diff --git a/src/DateUtils.js b/src/DateUtils.js
index 91df1e46d5..986525eec8 100644
--- a/src/DateUtils.js
+++ b/src/DateUtils.js
@@ -82,6 +82,17 @@ export function formatDate(date, showTwelveHour=false) {
     return formatFullDate(date, showTwelveHour);
 }
 
+export function formatFullDateNoTime(date) {
+    const days = getDaysArray();
+    const months = getMonthsArray();
+    return _t('%(weekDayName)s, %(monthName)s %(day)s %(fullYear)s', {
+        weekDayName: days[date.getDay()],
+        monthName: months[date.getMonth()],
+        day: date.getDate(),
+        fullYear: date.getFullYear(),
+    });
+}
+
 export function formatFullDate(date, showTwelveHour=false) {
     const days = getDaysArray();
     const months = getMonthsArray();
diff --git a/src/components/structures/MessagePanel.js b/src/components/structures/MessagePanel.js
index 5523fc27a0..6a8c2e9c2e 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/MessagePanel.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/MessagePanel.js
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                 const key = "membereventlistsummary-" + (prevEvent ? mxEv.getId() : "initial");
 
                 if (this._wantsDateSeparator(prevEvent, mxEv.getDate())) {
-                    const dateSeparator = <li key={ts1+'~'}><DateSeparator key={ts1+'~'} ts={ts1} showTwelveHour={this.props.isTwelveHour} /></li>;
+                    const dateSeparator = <li key={ts1+'~'}><DateSeparator key={ts1+'~'} ts={ts1} /></li>;
                     ret.push(dateSeparator);
                 }
 
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
 
         // do we need a date separator since the last event?
         if (this._wantsDateSeparator(prevEvent, eventDate)) {
-            const dateSeparator = <li key={ts1}><DateSeparator key={ts1} ts={ts1} showTwelveHour={this.props.isTwelveHour} /></li>;
+            const dateSeparator = <li key={ts1}><DateSeparator key={ts1} ts={ts1} /></li>;
             ret.push(dateSeparator);
             continuation = false;
         }
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index 0d686ad490..73e3f3a014 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
     "AM": "AM",
     "%(weekDayName)s %(time)s": "%(weekDayName)s %(time)s",
     "%(weekDayName)s, %(monthName)s %(day)s %(time)s": "%(weekDayName)s, %(monthName)s %(day)s %(time)s",
+    "%(weekDayName)s, %(monthName)s %(day)s %(fullYear)s": "%(weekDayName)s, %(monthName)s %(day)s %(fullYear)s",
     "%(weekDayName)s, %(monthName)s %(day)s %(fullYear)s %(time)s": "%(weekDayName)s, %(monthName)s %(day)s %(fullYear)s %(time)s",
     "Who would you like to add to this community?": "Who would you like to add to this community?",
     "Warning: any person you add to a community will be publicly visible to anyone who knows the community ID": "Warning: any person you add to a community will be publicly visible to anyone who knows the community ID",