diff --git a/app/models/location_deactivation_period.rb b/app/models/location_deactivation_period.rb
index 5764829ed..c9a24bdc9 100644
--- a/app/models/location_deactivation_period.rb
+++ b/app/models/location_deactivation_period.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class LocationDeactivationPeriodValidator < ActiveModel::Validator
       elsif record.reactivation_date_type == "other"
         record.errors.add(:reactivation_date, message: I18n.t("validations.location.toggle_date.invalid"))
       end
-    elsif !record.reactivation_date.between?(location.available_from, Time.zone.local(2200, 1, 1))
+    elsif record.reactivation_date.before? location.available_from
       record.errors.add(:reactivation_date, message: I18n.t("validations.location.toggle_date.out_of_range", date: location.available_from.to_formatted_s(:govuk_date)))
     elsif record.reactivation_date < recent_deactivation.deactivation_date
       record.errors.add(:reactivation_date, message: I18n.t("validations.location.reactivation.before_deactivation", date: recent_deactivation.deactivation_date.to_formatted_s(:govuk_date)))