diff --git a/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/MessageInfoHolder.java b/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/MessageInfoHolder.java
index fe36a2f66..73d797070 100644
--- a/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/MessageInfoHolder.java
+++ b/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/MessageInfoHolder.java
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ public class MessageInfoHolder
 {
     public String subject;
     public String date;
-    public String fullDate;
     public Date compareDate;
     public String compareSubject;
     public CharSequence sender;
diff --git a/src/com/fsck/k9/helper/MessageHelper.java b/src/com/fsck/k9/helper/MessageHelper.java
index 009f883b2..ffc076862 100644
--- a/src/com/fsck/k9/helper/MessageHelper.java
+++ b/src/com/fsck/k9/helper/MessageHelper.java
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ public class MessageHelper
             target.message = m;
             target.preview = message.getPreview();
 
-            target.fullDate = mDateFormat.format(date) + " " + mTimeFormat.format(date);
             target.account = account.getDescription();
             target.uri = "email://messages/" + account.getAccountNumber() + "/" + m.getFolder().getName() + "/" + m.getUid();
 
diff --git a/src/com/fsck/k9/provider/MessageProvider.java b/src/com/fsck/k9/provider/MessageProvider.java
index 32117b2f3..7405a2c71 100644
--- a/src/com/fsck/k9/provider/MessageProvider.java
+++ b/src/com/fsck/k9/provider/MessageProvider.java
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ public class MessageProvider extends ContentProvider
                 cursor.addRow(new Object[]
                               {
                                   id,
-                                  holder.fullDate,
+                                  message.getSentDate().getTime(),
                                   holder.sender,
                                   holder.subject,
                                   holder.preview,