diff --git a/app/graphql/schema.graphql b/app/graphql/schema.graphql
index 37072cf20..07dade305 100644
--- a/app/graphql/schema.graphql
+++ b/app/graphql/schema.graphql
@@ -3406,7 +3406,7 @@ type Date {
   """
   Date information for this resource
   """
-  date: ISO8601DateTime!
+  date: String!
 
   """
   The type of date
@@ -5462,11 +5462,6 @@ An ISO 8601-encoded date
 """
 scalar ISO8601Date
 
-"""
-An ISO 8601-encoded datetime
-"""
-scalar ISO8601DateTime
-
 """
 Information about identifiers
 """
diff --git a/app/graphql/types/date_type.rb b/app/graphql/types/date_type.rb
index 48ebe890e..728fa7fcb 100644
--- a/app/graphql/types/date_type.rb
+++ b/app/graphql/types/date_type.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 class DateType < BaseObject
   description "Information about dates"
 
-  field :date, GraphQL::Types::ISO8601DateTime, null: false, description: "Date information for this resource"
+  field :date, String, null: false, description: "Date information for this resource"
   field :date_type, String, null: true, hash_key: "dateType", description: "The type of date"
 end
diff --git a/spec/graphql/types/date_type_spec.rb b/spec/graphql/types/date_type_spec.rb
index 0920af426..928ccbdad 100644
--- a/spec/graphql/types/date_type_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/graphql/types/date_type_spec.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
     subject { described_class }
 
     it { is_expected.to have_field(:dateType).of_type("String") }
-    it { is_expected.to have_field(:date).of_type("ISO8601DateTime!") }
+    it { is_expected.to have_field(:date).of_type("String!") }
   end
 end