diff --git a/src/components/day/Day.js b/src/components/day/Day.js
index 2cad5215ed..4f51b6b2eb 100644
--- a/src/components/day/Day.js
+++ b/src/components/day/Day.js
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ export default class DayComponent extends Field {
           required: false
         }
       },
-      dayFirst: false,
-      defaultValue: ''
+      dayFirst: false
     }, ...extend);
   }
 
@@ -388,25 +387,20 @@ export default class DayComponent extends Field {
     const [DAY, MONTH, YEAR] = this.component.dayFirst ? [0, 1, 2] : [1, 0, 2];
     const defaultValue = this.component.defaultValue ? this.component.defaultValue.split('/') : '';
 
-    const getNextPart = (shouldTake, defaultValue) => {
-       // Only push the part if it's not an empty string
-      const part = shouldTake ? valueParts.shift() : defaultValue;
-      if (part !== '') {
-        dateParts.push(part);
-      }
-    };
+    const getNextPart = (shouldTake, defaultValue) =>
+      dateParts.push(shouldTake ? valueParts.shift() : defaultValue);
 
     if (this.dayFirst) {
-      getNextPart(this.showDay, defaultValue ? defaultValue[DAY] : '');
+      getNextPart(this.showDay, defaultValue ? defaultValue[DAY] : '00');
     }
 
-    getNextPart(this.showMonth, defaultValue ? defaultValue[MONTH] : '');
+    getNextPart(this.showMonth, defaultValue ? defaultValue[MONTH] : '00');
 
     if (!this.dayFirst) {
-      getNextPart(this.showDay, defaultValue ? defaultValue[DAY] : '');
+      getNextPart(this.showDay, defaultValue ? defaultValue[DAY] : '00');
     }
 
-    getNextPart(this.showYear, defaultValue ? defaultValue[YEAR] : '');
+    getNextPart(this.showYear, defaultValue ? defaultValue[YEAR] : '0000');
 
     return dateParts.join('/');
   }
@@ -639,23 +633,10 @@ export default class DayComponent extends Field {
     }
     const [DAY, MONTH, YEAR] = this.component.dayFirst ? [0, 1, 2] : [1, 0, 2];
     const values = value.split('/');
-    if (values.length < 3) {
-      return true;
-    }
     return (values[DAY] === '00' || values[MONTH] === '00' || values[YEAR] === '0000');
   }
 
   getValidationFormat() {
-    let validationFormat = this.dayFirst ? 'DD-MM-YYYY' : 'MM-DD-YYYY';
-    if (this.fields?.day?.hide) {
-      validationFormat = validationFormat.replace('DD-', '');
-    }
-    if (this.fields?.month?.hide) {
-      validationFormat = validationFormat.replace('MM-', '');
-    }
-    if ( this.fields?.year?.hide ) {
-      validationFormat = validationFormat.replace('-YYYY', '');
-    }
-    return validationFormat;
+    return this.dayFirst ? 'DD-MM-YYYY' : 'MM-DD-YYYY';
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/day/Day.unit.js b/src/components/day/Day.unit.js
index dbf4c136ad..fb65885e93 100644
--- a/src/components/day/Day.unit.js
+++ b/src/components/day/Day.unit.js
@@ -200,37 +200,6 @@ describe('Day Component', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  it('Should set value if the day field is hidden', (done) => {
-    comp1.dayFirst = false;
-    comp1.fields.day.hide = true;
-    Harness.testCreate(DayComponent, comp1).then((component) => {
-      component.setValue('12/2023');
-      assert.equal(component.data.date, '12/2023');
-      done();
-    });
-    comp1.fields.day.hide = false;
-  });
-
-  it('Should set value if the month field is hidden', (done) => {
-    comp1.fields.month.hide = true;
-    Harness.testCreate(DayComponent, comp1).then((component) => {
-      component.setValue('12/2023');
-      assert.equal(component.data.date, '12/2023');
-      done();
-    });
-    comp1.fields.month.hide = false;
-  });
-
-  it('Should set value if the year field is hidden', (done) => {
-    comp1.fields.year.hide = true;
-    Harness.testCreate(DayComponent, comp1).then((component) => {
-      component.setValue('12/21');
-      assert.equal(component.data.date, '12/21');
-      done();
-    });
-    comp1.fields.year.hide = false;
-  });
-
   it('Should use the default day value if the day field is hidden', (done) => {
     comp1.dayFirst = false;
     comp1.defaultValue = '00/01/0000';