1 files changed, 6 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/tags/date_field.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/tags/date_field.rb
index bb968e9f39..64c29dea3d 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/tags/date_field.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/tags/date_field.rb
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 module ActionView
   module Helpers
     module Tags
-      class DateField < TextField #:nodoc:
-        def render
-          options = @options.stringify_keys
-          options["value"] = @options.fetch("value") { value(object).try(:to_date) }
-          options["size"] = nil
-          @options = options
-          super
-        end
+      class DateField < DatetimeField #:nodoc:
+        private
+
+          def format_date(value)
+            value.try(:strftime, "%Y-%m-%d")
+          end
       end
     end
   end