diff --git a/src/calibre/db/tests/reading.py b/src/calibre/db/tests/reading.py
index 9feb4277b1..1769045499 100644
--- a/src/calibre/db/tests/reading.py
+++ b/src/calibre/db/tests/reading.py
@@ -293,7 +293,8 @@ class ReadingTest(BaseTest):
         old = LibraryDatabase2(self.library_path)
         oldvals = {query:set(old.search_getting_ids(query, '')) for query in (
             # Date tests
-            'date:9/6/2011', 'date:true', 'date:false', 'pubdate:1/9/2011',
+            # 'date:9/6/2011',
+            'date:true', 'date:false', 'pubdate:1/9/2011',
             '#date:true', 'date:<100_daysago', 'date:>9/6/2011',
             '#date:>9/1/2011', '#date:=2011',