diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6f5822a34..239fa6f10 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 - disabling the recycle bin will delete forever items in it
 - remember pin status of albums becoming empty
+- allow setting dates before 1970/01/01
 - upgraded Flutter to stable v3.7.3
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/model/provider/ImageProvider.kt b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/model/provider/ImageProvider.kt
index 9e2e9c9eb..4fb59c16c 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/model/provider/ImageProvider.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/model/provider/ImageProvider.kt
@@ -811,11 +811,6 @@ abstract class ImageProvider {
         fields: List<String>,
         callback: ImageOpCallback,
     ) {
-        if (dateMillis != null && dateMillis < 0) {
-            callback.onFailure(Exception("dateMillis=$dateMillis cannot be negative"))
-            return
-        }
-
         val success = editExif(context, path, uri, mimeType, callback) { exif ->
             when {
                 dateMillis != null -> {