diff --git a/app/validators/date_of_birth_validator.rb b/app/validators/date_of_birth_validator.rb
index 79119d2c4c..b1d05a2ad0 100644
--- a/app/validators/date_of_birth_validator.rb
+++ b/app/validators/date_of_birth_validator.rb
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 class DateOfBirthValidator < ActiveModel::EachValidator
   def validate_each(record, attribute, value)
     record.errors.add(attribute, :below_limit) if value.present? && value.to_date > min_age.ago
-  rescue Date::Error
-    record.errors.add(attribute, :invalid)
   end
 
   private
diff --git a/spec/validators/date_of_birth_validator_spec.rb b/spec/validators/date_of_birth_validator_spec.rb
index 65b63db234..0da6b3f6f1 100644
--- a/spec/validators/date_of_birth_validator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/validators/date_of_birth_validator_spec.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ RSpec.describe DateOfBirthValidator do
   context 'with an invalid date' do
     let(:invalid_date) { '76.830.10' }
 
-    it { is_expected.to_not allow_values(invalid_date).for(:date_of_birth) }
+    it { is_expected.to_not allow_values(invalid_date).for(:date_of_birth).with_message(:blank) }
   end
 
   context 'with a date below the age limit' do