diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/examples/ExampleGenerator.java b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/examples/ExampleGenerator.java
index 228e5afb90de..26a4422f071b 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/examples/ExampleGenerator.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/examples/ExampleGenerator.java
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public class ExampleGenerator {
                 };
             }
         } else if (property instanceof DateProperty) {
-            return "2000-01-23T04:56:07.000+00:00";
+            return "2000-01-23";
         } else if (property instanceof DateTimeProperty) {
             return "2000-01-23T04:56:07.000+00:00";
         } else if (property instanceof DecimalProperty) {
diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/examples/XmlExampleGenerator.java b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/examples/XmlExampleGenerator.java
index 3b7700115e18..ed9ab1233547 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/examples/XmlExampleGenerator.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/examples/XmlExampleGenerator.java
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ public class XmlExampleGenerator {
             if (property.getExample() != null) {
                 return property.getExample().toString();
             } else {
-                return "2000-01-23T04:56:07.000Z";
+                return "2000-01-23";
             }
         } else if (property instanceof IntegerProperty) {
             if (property.getExample() != null) {