diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/subsection.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/subsection.py
index 234d2d81b0..0556fa48d5 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/subsection.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/subsection.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 from lettuce import world, step
 from common import *
-from nose.tools import assert_equal, assert_true
+from nose.tools import assert_equal
 
 ############### ACTIONS ####################
 
diff --git a/cms/static/sass/views/_outline.scss b/cms/static/sass/views/_outline.scss
index 0d72e2d2bf..e5a294467e 100644
--- a/cms/static/sass/views/_outline.scss
+++ b/cms/static/sass/views/_outline.scss
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ body.course.outline {
 
           .section-published-date {
             float: right;
-            width: 265px;
+            width: 278px;
             margin-right: 220px;                              
             @include border-radius(3px);
             background: $lightGrey;
diff --git a/cms/templates/edit_subsection.html b/cms/templates/edit_subsection.html
index ed316062b8..80385de829 100644
--- a/cms/templates/edit_subsection.html
+++ b/cms/templates/edit_subsection.html
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 <%inherit file="base.html" />
 <%!
-   from time import mktime
-   import dateutil.parser
    import logging
-   from datetime import datetime
    from xmodule.util.date_utils import get_time_struct_display
 %>
 
@@ -14,7 +11,6 @@
 
 <%namespace name="units" file="widgets/units.html" />
 <%namespace name='static' file='static_content.html'/>
-<%namespace name='datetime' module='datetime'/>
 
 <%block name="content">
 <div class="main-wrapper">
@@ -39,18 +35,15 @@
       <div class="scheduled-date-input row">
         <label>Release date:<!-- <span class="description">Determines when this subsection and the units within it will be released publicly.</span>--></label>
         <div class="datepair" data-language="javascript">
-            <%
-                start_date = datetime.fromtimestamp(mktime(subsection.lms.start)) if subsection.lms.start is not None else None
-                parent_start_date = datetime.fromtimestamp(mktime(parent_item.lms.start)) if parent_item.lms.start is not None else None
-            %>
-          <input type="text" id="start_date" name="start_date" value="${start_date.strftime('%m/%d/%Y') if start_date is not None else ''}" placeholder="MM/DD/YYYY" class="date" size='15' autocomplete="off"/>
-          <input type="text" id="start_time" name="start_time" value="${start_date.strftime('%H:%M') if start_date is not None else ''}" placeholder="HH:MM" class="time" size='10' autocomplete="off"/>
+          <input type="text" id="start_date" name="start_date" value="${get_time_struct_display(subsection.lms.start, '%m/%d/%Y')}" placeholder="MM/DD/YYYY" class="date" size='15' autocomplete="off"/>
+          <input type="text" id="start_time" name="start_time" value="${get_time_struct_display(subsection.lms.start, '%H:%M')}" placeholder="HH:MM" class="time" size='10' autocomplete="off"/>
         </div>
         % if subsection.lms.start != parent_item.lms.start and subsection.lms.start:
-            % if parent_start_date is None:
+            % if parent_item.lms.start is None:
             <p class="notice">The date above differs from the release date of ${parent_item.display_name_with_default}, which is unset.
             % else:
-            <p class="notice">The date above differs from the release date of ${parent_item.display_name_with_default} – ${parent_start_date.strftime('%m/%d/%Y')} at ${parent_start_date.strftime('%H:%M')}.
+            <p class="notice">The date above differs from the release date of ${parent_item.display_name_with_default} –
+                ${get_time_struct_display(parent_item.lms.start, '%m/%d/%Y at %I:%M %p')}.
             % endif
             <a href="#" class="sync-date no-spinner">Sync to ${parent_item.display_name_with_default}.</a></p>
         % endif
diff --git a/cms/templates/overview.html b/cms/templates/overview.html
index d45a90093e..04aae12f4a 100644
--- a/cms/templates/overview.html
+++ b/cms/templates/overview.html
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 <%inherit file="base.html" />
 <%!
-   from time import mktime
-   import dateutil.parser
    import logging
-   from datetime import datetime
+   from xmodule.util.date_utils import get_time_struct_display
 %>
 <%! from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse %>
 <%block name="title">Course Outline</%block>
@@ -163,11 +161,10 @@
               </h3>
               <div class="section-published-date">
                 <%
-                  start_date = datetime.fromtimestamp(mktime(section.lms.start)) if section.lms.start is not None else None
-                  start_date_str = start_date.strftime('%m/%d/%Y') if start_date is not None else ''
-                  start_time_str = start_date.strftime('%H:%M') if start_date is not None else ''
+                  start_date_str = get_time_struct_display(section.lms.start, '%m/%d/%Y')
+                  start_time_str = get_time_struct_display(section.lms.start, '%I:%M %p')
                 %>
-                %if start_date is None:
+                %if section.lms.start is None:
                   <span class="published-status">This section has not been released.</span>
                   <a href="#" class="schedule-button" data-date="" data-time="" data-id="${section.location}">Schedule</a>
                 %else: