diff --git a/CRM/Contact/DAO/Relationship.php b/CRM/Contact/DAO/Relationship.php
index 740d0a752548..a04739f0d58a 100644
--- a/CRM/Contact/DAO/Relationship.php
+++ b/CRM/Contact/DAO/Relationship.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *
  * Generated from xml/schema/CRM/Contact/Relationship.xml
  * DO NOT EDIT.  Generated by CRM_Core_CodeGen
- * (GenCodeChecksum:49381da59affbf165a4c9ce87c9a68ec)
+ * (GenCodeChecksum:ce5f84e10ef36ac340837227265123a4)
  */
 
 /**
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ public static function &fields() {
           'localizable' => 0,
           'html' => [
             'type' => 'Select Date',
+            'formatType' => 'activityDate',
           ],
         ],
         'end_date' => [
@@ -216,6 +217,7 @@ public static function &fields() {
           'localizable' => 0,
           'html' => [
             'type' => 'Select Date',
+            'formatType' => 'activityDate',
           ],
         ],
         'is_active' => [
diff --git a/CRM/Contact/Form/Relationship.php b/CRM/Contact/Form/Relationship.php
index 73aae1120140..186620dbec1f 100644
--- a/CRM/Contact/Form/Relationship.php
+++ b/CRM/Contact/Form/Relationship.php
@@ -212,18 +212,13 @@ public function preProcess() {
    * Set default values for the form.
    */
   public function setDefaultValues() {
-
     $defaults = array();
 
     if ($this->_action & CRM_Core_Action::UPDATE) {
       if (!empty($this->_values)) {
         $defaults['relationship_type_id'] = $this->_rtypeId;
-        if (!empty($this->_values['start_date'])) {
-          list($defaults['start_date']) = CRM_Utils_Date::setDateDefaults($this->_values['start_date']);
-        }
-        if (!empty($this->_values['end_date'])) {
-          list($defaults['end_date']) = CRM_Utils_Date::setDateDefaults($this->_values['end_date']);
-        }
+        $defaults['start_date'] = CRM_Utils_Array::value('start_date', $this->_values);
+        $defaults['end_date'] = CRM_Utils_Array::value('end_date', $this->_values);
         $defaults['description'] = CRM_Utils_Array::value('description', $this->_values);
         $defaults['is_active'] = CRM_Utils_Array::value('is_active', $this->_values);
 
@@ -271,7 +266,6 @@ public function setDefaultValues() {
    * Add the rules for form.
    */
   public function addRules() {
-
     if (!($this->_action & CRM_Core_Action::DELETE)) {
       $this->addFormRule(array('CRM_Contact_Form_Relationship', 'dateRule'));
     }
@@ -335,8 +329,8 @@ public function buildQuickForm() {
 
     $this->add('advcheckbox', 'is_current_employer', $this->_contactType == 'Organization' ? ts('Current Employee') : ts('Current Employer'));
 
-    $this->addField('start_date', array('label' => ts('Start Date'), 'formatType' => 'searchDate'));
-    $this->addField('end_date', array('label' => ts('End Date'), 'formatType' => 'searchDate'));
+    $this->addField('start_date', array('label' => ts('Start Date')), FALSE, FALSE);
+    $this->addField('end_date', array('label' => ts('End Date')), FALSE, FALSE);
 
     $this->addField('is_active', array('label' => ts('Enabled?'), 'type' => 'advcheckbox'));
 
@@ -373,9 +367,11 @@ public function buildQuickForm() {
 
   /**
    * This function is called when the form is submitted and also from unit test.
+   *
    * @param array $params
    *
    * @return array
+   * @throws \CRM_Core_Exception
    */
   public function submit($params) {
     switch ($this->getAction()) {
@@ -425,7 +421,6 @@ public function postProcess() {
         '#tab_contribute' => CRM_Contact_BAO_Contact::getCountComponent('contribution', $this->_contactId),
       ),
     );
-
   }
 
   /**
@@ -442,9 +437,7 @@ public static function dateRule($params) {
 
     // check start and end date
     if (!empty($params['start_date']) && !empty($params['end_date'])) {
-      $start_date = CRM_Utils_Date::format(CRM_Utils_Array::value('start_date', $params));
-      $end_date = CRM_Utils_Date::format(CRM_Utils_Array::value('end_date', $params));
-      if ($start_date && $end_date && (int ) $end_date < (int ) $start_date) {
+      if ($params['end_date'] < $params['start_date']) {
         $errors['end_date'] = ts('The relationship end date cannot be prior to the start date.');
       }
     }
@@ -494,6 +487,7 @@ protected function setMessage($outcome) {
 
   /**
    * @param $relationshipList
+   *
    * @return array
    */
   public static function getRelationshipTypeMetadata($relationshipList) {
@@ -539,11 +533,10 @@ private function deleteAction($id) {
    * @param array $params
    *
    * @return array
+   * @throws \CRM_Core_Exception
    */
   private function updateAction($params) {
-    $params = $this->preparePostProcessParameters($params);
-    $params = $params[0];
-
+    list($params, $_) = $this->preparePostProcessParameters($params);
     try {
       civicrm_api3('relationship', 'create', $params);
     }
@@ -561,6 +554,7 @@ private function updateAction($params) {
    * @param array $params
    *
    * @return array
+   * @throws \CRM_Core_Exception
    */
   private function createAction($params) {
     list($params, $primaryContactLetter) = $this->preparePostProcessParameters($params);
@@ -595,12 +589,6 @@ private function preparePostProcessParameters($values) {
     else {
       $params['id'] = $this->_relationshipId;
       $params['contact_id_' . $b] = $params['related_contact_id'];
-
-      foreach (array('start_date', 'end_date') as $dateParam) {
-        if (!empty($params[$dateParam])) {
-          $params[$dateParam] = CRM_Utils_Date::processDate($params[$dateParam]);
-        }
-      }
     }
 
     // If this is a b_a relationship these form elements are flipped
@@ -615,6 +603,8 @@ private function preparePostProcessParameters($values) {
    *
    * @param array $relationshipIds
    * @param string $note
+   *
+   * @throws \CiviCRM_API3_Exception
    */
   private function saveRelationshipNotes($relationshipIds, $note) {
     foreach ($relationshipIds as $id) {
diff --git a/templates/CRM/Contact/Form/Relationship.tpl b/templates/CRM/Contact/Form/Relationship.tpl
index 23239b69a4ee..4ead58e922d2 100644
--- a/templates/CRM/Contact/Form/Relationship.tpl
+++ b/templates/CRM/Contact/Form/Relationship.tpl
@@ -101,8 +101,7 @@
         </tr>
         <tr class="crm-relationship-form-block-start_date">
           <td class="label">{$form.start_date.label}</td>
-          <td>{include file="CRM/common/jcalendar.tpl" elementName=start_date}<span>{$form.end_date.label} {include file="CRM/common/jcalendar.tpl" elementName=end_date}</span><br />
-            <span class="description">{ts}If this relationship has start and/or end dates, specify them here.{/ts}</span></td>
+          <td>{$form.start_date.html} {$form.end_date.label} {$form.end_date.html}<br /><span class="description">{ts}If this relationship has start and/or end dates, specify them here.{/ts}</span></td>
         </tr>
         <tr class="crm-relationship-form-block-description">
           <td class="label">{$form.description.label}</td>
diff --git a/xml/schema/Contact/Relationship.xml b/xml/schema/Contact/Relationship.xml
index 03f2a6de2069..ea4daaa03f4d 100644
--- a/xml/schema/Contact/Relationship.xml
+++ b/xml/schema/Contact/Relationship.xml
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
     <add>1.1</add>
     <html>
       <type>Select Date</type>
+      <formatType>activityDate</formatType>
     </html>
   </field>
   <field>
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@
     <add>1.1</add>
     <html>
       <type>Select Date</type>
+      <formatType>activityDate</formatType>
     </html>
   </field>
   <field>