diff --git a/pkg/caldav/caldav.go b/pkg/caldav/caldav.go
index 173a6e71c3..067a50baef 100644
--- a/pkg/caldav/caldav.go
+++ b/pkg/caldav/caldav.go
@@ -27,9 +27,8 @@ import (
 	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/utils"
 )
 
-// DateFormat ist the caldav date format
+// DateFormat is the caldav date format
 const DateFormat = `20060102T150405`
-const DateFormatAbsolute = `20060102T150405Z`
 
 // Event holds a single caldav event
 type Event struct {
diff --git a/pkg/routes/caldav/parsing.go b/pkg/routes/caldav/parsing.go
index 8298a6d3ba..547f717e67 100644
--- a/pkg/routes/caldav/parsing.go
+++ b/pkg/routes/caldav/parsing.go
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ func caldavTimeToTimestamp(tstring string) time.Time {
 	format := caldav.DateFormat
 
 	if strings.HasSuffix(tstring, "Z") {
-		format = caldav.DateFormatAbsolute
+		format = `20060102T150405Z`
 	}
 
 	t, err := time.Parse(format, tstring)