published %}
   {% if fa %}<i class="fa fa-calendar"></i>{% endif %}
-    {{ post.date.strftime(gettext(ablog.post_date_format)) }}
+    {{ post.date.strftime(ablog.post_date_format) }}
   {% else %}
     {% if fa %}<i class="fa fa-pencil"></i>{% endif %}
-    {% if post.date %}{{ post.date.strftime(gettext(ablog.post_date_format)) }}
+    {% if post.date %}{{ post.date.strftime(ablog.post_date_format) }}
     {% else %} Draft {% endif %}
   {% endif %}
   </h2>
diff --git a/ablog/templates/postcard2.html b/ablog/templates/postcard2.html
index 2a25ae7..540ef84 100644
--- a/ablog/templates/postcard2.html
+++ b/ablog/templates/postcard2.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
   {% if post.published and post.date != post.update %}
   <li id="published" ><span>{% if fa %}<i class="fa fa-pencil-square-o"></i>{% else %}{{ gettext('Update') }}:{% endif %}</span>
-    {{ post.update.strftime(gettext(ablog.post_date_format)) }}</li>
+    {{ post.update.strftime(ablog.post_date_format) }}</li>
   {% endif %}
 
   {% if post.author %}
diff --git a/ablog/templates/recentposts.html b/ablog/templates/recentposts.html
index a589a0f..868002c 100644
--- a/ablog/templates/recentposts.html
+++ b/ablog/templates/recentposts.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <ul>
     {% set pcount = 1 %}
     {% for recent in ablog.recent(5, pagename) %}
-      <li><a href="{{ pathto(recent.docname) }}{{ anchor(recent) }}">{{ recent.date.strftime(gettext(ablog.post_date_format_short)) + " - " + recent.title }}</a></li>
+      <li><a href="{{ pathto(recent.docname) }}{{ anchor(recent) }}">{{ recent.date.strftime(ablog.post_date_format_short) + " - " + recent.title }}</a></li>
     {% endfor %}
   </ul>
 {% endif %}