diff --git a/tests/fixtures/oai_dc/oaidc_record_valid_generic_date.xml b/tests/fixtures/oai_dc/oaidc_record_valid_generic_date.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index a378095..0000000
--- a/tests/fixtures/oai_dc/oaidc_record_valid_generic_date.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<records>
-  <record xmlns="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/"
-    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
-    <header>
-      <identifier>oai:libguides.com:guides/175846</identifier>
-      <datestamp>2023-05-31T19:49:21Z</datestamp>
-      <setSpec>guides</setSpec>
-    </header>
-    <metadata>
-      <oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/"
-        xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
-        xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-        xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd">
-        <dc:title>Materials Science &amp; Engineering</dc:title>
-        <dc:creator>Ye Li</dc:creator>
-        <dc:subject>Engineering</dc:subject>
-        <dc:subject>Science</dc:subject>
-        <dc:description>Useful databases and other research tips for materials science.</dc:description>
-        <dc:publisher>MIT Libraries</dc:publisher>
-        <dc:date>2008-06-19T17:55:27</dc:date>
-        <dc:identifier>https://libguides.mit.edu/materials</dc:identifier>
-      </oai_dc:dc>
-    </metadata>
-  </record>
-</records>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/sources/xml/test_oai_dc.py b/tests/sources/xml/test_oai_dc.py
index 1b16a01..6822fd2 100644
--- a/tests/sources/xml/test_oai_dc.py
+++ b/tests/sources/xml/test_oai_dc.py
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 import transmogrifier.models as timdex
 from transmogrifier.sources.xml.oaidc import OaiDc
 
-FIXTURES_PREFIX = "tests/fixtures/oai_dc"
-
 
 def create_oai_dc_source_record_stub(xml_insert: str = "") -> BeautifulSoup:
     xml_str = f"""
@@ -181,6 +179,15 @@ def test_get_dates_transforms_correctly_if_fields_missing(
     )
 
 
+def test_get_dates_transforms_correctly_if_date_invalid():
+    source_record = create_oai_dc_source_record_stub(
+        """
+        <dc:date>INVALID</dc:date>
+        """
+    )
+    assert OaiDc.get_dates(source_record_id="abc", source_record=source_record) == []
+
+
 def test_get_identifiers_success(oai_dc_record_all_fields):
     assert OaiDc.get_identifiers(oai_dc_record_all_fields) == [
         timdex.Identifier(value="oai:libguides.com:guides/175846", kind="OAI-PMH")
@@ -271,17 +278,6 @@ def test_get_summary_transforms_properly_if_fields_missing(
     assert OaiDc.get_summary(oai_dc_record_optional_fields_missing) == []
 
 
-def test_oaidc_generic_date():
-    source_records = OaiDc.parse_source_file(
-        f"{FIXTURES_PREFIX}/oaidc_record_valid_generic_date.xml"
-    )
-    transformer_instance = OaiDc("libguides", source_records)
-    xml = next(transformer_instance.source_records)
-    assert transformer_instance.get_dates("test_source_record_id", xml) == [
-        timdex.Date(kind="Unknown", note=None, range=None, value="2008-06-19T17:55:27")
-    ]
-
-
 def test_get_main_titles_success():
     source_record = create_oai_dc_source_record_stub(
         """