diff --git a/views/bootstrap/class.SetRevisors.php b/views/bootstrap/class.SetRevisors.php
index 1c5c0135f..20b8b9abf 100644
--- a/views/bootstrap/class.SetRevisors.php
+++ b/views/bootstrap/class.SetRevisors.php
@@ -74,10 +74,14 @@ class SeedDMS_View_SetRevisors extends SeedDMS_Theme_Style {
 
 <?php
 		$this->contentContainerStart();
-		$this->formField(
-			getMLText("revision_date"),
-			$this->getDateChooser($startdate, "startdate", $this->params['session']->getLanguage())
-		);
+		if($content->getStatus()['status'] == S_IN_REVISION) {
+			echo '<input type="hidden" name="startdate" value="" />';
+		} else {
+			$this->formField(
+				getMLText("revision_date"),
+				$this->getDateChooser($startdate, "startdate", $this->params['session']->getLanguage())
+			);
+		}
 ?>
 
 	<div class="control-group">