diff --git a/lib/Constants.php b/lib/Constants.php
index 74bedaf3..42262e5e 100644
--- a/lib/Constants.php
+++ b/lib/Constants.php
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ const EBOOKS_PER_PAGE = 12;
 const EBOOKS_MAX_STRING_LENGTH = 250;
 const EBOOKS_MAX_LONG_STRING_LENGTH = 500;
 const EBOOK_SINGLE_PAGE_SIZE_WARNING = 3 *1024 * 1024; // 3145728
-const EBOOK_EARLIEST_CREATION_DATE = new DateTimeImmutable('2014-01-01');
 
 const ARTWORK_THUMBNAIL_HEIGHT = 350;
 const ARTWORK_THUMBNAIL_WIDTH = 350;
diff --git a/lib/Ebook.php b/lib/Ebook.php
index 354e184d..fbb7e648 100644
--- a/lib/Ebook.php
+++ b/lib/Ebook.php
@@ -1207,7 +1207,7 @@ class Ebook{
 		}
 
 		if(isset($this->EbookCreated)){
-			if($this->EbookCreated > $now || $this->EbookCreated < EBOOK_EARLIEST_CREATION_DATE){
+			if($this->EbookCreated > $now){
 				$error->Add(new Exceptions\InvalidEbookCreatedDatetimeException($this->EbookCreated));
 			}
 		}
@@ -1216,7 +1216,7 @@ class Ebook{
 		}
 
 		if(isset($this->EbookUpdated)){
-			if($this->EbookUpdated > $now || $this->EbookUpdated < EBOOK_EARLIEST_CREATION_DATE){
+			if($this->EbookUpdated > $now){
 				$error->Add(new Exceptions\InvalidEbookUpdatedDatetimeException($this->EbookUpdated));
 
 			}
diff --git a/lib/Exceptions/InvalidEbookCreatedDatetimeException.php b/lib/Exceptions/InvalidEbookCreatedDatetimeException.php
index 138f2d63..a72ded94 100644
--- a/lib/Exceptions/InvalidEbookCreatedDatetimeException.php
+++ b/lib/Exceptions/InvalidEbookCreatedDatetimeException.php
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ class InvalidEbookCreatedDatetimeException extends AppException{
 	public function __construct(DateTimeImmutable $createdDatetime){
 		/** @throws void */
 		$now = new DateTimeImmutable();
-		$this->message = 'Invalid EbookCreated datetime. ' . $createdDatetime->format('Y-m-d') . ' is not between ' . EBOOK_EARLIEST_CREATION_DATE->format('Y-m-d') . ' and ' . $now->format('Y-m-d') . '.';
+		$this->message = 'Invalid EbookCreated datetime. ' . $createdDatetime->format('Y-m-d') . ' is after ' . $now->format('Y-m-d') . '.';
 	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/Exceptions/InvalidEbookUpdatedDatetimeException.php b/lib/Exceptions/InvalidEbookUpdatedDatetimeException.php
index 49d3aa49..cc912a8d 100644
--- a/lib/Exceptions/InvalidEbookUpdatedDatetimeException.php
+++ b/lib/Exceptions/InvalidEbookUpdatedDatetimeException.php
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ class InvalidEbookUpdatedDatetimeException extends AppException{
 	public function __construct(DateTimeImmutable $updatedDatetime){
 		/** @throws void */
 		$now = new DateTimeImmutable();
-		$this->message = 'Invalid EbookUpdated datetime. ' . $updatedDatetime->format('Y-m-d') . ' is not between ' . EBOOK_EARLIEST_CREATION_DATE->format('Y-m-d') . ' and ' . $now->format('Y-m-d') . '.';
+		$this->message = 'Invalid EbookUpdated datetime. ' . $updatedDatetime->format('Y-m-d') . ' is after ' . $now->format('Y-m-d') . '.';
 	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/Exceptions/InvalidGitCommitCreatedDatetimeException.php b/lib/Exceptions/InvalidGitCommitCreatedDatetimeException.php
index 05d210b4..9f636b61 100644
--- a/lib/Exceptions/InvalidGitCommitCreatedDatetimeException.php
+++ b/lib/Exceptions/InvalidGitCommitCreatedDatetimeException.php
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ class InvalidGitCommitCreatedDatetimeException extends AppException{
 	public function __construct(DateTimeImmutable $createdDatetime){
 		/** @throws void */
 		$now = new DateTimeImmutable();
-		$this->message = 'Invalid GitCommit Created datetime. ' . $createdDatetime->format('Y-m-d') . ' is not between ' . EBOOK_EARLIEST_CREATION_DATE->format('Y-m-d') . ' and ' . $now->format('Y-m-d') . '.';
+		$this->message = 'Invalid GitCommit Created datetime. ' . $createdDatetime->format('Y-m-d') . ' is after ' . $now->format('Y-m-d') . '.';
 	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/GitCommit.php b/lib/GitCommit.php
index 381022e8..a0db7fb9 100644
--- a/lib/GitCommit.php
+++ b/lib/GitCommit.php
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class GitCommit{
 		}
 
 		if(isset($this->Created)){
-			if($this->Created > $now || $this->Created < EBOOK_EARLIEST_CREATION_DATE){
+			if($this->Created > $now){
 				$error->Add(new Exceptions\InvalidGitCommitCreatedDatetimeException($this->Created));
 			}
 		}