diff --git a/src/digital-components/date-picker/date-picker.vue b/src/digital-components/date-picker/date-picker.vue
index e63349c67..384f5f697 100644
--- a/src/digital-components/date-picker/date-picker.vue
+++ b/src/digital-components/date-picker/date-picker.vue
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@
                 <div class="grid-item caption"><span class="sr-only">Saturday</span>S</div>
                 <div
                     v-for="date in month.dates"
-                    :key="date.inputValue.dateString"
-                    :id="date.inputValue.dateString"
+                    :key="date.inputValue"
+                    :id="date.inputValue"
                     class="grid-item radio-wrapper"
                     :class="[
                         date.dateNum === 1 ? 'first-day-' + month.startDateDayIndex : '',
@@ -476,12 +476,6 @@ export default {
                     "-" +
                     forceTwoDigitString(i);
 
-                const thisDate = {
-                    year: yearNum,
-                    month: monthIndex,
-                    date: i,
-                    dateString: dateString,
-                };
                 if (offset === 0 && i === this.todayDateNum) {
                     dayClasses += "current-day";
                 }
@@ -502,11 +496,9 @@ export default {
                 const dateObject = {
                     dateNum: i,
                     dayClasses: dayClasses,
-                    inputValue: thisDate,
+                    inputValue: dateString,
                     isSelectable:
-                        this.selectableDatesData.findIndex(
-                            (date) => date.dateString === dateString
-                        ) > -1
+                        this.selectableDatesData.findIndex((date) => date.date === dateString) > -1
                             ? true
                             : false,
                 };
@@ -555,8 +547,8 @@ export default {
             if (monthToShow) {
                 // make new API call with this month's start and end dates
                 await this.updateSelectableDates(
-                    monthToShow.dates[monthStartDateNum].inputValue.dateString,
-                    monthToShow.dates[monthToShow.dates.length - 1].inputValue.dateString
+                    monthToShow.dates[monthStartDateNum].inputValue,
+                    monthToShow.dates[monthToShow.dates.length - 1].inputValue
                 );
                 this.isLoading = false;
                 this.hideSomeDaysForInitialView = false; // if hid days on initial partial view, this will reveal those days
@@ -576,13 +568,13 @@ export default {
             );
             moreSelectableDates.days.forEach((selectableDate) => {
                 const index = this.selectableDatesData.findIndex(
-                    (obj) => obj.dateString === selectableDate.dateString
+                    (dateObj) => dateObj.date === selectableDate.date
                 );
-                if (index === -1) this.selectableDatesData.push(selectableDate);
+                if (index === -1) this.selectableDatesData.push(selectableDate.date);
                 this.months.forEach((month) => {
-                    // TODO: avoid checking all calendar date; maybe only ones between monthStart and monthEnd as defined above?
+                    // TODO: avoid checking all calendar dates; maybe only ones between monthStart and monthEnd as defined above?
                     month.dates.forEach((date) => {
-                        if (date.inputValue.dateString === selectableDate.dateString) {
+                        if (date.inputValue === selectableDate.date) {
                             date["isSelectable"] = true;
                         }
                     });
@@ -853,7 +845,6 @@ export default {
     .btn-link {
         font-weight: 500;
         text-underline-offset: 4px;
-        box-shadow: none !important; // TODO: FIX THIS
         position: absolute;
         top: 90%;
     }
diff --git a/src/layouts/schedule/schedule.vue b/src/layouts/schedule/schedule.vue
index db17d966f..e5282203e 100644
--- a/src/layouts/schedule/schedule.vue
+++ b/src/layouts/schedule/schedule.vue
@@ -107,20 +107,7 @@ const getAvailableDates = async (startDate, endDate, appointmentType, providerNu
         );
     }
 
-    const newShopTimeSlots = newTimeSlotsResponse.data;
-    return convertApiResponse(newShopTimeSlots);
-};
-const convertApiResponse = (responseData) => {
-    // DATA CONVERSION
-    responseData?.days.forEach((date) => {
-        const dateString = date.date;
-        date.dateString = dateString;
-        const dateStringPieces = dateString.split("-");
-        date.year = Number(dateStringPieces[0]);
-        date.month = Number(dateStringPieces[1]);
-        date.date = Number(dateStringPieces[2]);
-    });
-    return responseData;
+    return newTimeSlotsResponse.data;
 };
 
 export default {