diff --git a/v2/soap/types/types.go b/v2/soap/types/types.go
index e999941..616126b 100644
--- a/v2/soap/types/types.go
+++ b/v2/soap/types/types.go
@@ -784,39 +784,6 @@ func (d *Date) Unmarshal(s string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// DateLocal maps time.Time to the SOAP "date" type. Dates map to midnight in
-// the local time zone. The time of day components are ignored when
-// marshalling.
-type DateLocal time.Time
-
-var _ SOAPValue = &DateLocal{}
-
-func NewDateLocal(v time.Time) *DateLocal {
-	v2 := DateLocal(v)
-	return &v2
-}
-
-func (v DateLocal) String() string {
-	return v.ToTime().String()
-}
-
-func (v DateLocal) ToTime() time.Time {
-	return time.Time(v)
-}
-
-func (v *DateLocal) Marshal() (string, error) {
-	return time.Time(*v).In(localLoc).Format("2006-01-02"), nil
-}
-
-func (v *DateLocal) Unmarshal(s string) error {
-	year, month, day, err := parseDateParts(s)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	*v = DateLocal(time.Date(year, time.Month(month), day, 0, 0, 0, 0, localLoc))
-	return nil
-}
-
 // MarshalDateTime maps time.Time to SOAP "dateTime" type, with the local timezone.
 type DateTimeLocal time.Time
 
diff --git a/v2/soap/types/types_test.go b/v2/soap/types/types_test.go
index 4dbd7bf..1255fda 100644
--- a/v2/soap/types/types_test.go
+++ b/v2/soap/types/types_test.go
@@ -190,20 +190,6 @@ func Test(t *testing.T) {
 			unmarshalErrs: []string{"aa", ""},
 		},
 
-		{
-			makeValue: func() SOAPValue { return new(DateLocal) },
-			isEqual: func(got, want SOAPValue) bool {
-				return got.(*DateLocal).ToTime().Equal(want.(*DateLocal).ToTime())
-			},
-			marshalTests: []marshalCase{
-				{NewDateLocal(time.Date(2013, 10, 8, 0, 0, 0, 0, localLoc)), "2013-10-08"},
-			},
-			unmarshalTests: []unmarshalCase{
-				{"20131008", NewDateLocal(time.Date(2013, 10, 8, 0, 0, 0, 0, localLoc))},
-			},
-			unmarshalErrs: []string{"", "-1"},
-		},
-
 		{
 			makeValue: func() SOAPValue { return new(TimeOfDay) },
 			isEqual: func(got, want SOAPValue) bool {
@@ -274,22 +260,18 @@ func Test(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 
 		{
-			makeValue: func() SOAPValue { return new(DateLocal) },
+			makeValue: func() SOAPValue { return new(Date) },
 			isEqual: func(got, want SOAPValue) bool {
-				return got.(*DateLocal).ToTime().Equal(want.(*DateLocal).ToTime())
+				a, b := got.(*Date), want.(*Date)
+				return a.Year == b.Year && a.Month == b.Month && a.Day == b.Day
 			},
 			marshalTests: []marshalCase{
-				{NewDateLocal(time.Date(2013, 10, 8, 0, 0, 0, 0, localLoc)), "2013-10-08"},
+				{&Date{2013, 10, 8}, "2013-10-08"},
 			},
 			unmarshalTests: []unmarshalCase{
-				{"20131008", NewDateLocal(time.Date(2013, 10, 8, 0, 0, 0, 0, localLoc))},
-			},
-			unmarshalErrs: []string{
-				// Unexpected time component.
-				"2013-10-08T10:30:50",
-				// Unexpected timezone component.
-				"2013-10-08+01",
+				{"20131008", &Date{2013, 10, 8}},
 			},
+			unmarshalErrs: []string{"", "-1"},
 		},
 
 		{