diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/formats.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/formats.js
index 58a785b6083..3280b9f4f75 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/formats.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/formats.js
@@ -191,9 +191,7 @@ instance.web.format_value = function (value, descriptor, value_if_empty) {
                         + ' ' + normalize_format(l10n.time_format));
         case 'date':
             if (typeof(value) == "string")
-                // in case value is a datetime, strip to avoid time manipulation
-                value = value.substring(0,10);
-                value = instance.web.str_to_date(value);
+                value = instance.web.str_to_date(value.substring(0,10));
             return value.toString(normalize_format(l10n.date_format));
         case 'time':
             if (typeof(value) == "string")