1 files changed, 1 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/date.rs b/src/date.rs
index f77b5d5..c329ac3 100644
--- a/src/date.rs
+++ b/src/date.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ pub enum Date {
 
 
 impl Date {
-    pub fn empty() -> Date {
+    pub fn new() -> Date {
         Date::Time(UTC.timestamp(0, 0))
     }
 
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@ impl Date {
         Date::Time(UTC.from_utc_datetime(&Utc::now().naive_utc()))
     }
 
-    pub fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
-        *self == Date::empty()
-    }
-
     pub fn parse(date_str: &str, time_zone: &str) -> Result<Self, EventError> {
         let absolute_time = date_str.chars().rev().next().unwrap() == 'Z';
         let tz: Tz = if absolute_time {