diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Validation/Concerns/ValidatesAttributes.php b/src/Illuminate/Validation/Concerns/ValidatesAttributes.php
index c95a9f4f9999..b4335fe90059 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Validation/Concerns/ValidatesAttributes.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Validation/Concerns/ValidatesAttributes.php
@@ -253,13 +253,7 @@ protected function compareDates($attribute, $value, $parameters, $operator)
         }
 
         if (is_null($date = $this->getDateTimestamp($parameters[0]))) {
-            $comparedValue = $this->getValue($parameters[0]);
-
-            if (! is_string($comparedValue) && ! is_numeric($comparedValue) && ! $comparedValue instanceof DateTimeInterface) {
-                return false;
-            }
-
-            $date = $this->getDateTimestamp($comparedValue);
+            $date = $this->getDateTimestamp($this->getValue($parameters[0]));
         }
 
         return $this->compare($this->getDateTimestamp($value), $date, $operator);
diff --git a/tests/Validation/ValidationValidatorTest.php b/tests/Validation/ValidationValidatorTest.php
index e351c118eb30..7c9d7b31d3a2 100755
--- a/tests/Validation/ValidationValidatorTest.php
+++ b/tests/Validation/ValidationValidatorTest.php
@@ -5980,12 +5980,6 @@ public function testBeforeAndAfter()
 
         $v = new Validator($trans, ['x' => '0001-01-01T00:00'], ['x' => 'after:1970-01-01']);
         $this->assertTrue($v->fails());
-
-        $v = new Validator($trans, ['x' => ['a' => ['v' => 'c']], 'y' => 'invalid'], ['x' => 'date', 'y' => 'date|after:x']);
-        $this->assertTrue($v->fails());
-
-        $v = new Validator($trans, ['x' => ['a' => ['v' => 'c']], 'y' => 'invalid'], ['x' => 'date', 'y' => 'date|before:x']);
-        $this->assertTrue($v->fails());
     }
 
     public function testBeforeAndAfterWithFormat()