diff --git a/src/preferences/time/BaseView.cpp b/src/preferences/time/BaseView.cpp
index 3e096a3045..23a2b851b5 100644
--- a/src/preferences/time/BaseView.cpp
+++ b/src/preferences/time/BaseView.cpp
@@ -85,10 +85,8 @@ TTimeBaseView::ChangeTime(BMessage* message)
 		if (message->FindInt32("month", &month) != B_OK)
 			month = date.Month();
 
-		if (year >= 1970 && year <= 2037) {
-			date.SetDate(year, month, day);
-			dateTime.SetDate(date);
-		}
+		date.SetDate(year, month, day);
+		dateTime.SetDate(date);
 	}
 
 	set_real_time_clock(dateTime.Time_t());
diff --git a/src/preferences/time/DateTimeEdit.cpp b/src/preferences/time/DateTimeEdit.cpp
index 24fb1c4d2f..440895ef0a 100644
--- a/src/preferences/time/DateTimeEdit.cpp
+++ b/src/preferences/time/DateTimeEdit.cpp
@@ -669,12 +669,6 @@ TDateEdit::_CheckRange()
 			break;
 
 		case B_DATE_ELEMENT_YEAR:
-			// 2037 is the end of 32-bit UNIX time
-			if (value > 2037)
-				value = 2037;
-			else if (value < 1970)
-				value = 1970;
-
 			fDate.SetDate(value, fDate.Month(), fDate.Day());
 			break;
 
@@ -713,7 +707,7 @@ TDateEdit::_IsValidDoubleDigit(int32 value)
 		case B_DATE_ELEMENT_YEAR:
 		{
 			int32 year = int32(fHoldValue / 100) * 100 + value;
-			if (year <= 2037 && year >= 1970)
+			if (year >= 2000)
 				isInRange = true;
 			break;
 		}