diff --git a/inc/always.php.in b/inc/always.php.in
index 74a0d631..92e128f0 100644
--- a/inc/always.php.in
+++ b/inc/always.php.in
@@ -460,26 +460,8 @@ function DeconstructURL( $url ) {
 * @param string $isodate The date to convert
 */
 function ISODateToHTTPDate( $isodate ) {
-  // It is necessary to use English for this, explicitly.  See Debian BTS Bug#661985 for more info.
-  $month = gmstrftime('%m', strtotime($isodate));
-  switch( intval($month) ) {
-    case 1: $month = 'Jan'; break;
-    case 2: $month = 'Feb'; break;
-    case 3: $month = 'Mar'; break;
-    case 4: $month = 'Apr'; break;
-    case 5: $month = 'May'; break;
-    case 6: $month = 'Jun'; break;
-    case 7: $month = 'Jul'; break;
-    case 8: $month = 'Aug'; break;
-    case 9: $month = 'Sep'; break;
-    case 10: $month = 'Oct'; break;
-    case 11: $month = 'Nov'; break;
-    case 12: $month = 'Dec'; break;
-    default:
-      throw new Exception('Invalid month '.$month);
-  }
   // Use strtotime since strptime is not available on Windows platform.
-  return( gmstrftime('%a, %d '.$month.' %Y %H:%M:%S GMT', strtotime($isodate)) );
+  return( gmdate('D, d M Y H:i:s T', strtotime($isodate)) );
 }
 
 /**