diff --git a/cod_base/cod_base.features.inc b/cod_base/cod_base.features.inc
index b94944c..71b8f4d 100644
--- a/cod_base/cod_base.features.inc
+++ b/cod_base/cod_base.features.inc
@@ -9,3 +9,14 @@ function cod_base_ctools_plugin_api() {
     return array("version" => 1);
   }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of hook_uuid_node_features_export_render_alter().
+ */
+function cod_base_uuid_node_features_export_render_alter(&$export, $node, $module) {
+  // Unset the submitted date on these default COD nodes as a workaround for
+  // http://drupal.org/node/1185004 .
+  if (in_array($export->uuid, array('79f090a8-755e-102e-a8fe-4040db1cdced', '82568654-06d2-11e0-a3ab-29212d7dea21'))) {
+    unset($export->date);  
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cod_base/cod_base.features.uuid_node.inc b/cod_base/cod_base.features.uuid_node.inc
index 0f22b4c..76aa913 100644
--- a/cod_base/cod_base.features.uuid_node.inc
+++ b/cod_base/cod_base.features.uuid_node.inc
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ function cod_base_uuid_features_default_content() {
     'uuid' => '79f090a8-755e-102e-a8fe-4040db1cdced',
     'revision_uuid' => '79f12ce8-755e-102e-a8fe-4040db1cdced',
     'pathauto_perform_alias' => FALSE,
-    'date' => '2011-01-19 15:54:23 -0500',
   );
   return $nodes;
 }
diff --git a/cod_session/cod_session.features.uuid_node.inc b/cod_session/cod_session.features.uuid_node.inc
index fce46bb..0029ff0 100644
--- a/cod_session/cod_session.features.uuid_node.inc
+++ b/cod_session/cod_session.features.uuid_node.inc
@@ -77,9 +77,7 @@ function cod_session_uuid_features_default_content() {
     'taxonomy' => array(),
     'uuid' => '82568654-06d2-11e0-a3ab-29212d7dea21',
     'revision_uuid' => '8b783c86-0e1c-11e0-98a9-d1fb755a60d4',
-    'loaded_revision_uuid' => '8b783c86-0e1c-11e0-98a9-d1fb755a60d4',
     'pathauto_perform_alias' => FALSE,
-    'date' => '2011-01-24 16:45:43 -0500',
   );
   return $nodes;
 }