Index: date/date_elements.inc
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal-contrib/contributions/modules/date/date/date_elements.inc,v
retrieving revision 1.46.2.2.2.63
diff -U3 -r1.46.2.2.2.63 date_elements.inc
--- date/date_elements.inc	8 Jun 2009 18:35:55 -0000	1.46.2.2.2.63
+++ date/date_elements.inc	16 Jul 2009 13:43:34 -0000
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@
  */
 function date_combo_process($element, $edit, &$form_state, $form) {
   if (isset($element['#access']) && empty($element['#access'])) {
-    return;
+    return $element;
   }
 
   $field_name = $element['#field_name'];