diff --git a/arlas-core/src/main/java/io/arlas/server/core/services/ExploreService.java b/arlas-core/src/main/java/io/arlas/server/core/services/ExploreService.java
index b07a34a01..0ea07630d 100644
--- a/arlas-core/src/main/java/io/arlas/server/core/services/ExploreService.java
+++ b/arlas-core/src/main/java/io/arlas/server/core/services/ExploreService.java
@@ -147,7 +147,8 @@ public void applyFilter(Filter filter, FluidSearchService fluidSearch) throws Ar
             if (filter.f != null && !filter.f.isEmpty()) {
                 CollectionReference collectionReference = fluidSearch.getCollectionReference();
                 if (!filterFHasDateQuery(filter, collectionReference) && !StringUtil.isNullOrEmpty(filter.dateformat)) {
-                    throw new BadRequestException("dateformat is specified but no date field is queried in f filter (gt, lt, gte, lte or range operations)");
+                    filter.dateformat = null;
+                    LOGGER.warn("dateformat is specified but no date field is queried in f filter (gt, lt, gte, lte or range operations)");
                 }
                 for (MultiValueFilter<Expression> f : filter.f) {
                     fluidSearch = fluidSearch.filter(f, filter.dateformat, filter.righthand);
@@ -169,7 +170,8 @@ public void applyPartitionFilter(List<Filter> filters, FluidSearchService fluidS
                     if (f.f != null && !f.f.isEmpty()) {
                         CollectionReference collectionReference = fluidSearch.getCollectionReference();
                         if (!filterFHasDateQuery(f, collectionReference) && !StringUtil.isNullOrEmpty(f.dateformat)) {
-                            throw new BadRequestException("dateformat is specified but no date field is queried in f filter (gt, lt, gte, lte or range operations)");
+                            filter.dateformat = null;
+                            LOGGER.warn("dateformat is specified but no date field is queried in f filter (gt, lt, gte, lte or range operations)");
                         }
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/arlas-tests/src/test/java/io/arlas/server/tests/rest/explore/AbstractFilteredTest.java b/arlas-tests/src/test/java/io/arlas/server/tests/rest/explore/AbstractFilteredTest.java
index 41c5eee0d..d4dc641d4 100644
--- a/arlas-tests/src/test/java/io/arlas/server/tests/rest/explore/AbstractFilteredTest.java
+++ b/arlas-tests/src/test/java/io/arlas/server/tests/rest/explore/AbstractFilteredTest.java
@@ -2083,14 +2083,6 @@ public void testInvalidFilterParameters() throws Exception {
         handleInvalidParameters(givenFilterableRequestParams().param("f", request.filter.f.get(0).get(0).toString())
                 .param("dateformat", request.filter.dateformat).when().get(getUrlPath("geodata")).then());
         handleInvalidParameters(header(request.filter));
-
-        // DATEFORMAT : format set when no date field is queried
-        request.filter.f = Arrays.asList(new MultiValueFilter<>(new Expression("params.job", OperatorEnum.like, "Architect")));
-        request.filter.dateformat = "dd-MM-yyyy";
-        handleInvalidParameters(post(request));
-        handleInvalidParameters(givenFilterableRequestParams().param("f", request.filter.f.get(0).get(0).toString())
-                .param("dateformat", request.filter.dateformat).when().get(getUrlPath("geodata")).then());
-        handleInvalidParameters(header(request.filter));
     }
 
     @Test