diff --git a/src/helma/objectmodel/Property.java b/src/helma/objectmodel/Property.java
index 5dc82fe3..5c8df5c7 100644
--- a/src/helma/objectmodel/Property.java
+++ b/src/helma/objectmodel/Property.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public final class Property implements IProperty, Serializable {
 	return null;
     }
 
-    public void setStringValue (String value) throws ParseException {
+    public void setStringValue (String value) {
 	if (type == NODE)
 	    this.nvalue = null;
 	if (type == JAVAOBJECT)
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ public final class Property implements IProperty, Serializable {
 	this.nvalue = value;
     }
 
+
     public void setJavaObjectValue (Object value) {
 	if (type == NODE)
 	    this.nvalue = null;
@@ -124,7 +125,6 @@ public final class Property implements IProperty, Serializable {
     }
 
 
-
     public String getStringValue () {
 	switch (type) {
 	case STRING:
@@ -151,32 +151,32 @@ public final class Property implements IProperty, Serializable {
     }
 
     public long getIntegerValue () {
-	if (type == INTEGER) 	
+	if (type == INTEGER)
 	    return lvalue;
 	return 0;
     }
 
     public double getFloatValue () {
-	if (type == FLOAT) 	
+	if (type == FLOAT)
 	    return dvalue;
 	return 0.0;
     }
 
 
     public Date getDateValue () {
-	if (type == DATE) 	
+	if (type == DATE)
 	    return new Date (lvalue);
 	return null;
     }
 
     public boolean getBooleanValue () {
-	if (type == BOOLEAN) 
+	if (type == BOOLEAN)
 	    return bvalue;
 	return false;
     }
 
     public INode getNodeValue () {
-	if (type == NODE) 
+	if (type == NODE)
 	    return nvalue;
 	return null;
     }
diff --git a/src/helma/objectmodel/TransientNode.java b/src/helma/objectmodel/TransientNode.java
index 9965e7e8..2c453e0e 100644
--- a/src/helma/objectmodel/TransientNode.java
+++ b/src/helma/objectmodel/TransientNode.java
@@ -469,12 +469,8 @@ public class TransientNode implements INode, Serializable {
     public void setString (String propname, String value) {
 	// IServer.getLogger().log ("setting String prop");
 	Property prop = initProperty (propname);
-	try {
-	    prop.setStringValue (value);
-	    // Server.throwNodeEvent (new NodeEvent (this, NodeEvent.PROPERTIES_CHANGED));
-	} catch (java.text.ParseException x) {
-	    throw new RuntimeException ("Fehler beim Parsen des Datum-Strings");
-	}
+	prop.setStringValue (value);
+	// Server.throwNodeEvent (new NodeEvent (this, NodeEvent.PROPERTIES_CHANGED));
 	lastmodified = System.currentTimeMillis ();
     }