diff --git a/lisp/org.el b/lisp/org.el
index 655d106..bdd808d 100644
--- a/lisp/org.el
+++ b/lisp/org.el
@@ -14667,7 +14667,6 @@ user."
 	     (nth 2 tl))
 	(setq org-time-was-given t))
     (if (< year 100) (setq year (+ 2000 year)))
-    (if (< year 1970) (setq year (nth 5 defdecode))) ; not representable
     (setq org-read-date-analyze-futurep futurep)
     (list second minute hour day month year)))